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Masada National Park, Israel. Photo by Rob Bye.
Mother Nature

Mother Nature's Advice Column: February


Posted in All Articles, Blog on 02/3/20

  Hello Mother Nature, I am coming to you because I am at a complete loss and do not know how to proceed. I have always been a staple of the North American landscape and the Canadian identity but this seems to be changing. Humans used to close their eyes, picture the Canadian visual, and, without even realizing it, they were seeing me. They were seeing my wildlife that I...

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Mother Nature

Mother Nature's Advice Column: January


Posted in All Articles, Blog on 01/6/20

  Hi Mother Nature, I’m really needing some of your words of wisdom. See, I’m not that beautiful (on the outside) and I’m having trouble getting humans to see that I’m worth keeping around rather than destroying and replacing. My lack of color may be an eyesore at times and trust me I know that there are thousands of other places on this planet that provide much greater beauty but,...

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Photo by Alex Perez

January Post Messaging


Posted in Blog on 12/10/19

  Post messaging for the week of January 6-10, 2020:   Monday (Jan. 6) Morning - January's Video Facebook: "If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. As Earth rapidly approaches global tipping points beyond which we are without sufficient nature to solve the climate and extinction emergency, we still have time to set aside half the planet's land and seas and avert...

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Ilarion Merculieff

Second Chance for Earth's Future


Posted in All Articles, Blog on 10/25/19

  Ilarion Merculieff has more than forty years experience serving his people, the Unangan (Aleut) of the Pribilof Islands and other Indigenous Peoples locally, nationally, and internationally in a number of leadership capacities. Ilarion is an independent consultant/president of the Global Center for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeways (GCILL) and serves as a Senior Advisor to the World Wilderness Congress and advisor to the Native Lands and Wilderness Council. His passion...

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Julie Cajune

Welcome Julie!


Posted in All Articles, Blog on 10/25/19

  About: Julie Cajune is a citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. She has been fortunate to have grown up and worked in the homeland of her Salish ancestors and relatives. This is the land that holds her affection. Julie has been able to serve her community as a teacher and school administrator. She has worked for her nation’s Education Department as a curriculum specialist and at Salish...

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