We have to be able to see things, not as they are, but as they should be. We can't be lost and depressed in the pessimism. Awareness is very high. You get the feeling that people want to do the right thing, but they're not quite sure what to do or that what they're doing is going to make a difference. The feeling of getting closer to nature is very common - particularly with the baby boomer generation.
People are bird watching, walking for pleasure and gardening.
There's a need to be close to the natural world. The true challenge is to teach people how to use parks. For the most part, they don't know what to see and how to look at things. This is a time of action not philosophy. If you're waiting for divine intervention, it's probably not going to happen.