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Wildness Explored, Charles Cantrell

Honors Theses

In undertaking this project our purpose was rather vague. We wanted to make a very general study of man's relationship to his environment from both a practical and philosophical standpoint. Such topics as eatable wild foods, wilderness survival, and the need for wilderness preservation have been investigated. Several books have been read in each of these areas and in addition we have made several field trips. We have looked over three or four proposed wilderness areas in Arkansas and Missouri but have become most familiar with the Caney Creek area in western Arkansas. Besides making several day hikes, we camped …