Unit 10: Final Blog post
I canāt believe that this course is already coming to an end and that this will be my last blog prompt. Iāve taken away so much from this course throughout the last three months and grown tremendously as nature interpreter. At beginning of the course, I never imagined that there were so many different things you can nature interpret through like history, music, and technology. The blog prompts were a key way for me to communicate with others and express my thoughts on each and every unit during the times of solitary of online school. Thank you all for such a great semester and I look forward to reading and responding to all of your final blog prompts! To describe my personal ethic as a nature interpreter I will go through the main questions posed in this week blog prompt which are about my ability to translate my own insights, personality, and ethics.
What beliefs do I bring as a nature interpreter?
This class really got me thinking about my personal beliefs, what I stand for as a nature interpreter and how I want to pass that down to those Ill be educating. Throughout his class I have learned many different strategies on how to translate my knowledge and beliefs to the minds of larger audiences, but I now ask myself, what are those beliefs that I stand for? The main personal belief I have is that everybody should be exposed to nature and be knowledgeable to some degree if we are going to sustain our planet for the future. The number one threat to wildlife Is habitat loss due to a record amount of new development occurring across the globe. So many people in todayās world are immersed in pavement and concrete and their cellphones all day every day and are totally disconnected from the natural environment that our society is in control of. I believe this is the reason our pollution rates, logging rates, and habitat destruction are at record highs. I would love to take these ceoās of companies, and those who disregard keeping our water, air and forests clean through the exact forests they are destroying and teach them about the all the beauty, significance, and importance of the land. I believe that if they were exposed to the type of nature that I was from a young age, they would share the same feelings as me, in that we need to preserve and protect our forests for as long as we can.
What responsibilities do I have as a nature interpreter?
The first responsibility I have as a nature interpreter is to always do my best to convey accurate and teach others what I know to the best of my ability, free of discrimination. I feel that I have the responsibility to help the planet by educating others on the importance of nature so they too will become passionate in protecting it. I also now feel that have a responsibility to use the tools I have gained in this course to effectively educate others, like blogging, social media, and podcasting. These are just a few of the ways we learned but I find these three to be very valuable today because they donāt require in person interactions to get people passionate! A future responsibility for me will be to actually take groups of people from the city on nature hikes and put together a tour that will help them learn so much about nature. I think another big responsibility as a nature interpreter for me is to inspire our generation and the next generation because I believe that we are the ones who can make a real difference. We are the ones who can put the environment before profits and see a longer-term future for us.
What approaches are most suitable for me as an individual?
I think that ultimately the most suitable method for me to interpret would be through face-to-face boots on the ground interpretation. I would like to work at a provincial or national park or potentially run my own nature interpretation tour guide service and take groups of people out, educating them on the history of the landscape, functioning of the ecosystem, the cultural importance, and the conservation importance. This method might take some time for me to get comfortable doing so I think a very suitable method for me to start nature interpreting would be through social media and posting education bits to get comfortable with people listening to me speak more. Like the textbook says, āwe must not worry about technology as a distraction, but rather use it as a tool.ā (Beck 2018). This gives me confidence that I will be able to start my journey with social media. This way I can continue to learn myself, and develop my speaking skills because the last thing I would want to do is take people on a guide and not leave them amazed and passionate about nature when its over.Ā
Once again thank you all for a great semester and for your amazing blogs!
Beck, L., Cable, T. T., & Knudson, D. M. (2018). Interpreting cultural and natural heritage: For A Better World. SAGAMORE Publishing.
Hi there, I really enjoyed your post this week as I have similar opinions and beliefs as you.
Your paragraph about your beliefs regarding everyoneās knowledge about nature really resonated with me. I believe our world would function much differently if everyone had the basic understanding of environmental relationships and how fragile they can be. I think this could be easily implemented in schools. Along with the mandatory English and math would be a nature class that would teach the basics of the abiotic and biotic world. I also think that people that live in the concrete world completely disconnected from nature would benefit from more green infrastructure. Ā Green infrastructure as the natural vegetative systems and green technologies that collectively provide society with a multitude of economic, environmental, health, and social benefits. Some examples of green infrastructure could be rooftop gardens, a row of trees along a major city street, or greening an alleyway. Green infrastructure has so many benefits is troubling to understand why it hasnāt been implemented in more cities! Green infrastructure increases exposure to the natural environment, reduces exposure to harmful substances and conditions, provides opportunity for recreation and physical activity, improves safety, promotes community identity and a sense of well-being, and provides economic benefits at both the community and household level.Ā
I know not everyone would agree with implementing more nature into the city, but I believe once they would experience it they wouldnāt change it back!
Imagine all our cities being this green!Ā
Iām glad you enjoyed this class as much as I did! Good luck on all your future endeavors!
Cheers, Robyn:)






















