Is “Nature” a real thing, or is it just an idea? When we talk about restoring ecosystems, what are we restoring them to? Or more precisely, when?This episode is the first part of a conversation between Mendel, Adam, and two of Adam’s mentors, wherein we explore what it means to practice ecological restoration as a form of art.For musical credits, citations, and more, visit https://www.futureecologies.net/listen/fe-3-1-nature-by-design-pt1Two corrections for this episode:- Prototaxites and giant horsetails (Calamites) were extant ~350 million years before the Eocene- It is indeed a telescope, and not binoculars.