Guest authored by Doug Silverstein
Know the Land on Which You Stand. Two environmental leaders in San Mateo County spoke of this to me last month, yet I don’t think I’d heard it once before. Nor have I spent much time in my decades on the Peninsula thinking of who came before me. Long before me.
Nevertheless, the afternoon of February 27, while hiking San Bruno Mountain, a prized San Mateo County Park, seemed just the perfect time to reflect. So, during the first of ten 2019 SMC Hike-a-Palooza outings – every other Wednesday afternoon until July 3 – I shared the mountain’s history with my fellow trail mates.
Departing from a digital lifestyle can be easier than you think, and quality outside time can fit into even the busiest of schedules. The best way to do this is by example. When parents rediscover their sense of wonder, so do most kids. Children need to develop a relationship with nature first before they know how to love and care for it.