When Mt. St. Helens erupted in Washington State, the surrounding ecosystem was pulverized into a barren land of sterilized ashes. Plants couldn’t grow there, and without them, animals were absent.

But eventually, slowly and surely, life returned. How did this happen? It could only occur after the arrival of invisible life.

“In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace.”
-Wangari Maathai (1940 – 2011), environmental activist. In 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Step lightly on the earth

Preserve it for the tenth generation to follow in your footsteps.

Will they tread on a path or wade through a waist-deep ditch?

How will your actions effect the world in which we must reside?