I don't think we're going to ...

I don't think we're going to save anything if we go around talking about saving plants and animals only; we've got to translate that into what's in it for us.
 Jim Fowler

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The quicker we humans learn that saving open space and wildlife is critical to our welfare and quality of life, maybe we'll start thinking of doing something about it.
 Jim Fowler
The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states, tourism is the number two industry.
 Jim Fowler
Sooner or later we've got to tie the saving of the natural world to our own public welfare.
 Jim Fowler