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1 1 For th Vountrs Supportrs of th Okahoma Chaptr of Th Natur Consrvanc Th Tagrass IN TH IS Prairi Prsrv D ITIO N D O CNT R CO GNITIO N LU NCH b s t if th r w r tw o or th r oc nts on ut ach a uring th rounup. D nnis r cogniz Anr w Donovan-Sh a for h is w ork on b h a f of th th is n w s tt r;anr w s ai th at h tri s to pub is h v r m onth th at, now th s as on is raw ing to a c os, h is s o iciting artic s from th s ci ntis ts O N b Anr w Donovan-Sh a Docnt O N N ATU R CO NSRVATIO N B Ach i s Sch n tz r IS TH D U ST BO W L R TU RNING? b Van Viv s TH CRATIO N b Anr w Donovan-Sh a BACK ISSU S N W SLTTR PU BLICATIO N Pictur Cr its D O CNT R CO GNITIO N LUNCH O N Anr w D onovan-sh a About th irt oc nts att n th Doc nt R cognition Lunch on in th R s arch Station on th Ta gras s Prairi Pr s rv. H arv Pan com m nt on th ication r q uir to for go th criticafootba gam s in progr s s on Satura, 28 O ctob r 2006, but p rh aps w w r not m uch int r s t in footba. ph i os oph rs as s ociat w ith th pr s rv ; Anr w r cogniz Van Viv s for h is r iab contributions of artic s pictur s about th pr s rv ; Anr w s ai th at w r it not for Van, th n w s tt r w ou b v r s h ort of m at ria. W h i D nnis w as conucting th m ting, Dav Do cat r pas s aroun a tub of th 2006 North Dak ota q uart rs th at pictur a pair of bis on invit us to tak on. Dav a s o is p a an int r s ting book of bir s ongs th at cons is ts in 250 co or i us trations accounts of notab Am rican birs an ctronic p a r It w as an abs o ut gorg ous a. Som of us arriv ar in tim for a w a k on th trai s b for unch. Co ors of th fa fo iag w r vivi s pit an xt n rough t th at h as ri S Cr k to a s ri s of arg pu s. Th ough th w ath r w as p rf ct for w a k ing oc nts, p rf ction for H arv w ou b s ix inch s of rain, as w w i is cov r furth r into th is artic. Aft r unch, D nnis Bir s invit th ai s from Paw h us k a w h o provi th foo to tak a bow, th ank D ana Br w s t r for m ak ing th arrang m nts. D nnis r cogniz Anita Spring r w h o is pr paring th Doc nt R ori ntation for 3 M arch 2007; Anita s ai th at w can xp ct an xc nt pr s ntation from our gu s t s p ak r Dr. Jam s P. Rona. D nnis r cogniz Van Viv s for h is fforts to ncourag us to fi th vacanci s in th oc nt s ch u ; Van s ai th at th r ar a ot of op nings in Nov m b r th at n to b fi ;h s ai th at it w ou b attach to th s i of th book th at w i r p a r corings from th M acau a Librar at th Corn Lab of O rnith o og, in x to th pag num b rs of th book ;it s m s ik a goo w a to faci itat arning th ch aract ris tic s ongs of birs ; th book is avai ab from Barn s & Nob as w as Am azon. D nnis r cogniz th various v s of

2 2 For th Vountrs Supportrs of th Okahoma Chaptr of Th Natur Consrvanc Th Tagrass Prairi Prsrv s h ifts w ork b our oc nts. Van Viv s h as now w ork m or th an tw o h unr s h ifts at th Ta gras s Prairi Pr s rv, q uit an ach i v m nt. D nnis Bir s introuc H arv Pan. H arv s pok h igh of Dr. Rona s trong r com m n th at w m ak a point of att ning th oc nt r ori ntation to is t n to h is r m ark s. H arv r cogniz D nnis for h is a rs h ip of th oc nt program. H arv s ai th at th icat vo unt r oc nts m ak a m at ria iff r nc to h ow Th Natur Cons rvanc th Ta gras s Prairi Pr s rv is p rc iv b th pub ic; h s ai th at th oc nts ar