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Synthesis 1- Where the Wild Things Are
Nothing is more natural than wilderness. It exists on the paths we walk every day, in the way plants force themselves into places bricked and paved over, and in our own minds. It’s a way of looking at the world. … Continue reading
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Belle Isle and The Importance of Escaping From the World (Synthetic Post 1)
After visiting Belle Isle for the first time with the SSIR class, I instantly knew that the place was something special. I returned several weeks later to explore more and be able to really take in my surroundings. The … Continue reading
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The James as an Emblem of Interconnectivity (Synthetic Log 1)
The morning I spent picking up trash on Belle Isle with Sanitra was one of the strangest in recent memory. The people and places we encountered throughout the three hour excursion offered sampling of the wide variety of uses people … Continue reading
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Parks and Public Awareness-Appraisal
Benedict Roemer (Synthesis 1) Parks, both local municipal parks and national parks, can serve multiple purposes. They can serve to protect the environment which they encompass or they function as a gateway to the wilderness for the public. Generally parks … Continue reading
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Synthesis 1
What are challenges to environmental leadership and park maintenance within JRPS as a whole? The biggest challenge to any company or system is a lack of support from the greater community. This is especially obvious in the history of the … Continue reading
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More Than Just Four Walls: Home Wasn’t Built in a Day
Simon and Garfunkel wish they were bound for it, John Denver thinks it is down some dirt road, and Lynyrd Skynyrd seems to believe it is only in Alabama. Who is right? Or do they all have it wrong? Home … Continue reading
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What It Takes To Be A McKenzie River (Synthetic Log 1)
When our SSIR class went to Eugene, Oregon and saw the McKenzie River for the first time, we were all pretty amazed at how crystal, clear, and serene the water was. The river was alive, flowed in such an elegant … Continue reading
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Synthetic Post 1: The Essential Public Park
Andrew, Parr, Heera, Jack and I stumbled out of my car and raced towards the rocks. It was a hot September day, and the sticky air suffocated us as we hurried to get in the water. We swam on our … Continue reading
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Synthetic Post #1: Riparian Zones as the Keystone of the River
I never took Latin as a child, I took Spanish. So the first time Dr. Lookingbill used the words “Riparian Zones” I had no idea what he was talking about. For a few minutes I was completely dumbfounded about this new … Continue reading
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Deconstructing the River
As I sat on a tumbled log in the heart of the Old Growth Forest, I heard nothing but the water. Even the birds were silent; I had never experienced such peace. We left no trace as we completed our … Continue reading
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