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.7 no.1 • Jan.-Feb. ‘16
In this issue...
One of the primary goals of the Natural Enquirer is to highlight something unique or possibly overlooked that our readers may find curious or interesting. We hope that a common response to reading the short articles produced by staff is along the lines of “Wow, I never knew that.” The challenge for staff writers is to choose a topic and then present it with enough interpretive skill that the reader finds it interesting. Whether discussing farming history or natural history, there is a danger in presenting information poorly or incompletely, information which staff may find immensely interesting but which can easily elicit a “Huh, who cares?” response from the casual reader. This first issue of 2016 illustrates that challenge perfectly, with articles about meadow voles, German egg beaters, and manure—none of which will be the topic of documentary films or best-selling coffee table books anytime soon. Nonetheless, we dare you to sample these mundane topics, and let us know how we did. We also invite readers to send us requests or questions about topics they are interested in learning more about. Questions can be addressed to springvalley@parkfun.com.
Inside Secret Worlds.......................................................2
Volunteer News Contents
Excremental Matters............................................3
Volunteer Information...................................... 6-7
What’s Happenin’.............................................. 4-5
Volunteer Calendar........................................... 8-9
Artifact Heighlight: Schneebesen.....................10 Spring Valley General Information....................11
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