Forest

California’s Redwood National and State Park. While visiting the forest Julia was captivated by the beauty and natural history of the forest to the point that she felt a spiritual harmony with her surroundings. In just two short weeks to Julia’s dismay she found out that a great social injustice was occurring the same forest that she had just visited. Pacific Lumber, a local logging company was cutting down the trees in the forest and destroying a local ecosystem. Pacific Lumber’s actions awoke…

Bimba breezed through the thick morning mist clinging to the Desolate Forest as quietly as a whisper. The light filtering through the narrow end of the valley made the fog look like iridescent cotton candy. Heavy drops of rain splashing on the dark green foliage sparkled, giving them the appearance of emeralds nestled in clouds of soft Egyptian cotton. Bimba maneuvered so the sun was behind him, shining in the eyes of the interlopers as they emerged into the small clearing. They could not see…

society having a relationship with the natural world is the last thing on a person’s mind. In this century, nature is taken for granted. One might say nature is underappreciated and not as valued as it probably should be. Jane Goodall’s essay “In the Forests of Gombe” shows the flip side of what we believe the natural world to be. In Goodall’s essay she describes the many things she has learned while spending time in Gombe. Of the many things she has learned she puts an emphasis on what…

have a deeper, underlying theme. “The Thing in the Forest” by A.S. Byatt is a different type of fairy tale with a much darker meaning then traditional stories. Two girls come across a “Thing” in the woods and are scarred by it for the rest of their lives. They never seem to be able to recover from whatever they experienced that night in the woods. Since the “Thing in…

that is similar is forest schools. Both these approaches believed that children should learn independently without much support. Forest schools and Montessori approaches both require extra training and courses to apply their ideas in…

In the Promise by C. Wright Mills and The Forest, the Trees, and the One Thing by Allan G. Johnson shows how the connections between individuals impact on society. Human experiences are based on social order based on reason, intelligence, and good will. Mills explains, about the how individuals impact the society we live in directly because the personal issues of an individual can affect others in society creating it a public issue. Personal solutions don't solve social problems. In C. Wright…

When one first walks into the doors of The Forest Lake Club they are presented with a welcoming, elegant, and calming atmosphere. This is complemented by a lot of windows and light colors, making their rooms feel more open. The windows outlook a spectacular view, allowing their members to feel as if they were outside. Similar, they pay attention to the minute details throughout their club. For example, they take the time to print their logo onto their napkins. However, is it very competitive…

The King of the Forest Every summer Lena went to visit her grandparents. She would spend the whole summer with them. It was her most favorite time of the year: spending every minute of every day out in the warm summer sun or splashing in the summer rains was the happiest Lena ever felt. From the very first moment she stepped onto the train that took her for hours and hours down to her grandparents’ home Lena would have the biggest smile beaming across her face thinking about everything she…

Elliott State Forest. The Elliott State Forest is located within the southern Oregon Coastal Range, and includes 82,500 acres of forestland. This state-owned forest was created in 1930 in hopes that the forest would be able to provide long-term funding for Oregon’s public schools, and has allowed thousands of people the pleasure of indulging (opportunity to indulge) in the vast beauty that our forests and waterways are able to (can) offer. In addition to this, the Elliott State Forest has added…

According to FAO, poverty and overpopulation are believed to be the main indirect causes of forest loss. As population grows the demand for food also increases. With growth in population, more people means more food and space requirement whereby more land for agriculture and habitation are required resulting in more clearing of forests. However, overpopulation is not a problem exclusive to Third World countries. Any individual in an industrialized country is more likely to consume in the order…