FAMILY DILEMMA: A naturalist wonders about connecting children with species they could well outlive.

The author discusses recognition of extinctions going on before publication of book "The End of Nature" by author Bill McKibben and mentions nervousness arouse from the poem "For the Last Wolverine" by James Dickey. Topics discussed include proposal of U.S. Forest Service to clearcut acres of scientific treasurehouse, children accepting readiness for rumble on behalf of environmental justice and family advocating to protect climate refuge.