Body Quote by T. H. Watkins

National parks and reserves are an integral aspect of intelligent use of natural resources. It is the course of wisdom to set aside an…

— John F. Kennedy

The establishment of the National Park Service is justified by considerations of good administration, of the value of natural beauty as a National asset,…

— Theodore Roosevelt

The national parklands have a major role in providing superlative opportunities for outdoor recreation, but they have other people serving values. They can provide…

— Stewart Udall

It is our duty to preserve huge tracts of land in something resembling its native condition. The biological interactions necessary to insure the continuities…

— William Kittredge

National parks are cathedrals of spirituality and emotion, and unfortunately, they are being loved to death by many of the same people who enjoy…

— Michael Frome

National Parks are a part of the American experience. They evoke memories of childhood vacations and pride in the beauty of our national landscapes.…

— Will Hurd

We are looking for happiness and running after it in such a way that creates anger, fear and discrimination. So when you attend a…

— Nhat Hanh

The healing of our relationship with place begins with the preservation of the natural environment. We cannot go to the wild for renewal if…

— Starhawk

World-wide practice of Conservation and the fair and continued access by all nations to the resources they need are the two indispensable foundations of…

— Gifford Pinchot

As United Nations patron of the wilderness, one of my roles is to report back from the Earth's remaining wildernesses and to act as…

— Ben Fogle

There is a delight in the hardy life of the open. There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness,…

— Theodore Roosevelt