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Despite the mud boots and work gloves, Falk and his network of young University of Vermont graduates are not traditional environmentalists. In fact, he calls mainstream environmentalism, with its "nihilistic," minimize-human-impact approach, one of the "largest hurdles we face toward being a good community member of the earth again." He cites one of his influences, Berkeley architect Christopher Alexander, who asked, "Can a building be just as natural as a tree?" Adds Falk: "Or a beaver dam? ... It goes beyond 'Let's pretend we're not there.'
We're here. Let's make a good impact."