[RADIO STATIC]
(Mardy Murie Recording) As stated in our American Constitution
Men and women have certain rights.
But I also think the landscape has certain rights.
[CARS HONKING, CITY NOISE]
(Mardy Murie Recording) Wilderness itself
has certain rights
[WIND AND SOUNDS OF THE DESERT NIGHT]
(Mardy Murie Recording) Stewardship needs to start with communities.
♪[ENERGETIC MUSIC]♪
(Male Voice) I moved to Tucson ten years ago.
(Male Voice) My name is Edgar Salcedo. I live here in Tucson.
[OVERLAPPING VOICES] -(Female) I am a Tucsonan
[OVERLAPPING VOICES] -(Male) Vivo en Tucson
[OVERLAPPING VOICES] -(Female) I am Tucson
(Male Voice) Where we live in Tucson
you can see mountains everywhere.
(Female Voice) Nature is integrated in community life.
[MUSIC & NATURAL SOUND]
(Female Voice) It took me a long time
to get to understand the subtlety of the desert.
[BIRDS & CICADA]
[OVERLAPPING VOICES] -(Female) Tengo mucho orgullo.
-(Female)I am proud to be a steward.
-(Male) I take pride in being a steward.
-(Male) Steward.
-(Female) Guardián del desierto.
-(Female) I promise to appreciate, respect and protect our desert.
[OVERLAPPING] Protect our wilderness
-(Female) Los animales y las plantas.
-(Male) Soy majordomo.
(Female Voice) We bring it into the constructed landscape.
We love it. We want to have it around us.
[OVERLAPPING VOICES] -(Female) Yo vivo en Tucson.
-(Male) I am proud to be a steward
-(Female) I vow to learn about the landscape.
-(Male) Cuidaré de la tierra
-(Male) I will learn about the plants and the animals.
-(Female) About the plants and about the animals.
(Female Voice) Because the nature around us is so fragile,
there's an even more intense need to protect it.
(Child #1) A cactus! (Child #2) Barrel cactus!
(Teacher) It's a barrel cactus. Right. Does…
(Mardy Murie Recording) I think that there is a requirement for bravery in the task ahead.
And I, as a common citizen, wish you well
in your efforts to preserve some of the earth's remaining quality areas.
Through these efforts
humanity will hopefully
attain new heights in relationship to the earth.
To the other life forms with which we share the earth.
And most important, to each other.