Posted by: Mary Livesay

A few weeks back, Lisa forwarded a fantastic article to the staff at the Stewardship Network. We’d like to share it with all of you too: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/opinion/02kristof.html?_r=1&emc=eta1. The gist of the article is to encourage everyday people to access their local natural areas and promote caring for these areas. In this article the author is nostalgic for his a time when children explored the outdoors more and spent less time inside playing video games. The author encourages his readers to spend time “getting kids awed by nature.”

With the idea of “getting awed by nature” in mind I would like to encourage all readers of this blog to get outside tonight and enjoy the annual Perseid meteor shower. Peak viewing time for the meteor shower is late tonight and in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. So make a date with friends or family, pack a blanket and head out to an area away from the city lights to be awed by this amazing natural phenomenon.

For more information on the meteor shower: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/08/090810-perseid-meteor-shower.html