The new year begins with this issue of the Woods, Waters, and Wildlife column. And let it begin with my wish for you to spend as much of your free time outdoors, doing something – anything — to get you off the couch and away from your computer and the Internet.
It doesn’t matter what activity you choose – just pick one or two off the list below, put on your best walking shoes, and get out after it!
Jane Goodall, the famous conservationist and environment advocate, recently died at age 91. If she were here to comment, I’m confident she would attribute her longevity on earth to being outdoors. She was famous worldwide for her groundbreaking chimpanzee research. Although some of her work was indoors writing and analyzing her data — like all wildlife researchers – MS Goodall spent much of her life outdoors…