Sacred Sites

So you believe there are places that shelter spiritual energy.  Are these locations protected?



Executive Order concerning Sacred Sites, May 24 1996

Sacred Sites, Contested Rites/Rights, Journal of Material Culture, V.9: N. 3, 237-261 (2004)

Study Resources :: The Environmental Movement

Evolution of Conservation Movement in the United States of America

Significant Authors:

Edward Abbey

Rachel Carson

John Muir

Gary Snyder

Add your suggestions  -- other authors whose writings have shaped the conservation movement in the United States.  Use  the comments area on this posting to share information.

Environmental Movement in China

Photos from China--

Gulangyu Island

where cars are not permitted ......

and Shanghai, where cars rule.

China's Emerging Environmental Movement - Environment 360

Nature Writing Exercise

A few thoughts to start your thoughts about your relationship with nature and the natural world:

What is your first memory of nature or the outdoors?

What is the role of the writer in observing and reporting about the natural world?

Do you think a nature or outdoors writer has a role as a spiritual caretaker for the earth and the universe?

Does the writer or artist have a responsibility for nature beyond that of the scientist?

Describe the intersection of creativity and responsibility.

Does a nature writer need to maintain the same exacting standards of truth as a scientist?