Merry Leaflet

The Winter 2013 Leaflet looks at the ways environmental education at Merry Lea begins with our land base but also moves beyond that into the broader community. Articles discuss master's program integrative sessions, activities of former master's grads, a women's spirituality workshop, how-to ideas for environmental education and birding opportunities.

This issue showcases Merry Lea's first Sustainability Semester in Residence that began this fall. Read about undergraduate students' hands-on educational experiences, experiments in sustainable lifestyle, and course highlights from SSR professors. Also enjoy articles featuring the Pileated Woodpecker and an afternoon adventure with students participating in our Homeschool Series.

This issue captures the flavor of summer at Merry Lea. Learn how our agroecology program deals with drought, listen in on the birdbanding station, read about restoration monitoring, meet new staff members--and luna moths.

This issue continues our discussions with former students who have passed through Merry Lea. Read about an artist, an environmental lawyer, a zoo educator and a park ranger, among others.

Merry Lea alumni: Where are they now? This issue tracks about a dozen former students who passed through Merry Lea in one way or another, to see how they have used their environmental training. Also read about a new volunteer training program and the annual turkey butchering.

Merry Lea's mission statement includes the desire to provide re-creating experiences for body, mind and spirit. In this issue, we look at the life of the spirit at Merry Lea, and the ways faith commitments have shaped the institution. Also read about Dr. Laura Yoder's arrival, Paul Steury's visit to the tar sands in Alberta, Canada, and our state tree: the tulip poplar.