13 Ways of Seeing Nature in LA Questions 1. Why do you think the writer considers LA as the perfect nature place ? 2. Why did the city get rid of the LA River and turn it into a sewer system? 3. Is LA considered anti nature? Summary 1. As Nonexistent- Some People LA as Anti-nature doing nothing but destroying the environment. 2. As the Wild Things- Nature is only at the parks, away from the city. 3. As the Resource We Use-The products we use every day come from nature, but a lot of people fail to make that connection. 4. As different to Different People- Not everyone sees nature the same way, it is very complex to define. 5. As Landscape and Ecology We Build In and Manage- Nature is all around us we must learn to work with it and make changes that both benefit us and nature or at least take both sides into consideration 6. As a Premier Source of Human Meaning- We are nature. 7. As Nearly Infinitely Abundant- Because LA is such an industrial center and its population so high its relationship with nature is closely watched by the world. 8. As Exceptionally Iconic- Nature has taken many shapes in LA from an Eden to nightmare 9. As a Casualty of a Larger Refusal to See Connections- LA is full of people trying to achieve their dreams, they are unable to see what their progress has cost them. 10. As Dangerous to lose Track Of- If you chose to ignore nature in LA it will remind you of its presence eventually in the forms of floods and other natural disasters 11. As a Terrific Boon to Boulder and Missoula- Places that advertise as anti-LA can only do so because LA exists 12. As a Focus of Great Good Work-Many people are realizing LA is nature and coming up with different ways to make the city greener and ways to improve nature with in our city 13. As the Foundation of LA Stories- LAs success comes from all the stories about it. A lot of these involve nature and nature will continue to be a big part of the stories whether or not it is in a good or bad way. Jennifer Price gives us 13 ways to look at nature because she believes it is a discussion more people need to have. She even feels as if nature writers ignore LA, but doing so only hurts their cause. Nature is not a simple subject it is a discussion that can be connected in many different ways to you and I. People in LA need to understand our environment better in order to avoid further problems, we crate ourselves.