I don't want to save a creek for the creek's sake, but what's in it for human beings.

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Somali is turning into a desert. Rwanda, you can hardly find a place to plant...

Somali is turning into a desert. Rwanda, you can hardly find a place to plant...

The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of...

The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of...

Along 4 Mile Run, there was a nice woods down in front of the house....

Along 4 Mile Run, there was a nice woods down in front of the house....

My father was a soil scientist with the Geological Survey.

My father was a soil scientist with the Geological Survey.

Preserving a river or a creek can bring a lot of revenue.

Preserving a river or a creek can bring a lot of revenue.

The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states,...

The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states,...

There's no country in the world that's more devastated from natural resources than Afghanistan.

There's no country in the world that's more devastated from natural resources than Afghanistan.

I had travelled pretty widely around the world even before then, so I knew where...

I had travelled pretty widely around the world even before then, so I knew where...

I don't think we're going to save anything if we go around talking about saving...

I don't think we're going to save anything if we go around talking about saving...

My father being an outdoors person, he used to take us on quite a few...

My father being an outdoors person, he used to take us on quite a few...

Haiti looks like a bomb hit it.

Haiti looks like a bomb hit it.

Almost all these hotspots around the world, most have been destroyed to the point where...

Almost all these hotspots around the world, most have been destroyed to the point where...

I remember very much there in Falls Church there was a creek that was flowing...

I remember very much there in Falls Church there was a creek that was flowing...

I always said it was to be dumb enough to do what Marlon Perkins said...

I always said it was to be dumb enough to do what Marlon Perkins said...

But I'll tell you what, there was a lot of farmland between Falls Church and...

But I'll tell you what, there was a lot of farmland between Falls Church and...

There's no denying that television is one of the most powerful propaganda media we've ever...

There's no denying that television is one of the most powerful propaganda media we've ever...

Marlon was more of a formal zoo director type.

Marlon was more of a formal zoo director type.

Sooner or later we've got to tie the saving of the natural world to our...

Sooner or later we've got to tie the saving of the natural world to our...

According to Johnny Carson, I was the guy who Marlon sent out to do all...

According to Johnny Carson, I was the guy who Marlon sent out to do all...

How we treat the earth basically effects our social welfare and our national security.

How we treat the earth basically effects our social welfare and our national security.