"I was raised by the Rocky Mountains and the nature that surrounds them. I would make jam from the wild berries that grow off the side of the highway, make friends with the deer that would frequent our Kananaskis hikes, & build forts out of fallen trees in the forest.."(1/6)
"I would play w/ frogs in the Bragg Creek bogs, climb trees until the branches would bend,& chase prairie dogs in open meadows. I know what tree sap tastes like, how it feels to swim in the river summer spring fall & winter, & how it smells in the mountains after it rains.."(2/6)
"My childhood was defined these spaces. & so as I grew, my relationship to these spaces did too. I went from catching frogs to climbing rocks, building forts to constructing backcountry trip itineraries, making friends w/ deer to bonding w/ those call these rocks home.."(3/6)
"These mountains have shaped me. But with the recent repeal of the coal policy, I am afraid. I fear I won’t be able to escape to the mountains on days when my mental health is calling for it. I fear the rivers will be toxic to touch.."(4/6)
"I fear the day when I will tell my children stories of growing and playing in these spaces and have them respond to me with disbelief when they look upon their own reality.."(5/6)
"But when I connect back to nature, this fear transforms into a powerful surge of responsibility. We have to protect our mountains for us & so every future Albertan can continue to be raised by them.." #dontmineourmountains #abpoli
Celia Walker
2nd year med student at UofC (6/6)
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