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m oving tow ards th e g re a t
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m etaphor It allows foi th* cascades
eddies and ru n n els of th e individual in th e
here and now w hile onnectm g to the
cm nipresenc* >t th e vniv**i -
a proposal seem s in or ter here
concerning the daily flow of ,ur
th e
common w*ai and our »Ito tive presem e
in this h a b itat To th* 'west of ?ur living
area atten tio n has alw ays been upon th a t
body of w ater and its geologic m onoliths
Yet flowing m odestly fr-'in »fc*
slopes of our »»mmunity a nornl-er •>!
riv u lets de- erv * an equal •m»unt >j
a tten tio n [»»•$ one «•! thes* w aterw av s
flow next t r »hrough ” -ur
n eig h b o rh o o d ’ Do you know its source
point? Do you know if the w ater bed is in
i of resto ratio n to its natural sta te
For th a t m aster could y u pi - f-erly attend
to such a p ro je c t’ Restc»t ativn of h a b itat is
som ew hat m ore th an toaring out dead
u n d e rb ru sh and rem oving kit hen
appliances dum p ed 'h e re Ad-’pt your
local stream b ed Join ’with your neighbors
m d assure y-'-ur w a to rw jy n « well
m aintained W atershed quality isn t easy
Put, it n engaging and satisfying work
The fr >gs w tu t p p r * i it* your effort!
And the river of life will flow m ore
SWeetly
OK I ll ta k e m y walking cane, hop oil th e
soapbox and re tu rn to th e garden T here
a re n astu rtiu m s to t> w atered
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them atic direction tor this m- nth $ articl*
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th - m uch-beloved R ev-r*nd and Editor
Hulls suggested wat*r as an *lem ent of
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gardening ' Ah. th e a b u n d an t possibilities'
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W hetting m y plum e, I considered th*
h<-mages w ritten a to u t this th e baptism al
e le m e n t of a g a rd e n er s Holy T rinity earth,
sun w ater P arag rap h s could be w ritten
on th e m ercurial and m esm^rt- arc of
w ater tream m g from th e m outh of a
g arden hose a t dawn. Passages ould flow
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tactile purl of cool w ater trickling ov*r
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epic inspiration and resp ite to be found m
water swallowed from cupped hands
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parched by toil in the m idday sun O les
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flu en t m th*ir line, could echo m th e hiss of
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g rey drizzle seeping through the d raw n
tw ilight b etw een d en se pine needles
P ut then, let's b e sensible T here ar*
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those who, as th e song lam ents, d o n 't miss
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th eir w at*r until th e w*il ru n c d ry C**nny
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Oregon, is one of those people Only he
R- aAM.y2zze.Mr>
1 If you ■ uld like to b e -me a C» »mmunity
w on't m iss his w ater until the riv er runs
Garden m*mb~r and t*-gin growing your
dry, in this case th e Columbia River The
S e r v in g A ll O f C la ts o p C o u n ty
Colorado River is literally being sucked dry •»wn vegetables flowers, and herbs, the
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volunteer operated garden welcomes new
and Lake Shasta actually d rain e d into
m em bers Regularly schedule»! work
• D e s ig n • C o n str u c tio n
puddledom through m ism anagem ent of
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bioregional resources You d think this
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m orning from 9 am to 10 am No
w ould give pause to our blithely arrogant
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• Retaining WaBs
"C oastal la iK lA ca p e Spec.mlist"
experien»’*. t»--i$. r ly rto ultural
• W ator F e a tu r e s
can d id ate b efore offering to sell off our
• N a tiv e a n d
enlightenm ent are require»! The gar-len s
bioregion's w ater to such profligates
O r n a m e n ta l P la n in g
Sprout Queen, Leslie Sroui* 'a n be reached
> M a IH ' fcc
• Tractor S e r v ic e s
Not h ard ly Mr Smith chooses to align
at ‘i36-o73A for m ore inform ation Th*
him self w ith any n u m b er of land pim ps
who sq u an d er th e resources and tre a su re s gar ton is bxate»! at th e east end of
M adison Street m th e Grove )
of our h a b itat for th e ir personal
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N A T U R A I- r O O D S W q flr« Only as
aggrandizem ent and m onitary gain Py
selling M other Earth s bounty into the
Healthy as
w horedom of p ro fit m otive, these
Wc a m improve our sunoundtngs by;
Oar Sarroandings
p ro fite ers dam age and dim inish all M--st
• reusing cloth shopping bags, hulk fixxj hags A glass jars
• rery ilin g recyclable and reusable p u k a g in g
certain ly th e land su ffers Their avarice
• r e d w in g imjt dependence on tx n renewable re.-axinei with organa' tigix uilure
su p p lan ts any tru e in te re s t in th e common
■veal of localized com m unity
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your own w a te rs h e d ’ It s fun to p»>ke at
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th* festering foibles of statew id e or
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bioregional m aniacs I t s also too easy
Let's do som ething a tad m ore difficult
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W atershed issues bring m atters to m ore
im m ed iate focus Can you walk up to and
p o in t a t th e source of your tap w ater ’
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What h ap p en s to your toitot w ater w hen
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What costs m ore to produce, a gallon of
w ater or a gallon of g aso lin e7 Whi< h of the
tw o is w orth m o re 7 A n u m b er of riv u lets
e m p ty into the Pacific Ocean along our
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You could care le s s 7 No d oubt th er* a re a
n u m b er of people m this w atersh ed who
th in k of 'water quality issues about as long
Needs C u s lo a e rs V en d o rs, and
as it tak es to tu rn on their law n sp rin k ler
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Put then, i t s not for fopish fad th a t bottled
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w ater is consume»! so heavily in certain
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po in t those folks d id n 't care e ith er
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