What in the World is Ecological Psychology?

	"I went to the woods  because I wished to live deliberately,  to front only the essential facts of life, and see  if I could not learn what it had to teach,  and not, when I came to die,  discover that I had not lived.   I wanted to live deep and  suck all the marrow of life..." --Henery David Thoreau
A rare stand of healthy hardwood trees at the top of Mt. LaConte, March 2000 (Photograph copyright 2001 by Guy L Osborne)

In Ecological Psychology, we explore the interconnections of behavior and our social and natural ecosystems.

Some of the questions we will address:

·   Who am I? What are my psychological connections with the Earth Community?

·   Why do I think and act in ways that harm the Earth, my one and only habitat?

·   What are the connections between exploiting the Earth and racism, sexism, classism, militarism, and violence?

·   How can I more effectively foster sustainable, environmentally responsible behavior in myself, my community, and society?

The planet does not need more successful people. 
But it does desperately need more peacemakers, 
healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind. 
It needs people who live well in their places.
It needs people of moral courage willing to join in the fight 
to make the world habitable and humane.

--David W. Orr, Earth in Mind