When Casey was a little kid, she spent her time watching Animal Planet, reading National Geographic, and bringing home handfuls of critters from her backyard in Bend. Crickets became lizards became toads became birds became bats became the limit. And with each interaction came an understanding of the interconnection, a sense of the nature of nature, an awareness of place and responsibility. The concern for the individual grew into a concern for the whole; save the cricket and you save the bird and you save the planet. Remove the cricket and…
So the handfuls turned into stories and the perception turned into a focus and the focus led to Cal-Poly where Casey is studying Environmental Policy and pretty set on devoting her life to making sure that her grandkids have lots and lots of crickets and bats to never bring home.
The future is in good hands.