“Today, for the first time human history, more people live in cities of more than a million people than live in less urban or rural places. As a result, our connections 
to the land and the values it provides to support ecological functions are eroding. Increasingly, understanding that we depend on the land for our very existence is almost a foreign construct. We appreciate connections to electricity more than we appreciate our connection to and dependence on nature. Today, I believe that our connections to the past and future also erode. We need to understand that the decisions we make about land, woods, and water extend across both space and time.” ~ Dr. Jim Finley Center for Private Forests at Penn State