Create a Legacy
My cousin Dale sent me the photo above,
which started me thinking about legacy. His wife Jeannine adopted a section of a nearby creek with the preschool children she taught in her home and nearby park. They had observed how heavy rainfall caused the creek to rise rapidly and wipe out the homes of the creatures living there. Jeannine had explained that in natural areas, wetlands hold this water and let it move slowly through the ground to the nearby creek.
The children said, “Let’s make one here!”
A year later the first wet meadow was planted. Now, 25 years later, four
wet meadows filled with native plants protect the creek and add the beauty you see in the photo. The first wet meadow was the children’s idea, and it was their voices that inspired Jeannine to persist
over the years in the face of bureaucratic obstacles.
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August 2022 Tips
