Quote for Thursday, January 11, 2007
"There is more to be learned in one day of discomfort, poverty, and anxiety than in a lifetime of apparent happiness, security, riches, and power." -Ralph Stanton
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Quote for Tuesday, January 9, 2007
"Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life." -John Muir, 1875
Quote for Thursday, January 4, 2007
"I recognize the right and duty of this generation to develop and use our natural resources, but I do not recognize the right to waste them, or to rob by wasteful use, the generations that come after us." -Theodore Roosevelt, 1900
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Contact Community Adventure Program The Community Adventure Program is an educational program of the Cottonwood Institute. The Cottonwood Institute is a non-profit organization located in Denver, Colorado that inspires students to change the world through an exciting blend of adventure and service. If you would like to give us feedback, find out how to volunteer… Read more »
Quote for Monday, December 18, 2006
"The packaging for a microwavable ‘microwave’ dinner is programmed for a shelf life of maybe six months, a cook time of two minutes and a landfill dead-time of centuries." -David Wann, Buzzworm, November, 1990
Journal for Friday, Dec. 15, 2006
For this journal discussion I’d like you to think about what you are learning from our Action Project. We’ve spent the last week working hard on researching the New Zealand Mud Snail issue, contacting expert members of the community, locating and ordering products for our educational campaign, and collaborating with one another in order to… Read more »
Quote for Friday, December 15, 2006
"There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed." -Mohandas K. Ghandi
Quote for December 14, 2006
"It’s not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out where the strong man stumbled or where the doer of great deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena. Whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood. Who strives valiantly, who… Read more »
Quote for Tuesday, December 12, 2006
"Good ideas are common – what’s uncommon are people who’ll work hard enough to bring them about." -Ashleigh Brilliant
