This is the fifty-eighth in a series of articles from the staff of the Nature & Wildlife Discovery Center that will provide resources, ideas, and suggestions for families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch for future articles with outdoor activity ideas for students and families. The public can help the nonprofit NWDC get through this challenging time by making a donation at https://hikeandlearn.org/donate/. Join NWDC for guided hikes and other exciting nature programs listed here: https://hikeandlearn.org/programs-and-events/. From the Archean Epoch to the Holocene to the Anthropocene, carbon has played a crucial role in the global ecosystem of the Earth, and the success and technological progress of human society. The Holocene saw the rapid worldwide proliferation, growth, and impacts of the last remaining human species. Human progress on Earth has had an exponentially increasing global impact, one that we are discovering a bit late significantly threatens our present well-being, as well as the future evolution of living species. Throughout time, humanity has felt at the mercy of natural forces beyond our power to control, and suddenly, we are learning that we indeed can influence those forces and enact great change; but with great power comes great responsibility. The future of the Anthropocene can be good or bad, depending on our choices.