These eastern deciduous forests were a different world from the ancient redwood groves of Northern California where I'd grown up. The first thing I noticed in the earliest days after my arrival in New England was that there were few truly old trees in the forest.

To be a gardener is to enter the world of enchantments, miracles, and wonders, which is our true destiny. — Claire O'Rush, The Enchanted Garden

In addition to the overwhelming losses of life, property and security sustained through the shattering world events of September 11, 2001, many have also described the attacks on the United States as a wake up call to all of humanity.

I remember the first time he turned the car off. It was 1978 and I was in Stadtsteinach, Germany, and my mentor and friend Gottfried Mueller was driving. We came to a red light and he turned off his Audi while he waited for the light to change from red to green.

Proponents of fluoridation always present a simple message: fluoridation will prevent cavities; it is safe and effective because dentists, doctors, and a list of agencies say so; and those who oppose fluoridation are uninformed, misguided, and trying to scare people.

The fall of the Berlin Wall and the political storm that swept across the world a little over a decade ago was above all else...

As Chairperson of the International Department of Earth Village Network, Japanese environmentalist Yumiko Kohama and staff

"Teaching children about the natural world should be treated as one of the most important events in their lives." - Thomas Berry, Dream of the Earth