Natural Enquirer N e w s l e t t e r f o r S p r i n g Va l l e y S u p p o r t e r s a n d Vo l u n t e e r s
vol.8 no.1 • Jan.-Feb. 2017
In this issue...
There is a saying that those who don’t understand history are doomed to repeat it. During the 19th century, most people were still intimately connected with the land but had only intuitive knowledge of how those connections worked. A lack of scientific knowledge, especially regarding disease and its causes, meant that people could unknowingly make themselves sick or poison the land through poorly understood actions. Today, advancing science and technology allow us to often clearly see and understand how it is that our actions affect the health of the land and human health. At the same time, our lifestyles completely obscure or even sever our once close connection to the landscape. Not only that, but we live in an age when many people distrust science or simply feel that it is incomprehensible to the common person. The result is that we often continue to make decisions and take actions that can hurt us or the land on which we depend. While our educational institutions bear the responsibility of educating us about how the world works, places like Spring Valley assume the responsibility of helping to foster deeper connections to the land. We invite you to be a part of our mission, and help us do our part to build a more connected, more aware, and better educated society!
Inside Moments of Connection.......................................2
Volunteer News Contents
Of Microbes and Mussels....................................3
2016 Volunteer Recognition Awards..................6
What’s Happenin’.............................................. 4-5
Volunteer Information..........................................7
Spring Valley General Information....................10
Volunteer Calendar........................................... 8-9
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