vitab caus th ar th on s w h o h av ir ct int raction w ith vis itors to th pr s rv. H arv cit an artic in th O ctob r is s u of th Tu sa Gar n C nt r n w s tt r th at h a b n brough t to h is att ntion b M rs Ra ph To s on of Paw h us k a; tit of th artic w as VO LU NTR N W S FRO M LINDA. Lina r port th at s h vis it th Ta gras s Prairi P rs rv for th firs t tim in S pt m b r, but in t arriv at th Vis itor s C nt r untiabout 4:30 pm w h n s h foun th park ing ot m pt th oor ock. Sh not th at th H aq uart rs c os at 4:00 pm. As s h p k in th w inow, s h h ar a fri n voic b h in h r s a: H o, if ou w ou ik to s th gift s h op, I can un ock th oor for ou. Lina r port th at th vo unt r oc nt h a w ork at th gift s h op a a w as on h r w a h om w h n s h pas s Lina going in th oth r ir ction, turn aroun r turn to th s h op. Appar nt, th is p rs on to Lina th at: If s om on car s Docnt nough to riv a th w a out h r, I w ant to b s ur th can s th p ac. In ta k ing w ith th is v r s p cia Ta gras s Prairi Pr s rv oc nt, Lina is cov r th at th is p rs on iv s 100 m i s aw a th at s h h a w ork tw o as in a row to fi in for anoth r vo unt r w h o w as i. As a r s u t of h r p as ant xp ri nc w ith our oc nt, s h gain a k n un rs ting of th im portanc of th vo unt rs w h o w ork at Th Tu s a Gar n C nt r. In h is turn, H arv Pan is k n aw ar of th im portanc of a th oc nts w h o vo unt r th ir s rvic s at th Ta gras s Prairi Pr s rv. So, to th oc nt w h o turn aroun, ou k now w h o ar if ou ar r aing th is k now too th at our ication h as b n inf u ntia far b on th at aft rnoon. H arv finis h h is r m ark s b s aing th at h th ough t th bis on rounup w ou proc as s ch u. H s ai th at th pr s rv is s uff ring a s rious rough t th at cou h av pr v nt th rounup from h app ning b caus ach bis on rink s 20 to 30 ga ons of w at r ach a, w h ich m ans th at th h r of 2,500 n s b tw n 50,000 an 75,000 ga ons of w at r ai. v r r s ourc fu, th cow bos h av b n us ing th

3 3 For th Vountrs Supportrs of th Okahoma Chaptr of Th Natur Consrvanc Th Tagrass Prairi Prsrv fir truck s to conv w at r from S Cr k to th pons aroun th corra s ; th h av cons truct a s ri s of ift pum ps conn ct b tw o-inch pip b tw n th pons. So, th rounup w i proc. H ow v r, H arv is w orri about n xt ar if th rough t p rs is ts, w h ich is w h p rf ct w ath r for H arv is w ath r th at brings s ix inch s of rain. Aft r H arv s r m ark s, D nnis introuc Ch uck M axin Tich nor of th Tu s a H is toricasoci t w h o w r invit to nt rtain us w ith a ta k about th cow bos cus tom s of th o W s t. M axin th ank us for b ing vo unt rs, s aing th at it is th vo unt rs of th w or w h o m ak th ings Docnt s ch oo -m arm in p ain c oth ing m at b th t rm s of h r contract, of w h ich Ch uck narrat a r pr s ntativ s am p. As a s ch oot ach r, M axin w ou not on t ach ch i r n but th cow bos of th tim w h o w r oft n i it rat. I it rat th m a h av b n, but th i k now th ir a ph ab t th at h p th m to s ign r cogniz th brs on catt, an im portant s k i n c s s ar to th in ntification of ow n rs h ip. Ch uck pas s aroun th Tu s a H is torica Soci t br, a h ft ch unk of m tath at I not w ou r m ain s corch ing h ot for a ong tim aw a from th fir. W h a an opportunit to s ign our ow n brs affix th m to th h inq uart rs of a s t r raw n on pap r. W xam in s om xam