Conservation Collier strives to protect, restore, and manage environmentally sensitive lands for biological values, water resources, flood protection, social and recreational values. The latter purpose, includes enhancing the quality of community life. Protecting nature for the mere sake of protecting would hold little value, but giving the protected a purpose, you have need. The hustle of everyday life and the unnatural stresses give the Pepper Ranch Preserve a therapeutic need.
Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa, 1858-1939) described the need for nature as, “A magnetic and powerful force that accumulates in solitude but is quickly dissipated by life in a crowd,” a Santee Sioux Indian who was instrumental in the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. The homeless shelter can reduce the stress of its residence by utilizing the nature trail on guided hikes, identifying nature’s attractiveness and then relating it to the person—a proven approach. Being part of something worthy not only feels good, it’s GREAT!
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