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Interfaith 2009 EarthKeeper Tree Project Column #6: "Growing Faith" by Catholic EarthKeeper Kyra Fillmore
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6 mos ago
This is the sixth of seven EarthKeeping columns that were published in numerous Upper Peninsula newspapers about the 2009 EarthKeeper Tree Project. During the first two weeks of May, 12,000 trees were planted in all corners of northern Michigan and one town in Wisconsin. By Kyra L. Fillmore, Catholic EarthKeeper team member and organized the distribution of 12,000 trees Every year, spring seems like a miracle to me. Long months of cold weather had started to create some discontent and cabin fever within the four walls of our small home but on May 3 the open air and smell of earth had my three children smiling happily and laughing. My kids, with trowels in hands dug a small hole and planted our “newborn”(my daughter’s word for our red pine seedling). There was a tiny squabble as to who would get to pour… |
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Interfaith 2009 EarthKeeper Tree Project Column #5: "Seeds, Signs and Symbols" by Rev. Jon Magnuson, EarthKeeper Initiative co-founder
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6 mos ago
This is the fifth of seven EarthKeeper columns being printed in northern Michigan newspapers about the planting of 12,000 trees across the Upper Peninsula. The trees were planted during the first two weeks of May 2009 By Rev. Jon Magnuson, EarthKeeper Initiative co-founder, campus pastor for Lutheran Campus Ministry at Northern Michigan University and the executive director of the non-profit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, MI Sunday May 3, 2009 marked an historic moment for the interfaith community in Northern Michigan. Blessed by hymns and prayers, in three hours 12,000 trees were gently planted in yards, wetlands, on church properties, at campgrounds and cutover timberlands in all fifteen counties of the Upper Peninsula. Thousands of volunteers from over a hundred faith communities representing ten religious traditions joined together in an unprecedented sign of hope and promise. Stories continue to be… |
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Interfaith 2009 EarthKeeper Tree Project Column #4: "The Giving Tree" by Jill Martin
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6 mos ago
Presbyterian EarthKeeper Jill Martin of Ford River Township in Delta County writes the fourth of seven columns about the environment and the interfaith U.P. EarthKeeper Tree Project involving the planting of 12,000 trees across the Upper Peninsula By Jill Martin, Presbyterian EarthKeeper team member, environmental scientist with Wilcox Professional Services in Escanaba, and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Escanaba The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein comes to mind this year as the Earthkeeper's work to plant 12,000 trees across the U.P. If Mr. Silverstein were writing this book today, would he include other things the tree could give the little boy? This book published in 1964 is a lesson in how the natural world contributes to humans in spirit, in basic needs, and in economic growth. In the twilight of the little boy's life, nature cycles back to… |
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U.P. EarthKeepers: Interfaith volunteers plant 12,000 trees across U.P. for Earth Day 2009
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6 mos ago
Over 12,000 trees planted by Northern Michigan interfaith EarthKeepers during early May across 400 miles of northern Michigan and Minocqua, Wisconsin Earth Day 2009: First tree planted and blessed by northern Michigan bishops and faith leaders on Earth Day 2009 near shores of Lake Superior at Presque Isle in Marquette (Marquette, Michigan) - Northern Michigan residents planted more than 12,000 trees in early May across a 400-mile area of the Upper Peninsula and in northern Wisconsin during the 2009 interfaith EarthKeeper Tree Project. White Spruce and Red Pine seedlings measuring 12 to 16 inches tall were given to over 100 churches and temples in all 15 Upper Peninsula (U.P.) counties and Minocqua, WI, said Catholic EarthKeeper Kyra Fillmore of Marquette, the project distribution coordinator. "We hope these trees grow strong and tall," Fillmore said. EarthKeeper volunteers planted the 12,000 trees by homes, camps, parks, American Indian reservations and… |
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Northern Michigan EarthKeepers planted 12,000 trees in May 2009 across the Upper Peninsula
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6 mos ago