p s of barb w ir us to f nc th op n rang. An fina, w got a ch anc to practic roping a s tatic s t r. W w r r uctant to acc pt Ch uck s as s o s s on;h s ai th at, us ua, ch i r n ar ag r to tr roping. A w n to g t us going w as for a s h am s s xh ibitionis t to a th w a; v n s o, w c ar n a ot m or practic as w c rtain w r n t ch ann ing W i Rog rs. D nnis Bir s c os th unch on at about 2:30 pm, pointing out th at th w ath r outs i w as i afor a w a k b for r turning h om. W agr th at th Doc nt R cognition Lunch on w as a s ucc s s. O N NATUR CO NSRVATIO N Ach i s Sch n tz r Th rough th goo offic s of Van Viv s, r a rs of Th D oc nt N w s w i r m m b r Ach i s Sch n tz r w h o vis it th Ta gras s Prairi Pr s rv on h is w a h om to Sw itz r from pr s nting a s ch o ar pap r on H um an ch o ocation at th Univ rs it of Ph o nix. O n is cov ring th at Ach i s is a Ph D ciat in ph i os oph at th Univ rs it of Fr ibourg in Sw itz r, in aition to h is int r s t in natur, I s o icit h im th rough Van to provi s om s s as on H um anit's r ations h ip w ith Natur. pos s ib for oth r p op. Norm a, Ch uck M axin s pr s ntation is aim at ch i r n. W, w ar a ch i r n at h art, m or or s s, s o th pr s ntation w as an int ractiv ins tructiona nt rtainm nt. M axin xp ain th accoutr m nts of Ch uck s cow bo attir, s uch as h is h at th at can b us to ip w at r for h is h ors as w as to s h a h is h a. Sh h rs f w as r s s as a B ow is th firs t in w h at I h op is a s ri s of s s as from Ach i s. Th s s s as ar jus t th at, an ffort b Ach i s to x rt h is facu ti s in uciatation of our r ations h ip w ith Natur. Purpos of an s s a is to provok, to m ak us th ink, p rh aps caus us to s th ings from a iff r nt point of vi w. So t us s w h r Ach i s tak s us. itor. Prot cting oca, s troing g oba. W h at is natur cons rvation a about? H aving h ar n w s jus t a coup of w k s ago th at in fort ars th r w i b no m or fis h, no m or if w h ats o v r in th oc ans, I s tart w on ring in a rath r fata is tic

4 4 For th Vountrs Supportrs of th Okahoma Chaptr of Th Natur Consrvanc Th Tagrass Prairi Prsrv m ann r w h w ough t to v n both r about cons rving natur on a ocas ca patch s of prairi h r, patch s of for s t th r w h n at th s am tim w ar s troing natur on a g obas ca. In fac of th is, is n t th proj ct of ocanatur cons rvation jus t obs o t?if w w r r a in th bus in s s of s aving natur from s truction b th h um an h, w h at w r a ough t to o in or r to b s ucc s fuw ou b to m ak a ram atic s h ift in our attitu tow ars natur. Giv n th at w ith a th nuc ar w apons ft, w can s ti b ow -up our p an t m or th an s ixt tim s, it h as occur to m, from ch i h oo, th at w orri s about th w far of natur s m s h ar to b on top of m ank in s priorit- is t. I a s o fin it int r s ting to not th at at as t in Sw itz r v n am ong nvironm nta is ts, natur as s uch is not r a th focus of prot ction cons rvation. O ft n, w h n n w nvironm nta is t proj cts ar brough t forw ar, it is not, s trict s p ak ing, (natura ) cor gions th at ar up for prot ction but rath r c rtain form s of s cap s. Ls cap s, h ow v r, as I un rs t th s t rm s, b ong to a iff r nt cat gor th an cor gions : Th form r fa un r a anth ropo ogica, th att r un r a bio ogica cat gor. O ur t n nc to prot ct a giv n s cap as oppos to a giv n cor gion r f cts a h