How do you define "nature?" If we define it as that which is untouched by humans, then we won't have any left, says environmental writer Emma Marris. She urges us to consider a new definition of nature -- one that includes not only pristine wilderness but also the untended patches of plants growing in urban spaces -- and encourages us to bring our children out to touch and tinker with it, so that one day they might love and protect it.

Emma Marris: Nature is everywhere -- we just need to learn to see it

Nature is everywhere -- we just need to learn to see it

At 10x the weight of all wild mammals combined, humanity's footprint alters forests, oceans, and air, defining the Anthropocene.

Challenging the notion that nature is only untouched wilderness, finding it in urban meadows and alongside human activity.

Embracing 'novel ecosystems' as authentic nature, urging a redefinition that includes human-influenced areas for future generations.

The Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World

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