Millions Join Earth Day Observances Across the Nation

I really don't know what to think about this piece by Joseph Lelyveld. From what I understand about the piece, it sounds like Lelyveld is just telling us what happened on the first Earth Day. There were many crowds along the streets of New York City either celebrating Earth Day the right way or protesting different opinions about the subject. I believe that Earth Day should not be celebrated the way you might think, by having a party or gathering with people. I think Earth Day should be a work day where nobody has to work and kids don't have to attend school. It should be a day where everyone goes out into ditches, river and streams, and fields and picks up trash to make our world cleaner. I think you would be surprised how much we could pick up in one day.

The Song of the White Pelican

I really enjoyed this piece by Jack Turner. I always like reading about how a certain species lives and interacts with nature. Turner provided a lot of information about pelicans that I never knew. I never really knew anything about pelicans until I read this piece. Turner talks about whee pelicans live, what they eat, and how they interact with their environment. Also, Turner's writing flows smoothly. His transitions are smooth and make you want to keep reading. He asked questions throughout this writing as well which also kept you reading because you wanted to see what the answers were. Lastly, I found it intriging how Turner ended this piece with a question. It makes you think about everything he has set in front of you and it tells you that there is still things that need to be talked about about pelicans, yet we may not know what those things are yet.

A Sand County Almanac

I found this piece by Aldo Leopold somewhat interesting. It wasn't as good as I personally would have liked, but it got the point across. I understand what he was trying to say. He basically just explained how conservation is being used throughout the world and how it has developed over the years. I agree with him in his beliefs that we need to conserve the land as best as possible and not try and harm it unless it is absoulutely needed and can only help the rest of the ecosystem. At times, though, the piece seemed boring to me and it didn't capture my attention too well. I felt like Leopold was basically just repeating himself and I wasn't really focused in on reading his work because I felt it lacked in-depth meaning of conservation.