Richard Louv is a former San Diegan best known for his identification of Nature Deficit Disorder in children and I would add in adults. As Louv writes,
The future will belong to the nature-smart—those individuals, families, businesses, and political leaders who develop a deeper understanding of the transformative power of the natural world and who balance the virtual with the real. The more high-tech we become, the more nature we need.
I would add that having wild places in every neighborhood is important. I’m lucky enough to live near a salt marsh and estuary where Osprey fly overhead and Great Blue Herons swallow fish and small birds in one gulp.
