Sip Salon: Who Decides What Nature Is Supposed to Look Like?

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We love to talk about getting “back to nature”, but what exactly does that mean? Is a forest more natural than a bonsai tree? What about a dog? A farm? A city park? A restored prairie? A zoo? Or a coral reef that humans helped rebuild?Welcome to the Sip Salon where we gather to learn together through articles and discussion. Read the article, join the discussion. Just curious folks coming together to discuss topics. Whether you know a little or a lot, we hope to grow together in our understandings. With drinks.Humans have been shaping the natural world for as long as we've been around. Sometimes we've made a mess of things. Sometimes we've helped repair the mess. And sometimes we're not even sure which version of nature we're supposed to be trying to save in the first place.At this Sip Salon, we'll get a little philosophical, a little scientific, and probably a little argumentative as we explore where we draw the line between nature and human creation. If people are part of nature, are the things we create unnatural? When should we intervene? When should we step back? And perhaps the biggest question of all: who gets to decide what nature is supposed to look like?Come ready to question your backyard, your national parks, your dog, and possibly your entire definition of “natural.”