From the stars above to the earth beneath his feet, to the ever present flora and fauna, rivers and peaks, there was nothing that he did not crave to understand and explore. He set his sights on Taiwan, yet was unable to discover one book devoted to recording the natural environment in Taiwan.
對林宗聖來說，上至天文、下至地理，舉凡山川草木、蟲魚鳥獸，無一不是他渴望探究的對象，但放眼台灣，卻找不到一部記錄本土山岳的博物誌，「沒有人做的事情，我來做吧。」