um an p rs p ctiv : W w ant to prot ct it b caus it s trik s our h um an as particu ar b autifu, iv rs, int r s ting, xtrarinar s o forth. B contras t, cor gions as a s trict bio ogica cat gor n not oft n o not fa un r th is tp of s cription. Th r ar c rtain s om cor gions th at o not s trik our h um an as particu ar b autifu, int r s ting, or xtraorinar. Som of th m m a v n b rath r m onotonous not v r iv rs at a. Y t, th s ti q ua if as cor gions from a pur bio ogica p rs p ctiv. In, on m igh t a th at as Darw in taugh t us natur is a about th s urvivaof th fitt s t, th r s ur is n t anth ing rom antic or b autifuabout th is. To s um up: Prot cting s cap s m ans prot cting s om th ing th at is a s th tica attractiv. Prot cting cor gions m ans prot cting s om th ing th at is m r bio ogica attractiv. Docnt O n m igh t th n argu th at prot cting natur m ans prot cting cor gions s inc natur as s uch is in th firs t p ac a bio ogica cat gor, in th paraigm atic xam p for th is cat gor. So, ab ing th prot ction of s cap s as natur cons rvation is actua a m is nom r. At th is point, on m igh t w on r w h th r xc uing s cap s on inc uing cor gions in program m s of natur cons rvation is n t a bit too m ing. Aft r a, m ab w h at m os t of us v r m ant b th prot ction of natur is jus t th at w w ou ik to s a f w tr s w h n s t pping out of our h ous s. So, cor gions ar actua far b on our v ra w a of p rc iving natur, th r for far b on w h at w th ink of w h n as k about w h at in natur ough t to b prot ct. H ow is tort our p rc ption of natur h as b com, or rath r w h at w h av com to th ink natur is s uppos to b, can b m ons trat w h n w cons i r th b i f of m an p op th at natur s h ou b c an. So, th r m us t b no po ution, no itt r, tc t ra. Th is in its f is c rtain righ t. But in m xp ri nc, th c ann s s b i f o s n t s top th r. It furth r s tr tch s to a b i f in tin s s. No fa n tr s in th for s t; no rotting av s on th groun. W h? B caus untin s s w ou conf ict w ith our a s th tica jug m nts : Natur is b autifu, is n t it? An b ing b autifuh as to o w ith b ing ti s ur not w ith b ing irt. Fa n tr s rott n av s h ow v r ar c rtain not b autifuin th is s ns. So, t s c an up natur k p it ti, jus t ik w k p our h om s ti n at. But s rious : is n t th is attitu tow ars natur rath r ch auvinis tic? L t m giv ou anoth r xam p. W on s tart tr ating om s tic anim a s I h av s p cia h ors s ox n in m in from an th ica p rs p ctiv,.g. granting th m c rtain righ ts, w h n w h a no us for th m an ong r b caus th ir w ork cou b r p ac b m ach in s. But of cours, th is th icas tanc on our part cam a bit at for th anim a s. An if th cou ta k, th w ou probab t us w h at h pocrits w ar. M ab, a s im i ar s ort of r as oning app i s to our un rtak ings of cons rving natur. It s m s to m th at q uit a f w p op figur

5 5 For th Vountrs Supportrs of th Okahoma Chaptr of Th Natur Consrvanc Th Tagrass Prairi Prsrv th at s inc t ch no ogicaprogr s s is occurring at s uch a fas t pac, w n n t w orr too m uch about th s truction of natur. W m igh t w r ck it, but w w i a s o b ab to fix it th ank s to our t ch no ogicaavanc s. So, of cours, th prot ction of natur is a goo th ing in th s ns of b ing m ora goo. But s inc w on t r a p n on natur an ong r, w on t r a n to cons rv natur as a bio ogica cat gor. Rath r, it s