As restoration professionals, we spend a lot of time thinking about how our actions can impact the future of our world. In light of the amazing disaster that is underway in the Gulf, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the immensity of the problems we face as a species. It is equally challenging to determine a meaningful way as individuals to improve the world around us. Ultimately we all want to make an impact, usually in a positive way.
For my own part I am striving to focus on the things around me, to give them care and consideration, and to treat all living things with care and compassion. Although we spend a great of time professionally collecting and analyzing data, the sentence above could form the basis for almost all restoration and conservation plans: treat your world and those in it with respect.
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