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When connecting with nature requires harming it

I love hiking but every trail I go on is destroying habitat and I feel like I can't enjoy nature without participating in its destruction.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Our desire to experience the natural world often contributes to its degradation, creating a paradox where love becomes a form of harm.

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