uffic s to tak th m or anth ropoc ntric rout cons rv th os portions of natur w h ich s trik us h um an b ings as particu ar b autifu, xtraorinar th ik. L t m r cap. I w ant to argu th at th w a w p rc iv natur h as ir ct cons q u nc s for w h at w tak th cons rvation of natur to b about. Sinc our p rc ption of natur is argu ab s om w h at is tort, our proj ct of natur cons rvation m us t cons q u nt b w rong-h a. But in t I jum p to th is conc us ion a bit too q uick? Aft r a, w h o is to t us h ow w s h ou p rc iv natur? An if th r ar no obj ctiv w as of is crim inating b tw n th righ t th w rong p rc ption of natur, on w h at bas is ar w to jug w h th r or not our proj ct of natur cons rvation is w rongh a? Th is r as oning is not w rong, I jus t m igh t h av b n convict of h aving jum p to conc us ions too q uick. H ow v r, t m off r th is : Giv n th at arg parts of natur ar on th brink of b ing s tro for goo b th rath r car s s h um an h, it o s s m th at w h av th ob igation to at as t r f ct upon th w a w p rc iv natur. An th r is in m opinion am p r as on to th ink th at our p rc ption of natur is is tort. Diff r nt p rc ptions of natur or, for th at m att r, iff r nt attitu s tow ars natur w i th n a to iff r nt opinions about w h at th cons rvation of natur is s uppos to b. If, for xam p, w tak natur to b intrins ica va u ab, th n w h n w h arm natur, w o s om th ing m ora w rong, th is h o s tru v n if w ar ab to fix th h arm th rough t ch no og. So, attach ing an intrins ic va u to natur as to v r h ars h cons traints on natur cons rvation. But th n again, m ab p op w h o ar intrins ica is ts about natur h av a is tort conc ption s im i ar to J an-jacq u s Docnt Rous s au s, nam th at natur goo cu tur is a w as ba. is a w as From a ph i os oph ica s tpoint, th q u s tion th at i s at th bottom of a th is is th fo ow ing: O n w h at bas is can th m r i a of natur cons rvation b jus tifi. Is th r an rationajus tification for th is at a? An if th r is I am s ur th at th r r a is, w h at s ort of im p icit xp icit as s um ptions ar invo v in th is jus tification? In s orting out th s q u s tions in a s m a s ri s of artic s for th is n w s tt r, m ab w w i arn w h at natur cons rvation is a about, jus t m ab th is w i h p us tak th gr at proj ct of natur cons rvation a s t p furth r. IS TH D UST BO W L R TURNING? Van Viv s W ith th curr nt rough t s ituation in Ok ah om a, I h av b n int r s t in th Dus t Bow ra h av b n r aing about it. I r c nt cam upon an artic w ith th abov tit w h ich contains ata from th U nit Stat s Dair As s ociation (U SDA). Th unfortunat th ing is th at th o not ans w r th q u s tion. Th ata is curr nt, O ct. 26, A m ap, ca th U.S. Drough t M onitor, s h ow s th at a m os t a of O k ah om a is s ti un r rough t conitions. M os t of th s tat is cons i r to b in th S v r Int ns it, w ith a s ction in north -c ntra N ar r pon, TGP Ok ah om a b ing in th xtr m Int ns it r gion. A s im i ar ar a in th s outh -c ntra part of th s tat is a s o xtr m it xt ns into T xas. Th pr s nt rough t s tart in O k ah om a in Jun of In as t rn M ontana th rough t s tart four ars ago h as h a a ras tic ff ct on w h at farm rs, w ith ov r a th ous farm rs giving up on farm ing. Anoth r r s u t of th rough t is th at th aff ct s tat s h av h a ov r four tim s th num b r of w i fir s.

