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NATURE Observation
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ature observation, a lost art or skill? A necessity for human mental, emotional, physiolog-
ical health? With modern technologi- cal tools in hand or with a more pure approach with just a journal, pencil maybe a simple camera? Why is nature observation important to humans at all? Or is it important any longer? American Indians used nature obser- vation for everyday survival. Should we as well? Are we born natural ob- servers of nature or is it learned? How numb are our natural senses to nature in our modern, ultra technological society and can we “un-numb” our- selves? So if you observe nature, where would you do this, how, when, why? If you do not, should you start? Have we become disconnected intruders of nature just passing through or are we actually engaging with our senses when we are in nature? Some may refer to it as mindfulness, immersion, being fully present, forest bathing, having full awareness. Why is this subject worth learning about? “In its widest sense, nature observation is the basis of all
enjoyment and well-being in the outdoors. Someone asked me once: ‘Tom, how can you sit on a trail for four or five hours at a stretch?’ I am tempted to ask them how they can sit in front of a television set {or nowadays stare at a cell phone} for four or five hours watching nothing but a series of flashing lights. The world of nature is alive and real….as far as I am concerned, it’s the greatest show on earth.” ~ From the book, Nature Observation and Tracking by
Tom Brown.
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ketwatch.com, Americans spend MORE than 11 hours per day watch- ing, listening, interacting with elec- tronic media. That means we spend most of our waking time staring at screens. We have a problem in America,
a big one. We are addicted to the small computers we hold so dearly in our hands. The problem is that the more we rely on these devices, the more depressed and hopeless we are becoming. Much like the tobacco industry set out to methodically addict us to tobacco and the chemicals in tobacco, our cell phones and their many apps and social media platforms are designed to keep us engaged (ad- dicted) for longer periods so that gives more and more time for us to see advertising and interact with the sys- tems that make them more money. We have a crisis situation in that we can- not seem to tear ourselves away from our devices because they are so intri-
cately and decisively interwoven into our lives for work, educa- tion, play etc. For this article I interviewed a wildlife biologist that men- tioned that it is now common practice to go into nature fully armed with every device we can think of so all the data and information can be recorded immediately. Obviously computers and technology are helpful to us for science and information gathering and analysis but what is our daily and constant use doing to us when we are not actually needing them when we go into nature. Is this overuse making us numb and diluting our abilities to see, hear, feel, intuit, observe what is happening in nature? Perhaps a worthy challenge is to turn off the cell phone,
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