Environmental history was . . . born out of a moral purpose, with strong political commitments behind it, but also became, as it matured, a scholarly…

- Donald Worster

Do what we will, the Colorado will one day find an unimpeded way to the sea.

- Donald Worster

Environmental historians . . . insist that we have got to go . . . down to the earth itself as an agent and presence in history. Here we will discove…

- Donald Worster

Human domination over nature is quite simply an illusion, a passing dream by a naive species. It is an illusion that has cost us much, ensnared us in…

- Donald Worster

There is little history in the study of nature, and there is little nature in the study of history. I want to show how we can remedy that cultural la…

- Donald Worster

We may be entering a new phase of history, a time when we begin to rediscover . . . the traditional teaching that power must entail restraint and res…

- Donald Worster

Rain is a blessing when it falls gently on parched fields, turning the earth green, causing the birds to sing.

- Donald Worster