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As outdoorsmen, we consider ourselves to be simple people. We appreciate the chirping of crickets, sunshine glistening off dew-dropped cattails and the wildlife that call our favorite destinations home. Besides the occasional Duck Commander or Bassmaster winner, we don’t normally call too much attention to ourselves. We simply go about our day enjoying what Mother Nature has to offer while oftentimes forgetting the profound positive impact our outdoor lifestyles have on the prairies, wetlands and forests that make our world so great.
The very things we take for granted as being the everyday norm, such as buying hunting and fishing licenses, joining a conservation organization, purchasing a park permit – just to name a few – are the very things that help to preserve and protect the land and water that many mistakenly think will always be there. Thankfully, “simple folk” are indeed making a difference, whether we realize it or not.
Former Secretary of the Interior (and conservationist), Stewart Udall, is quoted as saying “plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man” and this could not be truer today. Every time we take someone hunting, paddle down a lazy river or hike through a national park, we are proving our way of life is still going strong and our collective voice can be heard ringing in the halls of Washington, D.C.
We are carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders when it comes to the future our children will see. Who is cleaning the marshes in the Gulf of Mexico? Who is enrolling land into CRP? Who is introducing a new person to the great outdoors? People just like me and you.
Chances are if you’re reading this, you care – and you’re making a difference, I just thought you might want to know. Thank you.
We are carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders when it comes to the future our children will see.
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The important thing is for the children see and be influenced by the example of all who work toward a better and cleaner environment. They learn that it takes work and commitment to achieve these goals. That’s part of our job too!