( A K ' E ' i f e Q u W . y t€ C a m p ito ¿»gXr?» A ugust * & K }tD rr riv * r as an analogy for the ib-w ol an individual s days n i* R iver d Life m oving tow ards th e g re a t o c ea n ic -»Uectiv«* 'irz ^ n 1' irtu <,n»k':s ; {xke th e 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 .C l • S Î î O ' â t C This m onth I fee! m oved to se t ?stde f spade hoe and m attock Hand m e dow n ).\J< m v w alking ' an* for I beli»-v* tin lumn is shuffling up to th e soapbox by way , t them atic direction tor this m- nth $ articl* a* \X'>Uc< SWiv kaif-A- th - m uch-beloved R ev-r*nd and Editor Hulls suggested wat*r as an *lem ent of ',’^ s B i t o t • '< gardening ' Ah. th e a b u n d an t possibilities' Stoèilou) L'3/.t^Js 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 . Do ’ « •» »A from th* bless» m ine h eat of a July morning, and w a to r-d a rk en e d soil exuding th* lose y* o ' p c A -o fi, t o ’’»ÎY PcK ,A I r /• J hum id arom a of tran sfo rm atio n i l u ì ,.41 Rhapsodies could flood a page a b o u t th e U) Ì J ‘ Cu to f o 1 4 tactile purl of cool w ater trickling ov*r ■ ne s hand and sp a tte rin g below in the X »rusted d ry n ess of a n a stu rtiu m bed •? Me 1 Ow'-O ■*. s J(f N arrations could d rift forever about the epic inspiration and resp ite to be found m water swallowed from cupped hands ]o u k e ' " i f'’» i 1:«/ parched by toil in the m idday sun O les & P h “ *ul' * J flu en t m th*ir line, could echo m th e hiss of • v i'? 1^-^» 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* »• those who, as th e song lam ents, d o n 't miss »S *)< /t A’' * 1 ® v U th eir w at*r until th e w*il ru n c d ry C**nny ItiS'Aj ft ewtoj Còrnei. Smith, g u b en atorial asp iran t h ere in U 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 S in c e 1 97 6 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 • Irngatron • R o c k a r is s p a ttie s are held at th e garden *a 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 7NATUR/ 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 24th A Hilyard, Eugene Open D aily Ham - 11pm 543-9142 j Speaking o f local, w hat do you know of your own w a te rs h e d ’ It s fun to p»>ke at MA7IMA1 « OMAM( *OOOt • lOCAi MOOWI MlXKXA Mu • (MtAXAl A« AH th* festering foibles of statew id e or - miai .n» • roane •»«» • -B V m i r UAJtir ,An«i iirr a riow «■» omzuoa bioregional m aniacs I t s also too easy Let's do som ething a tad m ore difficult W lUAM rm » 345-1014 » O fiH b U l ï H l 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 ’ A Fun. Coiortul, A ll-C o tto n What h ap p en s to your toitot w ater w hen EARTH i . i i i ; î t , Î Î C ' - i -’ - Ä Clothing 5 to rc With A Trvtst MERCANTILE “ you flu sh 7 H