The Bartramian Audubon Society (BAS) was established as a local chapter of the National Audubon Society in 1982 by three Slippery Rock University undergraduate students. As members of BAS, we understand that the Earth is a unique, whole, connecting, interacting, and interdependent system of systems. In the face of the current Earth-human crises, we declare our intention to rescue, recover, and heal Earth's integrity, to secure the future of all life and its support systems, and to teach ourselves, our children, and the public at large that whatever we humans do to the web of life, we do to ourselves.