The health of our planet is becoming a prominent subject of political debate, life choices, and consumer focus. Sadly, a huge disconnect with wild places has occurred with the age of technology and as more and more children grow up with video games and computers, they spend less and less time outside, in nature's splendor.

People won't protect what they don't appreciate or experience. Above all else, we need a foster a reconnection to succeed in protecting the planet. Because it is impossible to ensure that people everywhere will experience the magic of nature, as I and so many others have, the next best thing is to bring them images of what we have and what we are losing.

The earth is a jewel that needs to be nurtured and protected for we are nothing if we are not one with the wild.