I think that the land and nature is something we get to experience and enjoy but should be respected and treated the same way you'd treat the house of a friend or family member. I've grown up in a family that spends a lot of time visiting national parks and camping all over new England and the daycare/pre-school I went to was heavily science and outdoors based. almost all of my childhood birthdays were spent at The Montshire Museum. through my various stays at first landing and assateugue island parks I've learned the importance of leaving the outdoors the way it was so other people can enjoy it too. I really like mountains, rocks, and forests and would be upset if the places I like to be and the things I like to see were destroyed or not treated with respect.
In my short-ish life I've seen a lot of changes in both the landscape and the weather in Vermont. When i was younger i was terrified of tornadoes and strong winds, my parents would tell me that we didn't live in an area that had big storms and at the time this was true, however in the last couple years there have been several tornadoes and/or borderline hurricanes around where i live, for example last month we had a storm cell take down several large oak trees in my yard and a telephone pole that resulted in a multi-day power outage. my cousins have had the bridge connecting their house to the rest of the town wiped out several times since 2015.
even though climate change is a somewhat natural occurrence, humans have a lot to do with he rate at which its happening.