Learn to Save Mother Earth by Playing in Her Backyard: Part One

Have you ever wondered who is responsible for those bike trails in your community? Every wished you had more to choose from? Well, make sure to use what you have now with your family so they will have them in future.

Recently I took my family of five on a bike trail in a fairly developed urban area and had a great time. As my five year old son was riding up and down the hills he noticed plenty of birds and even a deer crossed his path! As I watched them all enjoy their time I thought, “This really is a good use of tax dollars. Not only is it allowing me a free time to enjoy with my family, it is maintaining what environment we have left in this city. I really hope they keep businesses from tearing down the nice scenery and animal habitats along the trail.”

My daughter was able to stop and pet a turtle just crossing the trail from one swamp to the next, and my wife told the kids to be thankful they can do things like this without having to drive to a national park. She is right… we should be doing out part to keep nature from being forces out of our communities. Why should my kids have to go to a zoo to see wildlife that existed where the mall stands now? It is great that we have malls, and stores, and successful businesses… but they don’t have to create an asphalt environment like the big cities of the world.

I encourage you, if you haven’t recently, to get on a bike and ride around your town. Take your family if you have one and explore what is left of the environment where you live. It will teach the kids how to love things other than electronics and music. It will give them a respect for what the “tree-huggers” are doing in the world…simply trying to preserve what we all not only enjoy, but truthfully need. We need to have animals, we need to have vegetation, and we must have clean water. Why would we want to allow these things to be sacrificed when we have a choice?

Another thing to try… hiking. If the kids don’t like riding the bikes, hike some local trails that take you through the woods. You can find these trails on-line, stop by a visitor center, or possibly check with the local clerk’s office. If for any reason you town does not have a trail, please visit nearby towns or cities.

This will not only aid in the respect for mother nature, but it will preserve the trails and the environment the trails are on. How does this happen? Well, I think that is enough for one day, I’ll have to save the rest for part two of this article. Stay tuned and do not worry, it will be coming your way soon.