In brief:
🏃 Self-Confidence: An Interview with Jasmin Paris About Her 2024 Barkley Marathons Finish (2024-Mar-27) [I Run Far]
🏃 Finding a Groove: An Interview With Camille Herron About Her 6-Day World Record at the 2024 lululemon FURTHER Event (2024-Mar-20) [I Run Far]
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❝ I figured – I’ll either pass out or I’ll finish. ❞
❝ I now know that my experience of responsible roaming was a rare one. With only 8% of the English countryside accessible to the public, it’s no wonder people see the land around them as not theirs to explore, enjoy, and care for. No wonder they feel so detached as to be able to leave litter in the countryside. No wonder kids are getting outside less and less, and missing out on opportunities to get curious, solve problems, take risks and explore the limits of their bodies. And why would we view our land and wildlife as worthy of protection if we don’t know and love them? …
We are in a crisis of disconnection and dispossession, but we and the land have so much to give each other if allowed the chance to connect. It’s time we had the same rights of access in England that are enjoyed in Scotland and many other European countries. The Right to Roam campaign is calling for just that: the chance for all of us to know and care for the place we call home. ❞
❝ With fallen trees still prevalent in many areas, forest advocates and scientists are calling for Victoria’s windblown woods to be left alone.
They argue extracting large fallen trees inflicts further environmental harm due to the machinery that carves up the forest floor, and also denies habitat to small animals, insects and fungi that eventually inhabit the logs.
But the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action insists its operations are necessary to mitigate fire hazards and minimise the risk of damaged trees falling in public areas.
Victorian National Parks Association nature conservation campaigner Ben Gill said salvage logging, which involves removing damaged trees from forests, needs to stop. ❞
Visible Procrastinations 