Phil, Ann...and bioneers...how these two amaze me

Phil my biologist friend, who married Ann last week...In Arizona...by the way...keeping me from the wedding...oh I digress...

Well Phil is a biologist...and what he likes to call...a Bioneer. What the heck is that? Well, Phil is a man with a vision...sustainability...And Phil being Phil...has a trip planned...with his lovely bride...(no Morocco that was for pleasure...) But Phil and Ann are going to travel for their passion...bioneering.

OK...family and friends...here is the wonderful world of Phil.

Bioneer (root: "biological pioneer") is a neologism coined by filmmaker, author and eco-activist Kenny Ausubel. It describes individuals and groups working in diverse disciplines who have crafted creative solutions to various environmental and socio-cultural problems rooted in shared core values, including whole systems, (anticipatory) thinking, a view of all life as interdependent, and sustainable mutual aid.

And there is more there, there...like my old home state of Alaska.

Since 2002, Bioneers has partnered with universities and communities around North America which host regional events featuring a satellite downlink of the Bioneers plenary sessions. Each community organizes an event to complement the plenaries, with workshops tailored to the needs of specific bioregions. The University of Alaska Anchorage was honored to be selected as one of the 15 satellite conference sites for 2004. Our first Bioneers in Alaska event attracted 300 people from 22 communities all over Alaska -- from Kotzebue to Haines, Nome to Eagle. Attendees included builders, small business owners, rural and urban community leaders, Native elders, planners, educators, students, scientists, homemakers, health care professionals, village environmental coordinators, energy specialists, organic food growers, conservationists, and many more.

Phil believes and he may be right that there is a movement afoot...that Phil wanted me to know about...and so he sent a link to Paul Hawkins...and so I looked...read...and found an element that resonated...



They are everywhere these Bioneers...Detroit...my birthplace...and they seem to keep bumping into me. What is up with that? But...to quote the lass..."there are no accidents...just chance encounters with fateful consequences"

So today I took a drive...and found myself listening to one of Phil's favorite spokesman for the cause of Bioneers...Paul Hawkins...and you know something...the man does have a voice...and he does have passion...and Phil...you are right...something is afoot...oh...and congrats on your wedding...(which I did not get to attend!!!!)...I am not bitter...just will nag you two about this the rest of your lives...or until I get tired of nagging...haha

Love,
The Lass