In writing this description, there is the notion that it should be written. In the broader culture, there are activists, lobbyists, and politicians who make decisions about activities that should be engaged in that inevitably affect the natural world. In this manner, value judgments abound regardless of conscious awareness. Simultaneously, another process often informs these decisions. Dr. Marcus Lashley is a professor, podcast host, and lab director with a passion for nature and its study. Burning forests and hunting animals may not seem like interests of someone who loves ecology, yet they are. When it comes to nature, even our seemingly unnatural processes are part of it.