What does “wild nature” really mean? What are ways to improve your personal relationship to nature? How does being in nature feed your spirit? What is it like to be treed by a moose in Alaska? How can we connect to wildness in the city? These and many other topics are explored in these four programs especially selected from the New Dimensions program archive.
Shepard intimates that wildness is part of our heritage in contrast to the modern technological world. Even though suppressed, its lure is constant. He spent a lifetime exploring the wonders of the wild. He reveals the dangers of domesticating animals. He tells some great stories about bears and encourages us to recognize our kinship with all life on the earth. Read more »
Brown shares his experiences of exploring the most unlikely zones of urban industrial wastelands where wild nature is eking out its existence outside the human realm. He encourages us to explore these exciting urban edgelands which are teaming with life. Read more »
Joseph Meeker, a human ecologist, discusses the importance of living in harmony with the Earth, addressing the impacts of environmental crises like global warming. Emphasizing the interconnectedness of human consciousness and the natural world, Meeker explores concepts such as permeable boundaries, empathy, and humility in environmentalism. Read more »
Exploring Nature’s Wildness In The CityEven in the midst of a city we can rediscover our connection with the natural world. Haupt reminds us that “we’re intimately involved in the more-than-human world at every moment.” This author of Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness delights us with fascinating stories of crows and more. Read more »
