Benjamin Watts
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State: Arizona
Age: 27
Bio: I was fortunate enough to have spent my childhood exploring both the mountains of Wyoming and the deserts of Arizona. Nature was a big part of my life growing up and is something I've cherished throughout my life and into adulthood. I'm currently a student at Arizona State University where I'm studying Parks and Recreation Management.
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I Am A State Park Ambassador Because: I believe getting people involved with nature is a crucial step in recognizing that we are all but a small part of a much larger picture; that the world extends far beyond our own community to include all things. I believe when one experiences in person how in fact they are part of nature rather than apart from it, they begin to realize the importance of their actions and decisions and how they affect the community as a whole. When we begin to see how humans and nature and the world interact as one, we begin to see the significant influence we as human beings posses. There is no better place to start fostering the idea that we are all in this together than in our nation's young people. I would like nothing more than to be part of that.
Schools Attended: Colorado Mountain College, University of Alaska Anchorage, and Arizona State University
First State Park: Slide Rock State Park
Favorite State Park: Slide Rock
Park I Am Dying To Visit: Red Rock State Park
I've Visited State Parks In: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Coolest Thing I've Seen In Parks: I used to work with children that have developmental disabilities in the Phoenix area. I took a couple of the kids I was working with to Slide Rock Sate Park near Sedona one weekend. They had never really done anything outdoors. It was amazing.
Interests: Sustainability, Environmental Education, Nonprofit Leadership, and Natural Resource Management
Music Played At My Campfire: Some indy/folksy jams with a little Bob Marley and Johny Cash on the side.
What Not To Miss In My State's Parks: Nothing can be missed. Arizona has it all from nountians to deserts and everything in between.
Who I Would Go On A Hike With If I Could: Aldo Leopold
This Sums It All Up For Me: What is the extinction of a condor to a child who has never seen a wren?- Robert Michael Pyle