Earth Week

     For those of you who aren't aware, this week April 19th-25th, is Earth Week. The week is centered around Earth Day, Wednesday the 22nd. The day aims to increase awareness about environmental protection and has been celebrated for over 40 years and now in as many as 192 countries world wide. 
     FIELDGUIDES is happy to announce that in celebration of the ideas behind earth week we held our first ever Earth Day themed free day program. We took 47 students and 18 parents and teachers to Pescadero State Beach and Marsh to explore the wetlands and learn about conservation and stewardship. Fieldguides imparted ideas about protecting the planet and the delicate marshland ecosystem by learning about and using the Ohlone Indians who lived in the area as examples of excellent stewards. All participants also took part in a watershed cleaning, collecting waste throughout the marsh, on the beach, and even in the parking lot. 
     We want to thank all 140 hand (5 fieldguides included), for helping clean up the earth, and hope that the program can help foster a sense of stewardship in all its participants. It is up to us after all to protect this amazing planet we call home. We leave you with the poem by Abhay Kumar, an Indian poet-diplomat often chosen to represent Earth Day:

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Our cosmic oasis, cosmic blue pearl
the most beautiful planet in the universe
all the continents and the oceans of the world
united we stand as flora and fauna
united we stand as species of one earth
black, brown, white, different colours
we are humans, the earth is our home.

Our cosmic oasis, cosmic blue pearl
the most beautiful planet in the universe
all the people and the nations of the world
all for one and one for all
united we unfurl the blue marble flag
black, brown, white, different colours
we are humans, the earth is our home.