6 6 For th Vountrs Supportrs of th Okahoma Chaptr of Th Natur Consrvanc Th Tagrass Prairi Prsrv Th Dus t Bow of th 19 30s w as a m ajor is as t r. It is us ua cons i r to h av s tart in n in 19 39, but s om c aim th ning w as in Th caus s, b s i s ack of rain, s tart in th 19 20s. Th farm rs at th at tim s m to b w orri about ins ct outbr ak s rath r th an th rough t. Th Inians p a w ith th farm rs to av th gras s w h r it w as. Aft r W or W ar I th farm rs s aw a gr at opportunit to m ak norm ous profits uring GO O DW LL, O K th pos t-w ar ra. Cons q u nt, th p ow v r acr th cou, v n th os ar as th at w ou h av b n cons i r poor farm ing s oi. W h at farm rs pus h th bis on h rs, w h ich norm a h a f rti iz th s oi, off th ir. Larg portions of w r nu of gras s tr s for p ow ing. A of th is m a h av b n s ucc s s fuw ith s uffici nt rain prop r farm ing t ch niq u s. Th rus h to th m ark ts w as a com p ing forc. Docnt acros s th p ains. O n th at a W oo Guth ri s aw th b ack c ou com ing h b gan to w rit th s ong, SO LO NG, IT S BN GO O D TO K NO W YO U. H is ins piration w as th fact th at h th ough t h is if h a com to an n. Fiv inch s of tops oiw r b ow n to th as t rn s tat s m uch in th At antic O c an. N w York h a r s now. Cars tractors w r a m os t com p t buri bank s of irt co ct agains t h ous s, m uch as s now bank s o toa. O n w on rs h ow anon cou s urviv th os as, but s om i. I am r aing a firs th account of w h at a w om an iving in th O k ah om a Panh h a to o to s urviv. H r nam w as Caro in H n rs on. Sh w as a gift w rit r obtain a M as t r s gr in it ratur at th ag of fift- igh t. Sh m a a s m a am ount of m on b w riting artic s, LTTRS FRO M TH D U ST BO W L, for th At antic M onth. In th h ar s t of tim s s urvivacam from ch ick ns ggs th at s h s o. H r h us b p ant w h at, corn oth r grain crops, but oft n th on r ap nough to f th ch ick ns pigs. W h at s o for 31 c nts a bus h, ggs w r 7 c nts a oz n, h ns at 8 c nts a poun, ca v s at 3 c nts a poun, s t rs at 2 c nts a poun, m i o, m aiz Kafir corn at 30 c nts p r h unr pouns. Pr s i nt Frank in D. Roos v t, uring I cam to O k ah om a in r m m b r th us t s torm s w h a a m os t v r w k n. O n cou ook to th w s t s th orang us t c ou approach ing ov r th O s ag H i s. Som tim s w ith a itt m ois tur, it rain tin m uba s. Th s torm s w r not n ar as s v r as in th 19 30s, but it w as int r s ting th at th s ti occurr at th at at at. I h av not s n a us t s torm s inc th at 19 50s. But th rain s ack s ow s topp. Th farm rs w r p in bt crops fai on aft r th oth r. O v r 500,000 Am ricans w r ft h om s s. M an w nt w s t to fin w ork, w h i a f w s tuck it out on th ir h om s t as. As th rain s ack th w ins cam, s o i th s torm s. Apri14, w as k now n as B ack Suna, w ith on of th w ors t B ack B izzars. Vis ibi it w as ow n to fiv f t. It w as k now n as a ro r, b caus th b ack c ou s m to ro h is firs t 100 as, s t up gov rnm nta program s to tr to r s tor th nation. H form th Soi Cons rvation S rvic, now th NaturaR s ourc s Cons rvation S rvic. R cov r w as to tak tim, w ith th Gr at D pr s s ion fo ow ing upon th h s of th Dus t Bow. v n w h n th rains cam th r w as a r uctanc to tak anoth r ch anc at

