Our Determination to Change

[cswallow]

High in the north of New York state, America’s largest temperate deciduous forest sets its leaves ablaze with color before they denude themselves for winter.  Against this backdrop, and led by TNC staff from the Adirondack chapter, I traveled with three TNC China colleagues around Adirondack Park (in whose boundaries live 130,000 residents) and

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[anonymous]

Beautiful images--those trees changing color are breathtaking. I grew up heading to the Adirondacks as a kid, and always thought it was lovely up there.

I remember my parents, grandparents, and my son's dad, and when I become sad that they're gone, I also remember that they live on through me in so many ways. Their lives envelop me, and their spirit is a part of me forever.

So much of the news has just been achingly sad: hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes, shootings... People live through incredibly difficult things, and somehow they go on. Others' struggles inspire me when I feel overwhelmed myself. -sue