Over 12,000 trees planted by Northern Michigan interfaith EarthKeepers during early May across 400 miles of northern Michigan and Minocqua, Wisconsin Raging forest fires underline importance of planting trees |
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It's Underway: EarthKeepers across northern Michigan prepare 12,000 trees for planting on Sunday, May 3
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7 mos ago
It's Happening! And it's colorful! Update as rainbow marks start of EarthKeeper Tree Project: Across northern Michigan 12,000 trees bagged, delivery for Sunday, May 3 record planting
Volunteers at the Central United Methodist Church in Escanaba bag and prepare seedlings. (Escanaba photos provided by Jill Martin, Presbyterian EarthKeeper Volunteer) (Upper Peninsula of Michigan) - Across northern Michigan, 12,000 trees are being delivered to about 100 churches and temples across northern Michigan as the EarthKeeper Tree Project kicks into high gear in preparation for planting… |
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EarthKeeper Earth Day 2009: Bishops, faith leaders bless, plant first of 12,000 trees; rest to be planted May 3 across northern Michigan
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7 mos ago
Earth Day 2009 & The interfaith Upper Peninsula EarthKeeper Tree Project: Faith leaders bless and plant the first of 12,000 trees across the Upper Peninsula
The Earth Day 2009 interfaith EarthKeeper Tree Project "Blessing of the Trees" ceremony was held next to the pavillion at Presque Isle, a popular Marquette, Michigan nature area - that is surrounded on three sides by Lake Superior. Faith leaders blessed a three-foot native species white spruce - the first of 12,000 trees to be planted across the Upper Peninsula on May 9 at over 100 churches and temples. (Photo by Greg Peterson)
On Earth Day 2009 near the shores of Lake Superior, northern Michigan bishops and other faith leaders explain the connection between religion and protecting the environment to Marquette reporters including from two TV stations… |
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Story about EarthKeeper project to plant 12,000 Trees for Earth Day 2009 on helendagner.com
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from helendagner.com 7 mos ago
Lik to the full story on the EarthKeeper Tree Planting Project: Planting 12,000 trees across Michigan's Upper Penisula for Earth Day 2009
(Marquette, Michigan) - The Upper Peninsula interfaith EarthKeepers will create the equivalent of a forest across the Lake Superior basin for Earth Day 2009 as 12,000 trees are planted by about 100 churches and temples in northern Michigan. "The EarthKeeper project this year is one where people from across the Upper Peninsula will see tangible results of their earth stewardship," said Gail Griffith, EarthKeeper Implementation Team co-chair. "I hope that congregations involve their young people in their planning and planting." "Each year the staff at the Superior Watershed Partnership looks forward to helping the EarthKeepers coordinate an event," said Carl Lindquist, SWP executive director. "It's fun and it helps further our long term protection and restoration goals for local watersheds and the Great Lakes." The EarthKeeper team includes ten faith traditions with over 150 participating churches/temples, the nonprofit Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP), the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute (CTI), and the Northern Michigan University EarthKeeper Student Team. Founded in 2004, the Earth Keeper Covenant has been signed by the bishops/leaders of ten faith communities: Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, United Methodist Church, Unitarian Universalist, Baha'i, Jewish, Zen Buddist and the Lake Superior Friends (Quakers). United Methodist Church (UMC) Marquette District Superintendent Grant R. Lobb said one tree provides many positive benefits like "improving air quality, stabilizing the soil, providing shade, and giving beauty to our sight." An annual Jewish holiday celebrates the blossoming of the almond trees in Israel at the start of spring, said Dr. Constance Arnold, president of the board for Temple Beth Sholom. "Tu B'Shvat is a very ancient holiday we observe yearly," said Arnold. "This is a reminder of the importance of trees." Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette Bishop Alexander K. Sample said he encourages parishes "to participate fully in this EarthKeeper project." Northern Great Lakes Synod Lutheran Bishop Thomas A. Skrenes said "trees matter" and encouraged Sunday school classes, confirmation classes, men and women groups and others to plant as many trees as possible. The connection between trees and a healthy world has long been taught in the Bahá'í Faith, said Dr. Rodney H. Clarken, chair of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Marquette. Clarken cited the works of well-known Bahá`í conservationist Richard St. Barbe Baker of England who is nicknamed the "Man of the Trees." The head priest for Lake Superior Zendo, a Marquette Zen Buddhist Temple, said "we absolutely must care for mother earth." "Human life, literally and figuratively, is inseparable from mother earth," said Reverend Tesshin Paul Lehmberg, EarthKeeper Implementation Team co-chair. "We are inextricably threaded to her. In caring for her, we care for ourselves." David McCowen, a member of Lake Superior Friends one of two Quaker groups in the U.P., said trees provide "wind breaks, wildlife habitat, fuel source, and a cellulose fiber source." The EarthKeeper Tree Planting Project is "another opportunity to work cooperatively with God and nature to replenish the earth," said Pastor Dave Anderson of Grace Presbyterian Church in Sagola and chaplain for the Dickinson County Healthcare System. Marquette Unitarian Universalist Congregation (MUUC) celebrant coordinator Nancy Irish said planting trees is a "simple and meaningful way to put our environmental concern into action" because they "serve as lungs, shelter, inspiration, comfort, and sustenance for other living creatures." Episcopal EarthKeeper team member Nancy Auer of Houghton, MI said there are good reasons to plant trees "in a region of the country known for trees" including minimizing the effects of logging. "Our interfaith tree planting effort is more than another conservation project," said Rev. Jon Magnuson, CTI executive director and EarthKeeper Initiative co-founder. "With prayers, hymns and the blessing of 12,000 seedlings, it's a gentle proclamation of a new consciousness and commitment among our faith communities to care for God's creation." Lindquist said the trees "will be wrapped individually in a plastic bag with planting instructions." "Kids love helping to plant trees," said Lindquist, EarthKeeper Initiative co-founder. "We encourage people to take them home or camp and to plant them as soon as possible and to water them." The public and media are invited to an Earth Day 2009 Blessing of the Trees planting ceremony with representatives of ten faith traditions at 3:30 p.m. on Wed., April 22 next to the Presque Isle pavilion in Marquette. A blessing and planting of 12,000 trees will be held at various times on Sunday, May 3 at about 100 churches and temples across the Upper Peninsula. Most of the trees will be planted on May 3, 2009 Trees will be picked up at local conservation district offices in the U.P. on Sat., May 2. Faith groups can plant the trees anywhere they decide and give out trees to members and others. It's not to late to request trees for your church or temple: Call Kyra Fillmore at 906-228-2388 For technical tree planting info call the Superior Watershed Partnership at 906-228-6095 Details: http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org/earth-day-2009.html Links: http://www.upearthkeepers.org http://www.superiorwatersheds.org http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org |
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EarthKeeper Column #2 in Marquette Mining Journal on planting 12,000 trees for Earth Day 2009
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from miningjournal.net 7 mos ago
Rev. Tesshin Paul Lehmberg, head priest of Lake Superior Zendo - the Zen Buddhist Temple in Marquete, MI, writes the second of seven columns in five northern Michigan newspapers asking people to respect the earth and promoting the planting of 12,000 trees across the Upper Peninsula by interfaith EarthKeepers.
Lehmberg is the co-chair of the EarthKeeper Implementation Team. |
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EarthKeeper Column #1 in Marquette Mining Journal on planting 12,000 trees for Earth Day 2009
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from www.miningjournal.net 7 mos ago
EarthKeeper Initiative co-founder Rev. Jon Magnuson writes the first of seven columns in five northern Michigan newspapers asking people to respect the earth and promoting the planting of 12,000 trees across the Upper Peninsula by interfaith EarthKeepers. Magnuson is the executive director of the non-profit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, Michigan and the campus pastor for Lutheran Campus Ministry at Northern Michigan University.
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