An aware observer of Nature can certainly find tongues in trees, books in brooks, sermons in stones and an understanding of the Cycles of Life. Found within Nature is a deep understanding of the Connection to All in the Web of Life. Nature opens the door to that understanding.
There is a kinship between man and Nature. Love of Nature is, therefore, natural in man.
And as stated in Songs of the Shaman: Path of the Feather, verse 4:12: “And who can say what lies in the hearts of those who cannot feel The Great Spirit…in all things.”