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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Rosie.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 167px; float: right; " />When I was the age of many students that visit Au Sable, I was introduced to many bits and pieces of nature. At first the unfamiliar was scary, but then I started making connections and recognizing things that were once foreign. I became familiar with the feeling of dirt under my fingernails, grass sticking to my feet, and random buzzing in my ear. These things became comforting to me, and I slowly fell in love with the dynamic beauty of the natural world.&nbsp;</p>
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	A goal of Environmental Education is to introduce students to the complexity of the natural world so they will become familiar and comfortable with their surroundings and, going one step further, develop a love for its beauty. The result is a lasting relationship with nature, which will transform how they see the world and live their lives.</p>
