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Article: If You Can't Get Outdoors, Bring the Outdoors to You
- Article from:
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 10, 1996
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For residents in an urban area, the reality of the outdoors is
that it is out there.
Somewhere.
It is difficult to foster a respect and understanding of nature
from a distance.
So shorten the distance.
Most of us only get in a hunting trip or two, a handful of
fishing expeditions and maybe a family camping trip or a few Sunday
hikes in a state park or a forest preserve. Work and home life
prohibit much more.
Pieces of the outdoors can be brought into the city or the
subdivision. If nothing else, they can spark the memory of previous
excursions.
Some suggestions:
Start a prairie: This is not as outlandish as it might seem.
Consult with professionals at a place such as The ...