Besides the devotional practices at dedicated places like temples, home or public shrines, a striking and environmental sensitive and gratifying feature of Hindu worshipping practices and reverence is the deification of natural landmarks like rivers, lakes, and mountains. There is divinity in all elements of nature as well as in plants and animals. The belief is that gods and goddesses manifest in them. And their adoration is part of Hindu ritualistic practices.
Excerpts from Hinduism Beyond Rituals, Customs, And Traditions.
Promod Puri.com 
Environment is, at the most, a 20th century issue. No doubt, Hindu traditional practices went beyond the threshold, looking at the inanimate beings too. To some extent it was owing to inherited fears and phobias. At the same time, denouncing the animates at the doorstep. Not work but idleism and idolism were worshipped resulting into slavery for centuries. Even today, Hinduism is not on firm footings in principle.
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