7 7 For th Vountrs Supportrs of th Okahoma Chaptr of Th Natur Consrvanc Th Tagrass Prairi Prsrv farm ing. H op fu w w i not h av to h ar th at ph ras, If it rains R f r nc s : LTTRS FRO M TH D U ST BO W L b Caro in H n rs on, U niv rs it of O k ah om a Pr s s. TH D U ST BO W L h ttp://w w w.us. u/anth / pa/us t.h tm IS TH D U ST BO W L R TU RNING? O k ah om a D pt. O f Librari s h ttp://w w w.o.s tat.ok.us /us info/m aps /us tbow /in x.h t m D U ST BO W L, W ik ip ia h ttp:// n.w ik ip ia.org/w ik i/dus t_bow TH CRATIO N Anr w D onovan-sh a O n 30 S pt m b r 2006, N w Sci ntis t m agazin pub is h an int rvi w w ith. O. W i s on un r th tit CAN. O. W ILSO N RALLY SAV TH W O RLD? continu w ith th is introuction: O ft n cit as Darw in s tru h ir,. O. W i s on h as an auacious s trat g for s aving th p an t: ncourag vang ica Ch ris tians s ci ntific s cu aris ts to unit in caring for th cos s t m s bioiv rs it th at h ca s th Cr ation in h is at s t book. Dr. W i s on is on Th Natur Cons rvanc boar of ir ctors. A s o, I notic th at N w Sci ntis t h as m a th fu v rs ion of Ivan S m niuk s int rvi w avai ab as a pocas t, in tw o parts. Th pocas t is in m p3 auio form at th at s h ou b auib w h n ou oub -c ick on th fi nam, th r b s tarting W inow s m ia p a r. Dow n oa part on of th pocas t to our com put r is t n to th int rvi w b c ick ing on th is ink : h ttp://m ia.n w s ci ntis t.com /ata/av/pocas t/n w s ci ow i s on-part-1.m p3 Dow n oa is t n to part tw o of th int rvi w b c ick ing on th is ink : h ttp://m ia.n w s ci ntis t.com /ata/av/pocas t/n w s ci ow i s on-part-2.m p3 I m a th ink s activ s o th at ou can Docnt c ick on th s ink s initiat th ow n oa from w ith in Acrobat R a r. Not : ach fi is approxim at 14 M bt s in s iz w ith a running tim of about 30 m inut s. W h i w ar on th s ubj ct of Th Cr ation, prior to th Inus triar vo ution, ow n rs onc cons i r th m s v s t m porar h us bs of th w h r it w as th ir job to av th in b tt r conition th an th foun it; at as t, th is w as s o in agricu turabritain. I un rs t th at in pr s tt m nt Am rica, s om Am rican trib s cons i r th ir actions in t rm s of th ff cts s v n g n rations into th futur. Sinc th Inus triar vo ution in urop urop an s tt m nt of North Am rica, I on't th ink it is too s trong to s a th at w h av b n raping pi aging th. Van Viv s r ports th at th vang ica Ch ris tian com m unit is now conc rn th at w h av, co ctiv, b n car s s of Go s Cr ation. R c nt, Van w atch th Bi M o r s t vis ion program w h r M o rs int rvi w a rs in th vang ica ch urch s. Appar nt, vang ica s h av foun s upport in th Bib for th com m to tak car of th arth b goo s t w ars. Th ar s tab is h ing r cc c nt rs in th ir ch urch s ar m ounting th ir nvironm ntaprogram s s upport b a ot of pub ications giving facts figur s. Th vang icanvironm ntan tw ork h as s om q uick facts avai ab at th is Int rn t ar s s : h ttp://w w w.cr ationcar.org/r s ourc s /s una/facts.ph p# w arm ing Th is is goo n w s for th nvironm nt b caus vang ica s ar a pow rfuforc in th U nit Stat s of Am rica, pas s ionat in th ir com m ittm nt to th th ings in w h ich th b i v. P rh aps it r a is pos s ib for th s cu ar s ci ntific s pirituar igious com m uniti s to m t on com m on groun w ork tog th r to s av Th Cr ation from os s of bioiv rs it irr parab ch ang. NW SLTTR BACK ISSUS Back is s u s of th Doc nt N w s tt r, to O ctob r 2006, can b foun in th tw o gr n zip-bin rs, s tor in th P rs p x rack b th fi cabin t in th offic of th Vis itor s C nt r.

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