Jul 12, 2010 - Bob Van Is it really possible for me to post to this? Dec 10, 2008 - Continuing Education For those who missed the SOLD OUT screening of the feature documentary, FLOW, at The State Theatre last month, you'll have another chance to see it. FLOW (82 min., dir. Irena Salina, 2008) Sunday, Dec. 21st, 2008 2pm The Bay Theater Suttons Bay More info:http://www.leelanau.com/thebay/ What Reviewers are saying: An astonishingly wide-ranging film. An informed and heartfelt examination of the tug of war between public health and private interests." - New York Times "Lively and engaging...Smartly Done" - Los Angeles Times Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis. Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. Interviews with scientists and activists intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis, at both the global and human scale, and the film introduces many of the governmental and corporate culprits behind the water grab, while begging the question "CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?" Beyond identifying the problem, FLOW also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies, which are fast becoming blueprints for a successful global and economic turnaround. Nov 22, 2008 - Jt Brennan I always swim and scuba during the October Bioneers Festival: I swim with the spawning salmon in Broadman Creek and this year snorkled down to a sunken commercial fishing boat off east shore of West Bay. However, the Dec 12-14 Water Festival is during Winter and a wet exposure suit probably will be ultra cool i.e., cold. and develope into a medical cold...nevertheless I could use the Empire Winter Proceedure and pour hot water into the space between my skin and the neophreme exposure suit which would premit 15 minutes of submergable aquatic endeavor. After such a rationalization, I could attend since an observation of underwater Ecology would be possible. Now I need a justification for the fuel usage to drive 300 miles; how will I offset the carbon footprint? Possibly I could compensat for the Environmental deterioration caused by the van's motor pollution with a purpose as to deliver material items to the northern lower Michigan...? I hopefully will work on this plan for several weeks. Please change USA culture so that people do not damage the Environment and destroy Ecological viability. Jt Brennan Sep 23, 2008 - Phil Wintermute Twenty Short Poems about Water: Snow Ineffable essence Silently falling Blankets land With peace Rain A little Never hurt Anybody Don't let it spoil Your picnic Clouds Ships in a Blue Sea In the Mountains You can Walk Right Through Ice Is it Chrystal Or is it liquid? Ice says one thing Water, another. Spring By every spring Remains a path So ancient Only water remembers Swamp We all know There are secrets Nobody knows And places Nobody goes Marsh Dragonflies, Polliwogs Cattails, Bullfrogs Red Wings Trilling, Trilling. Glacier Oldest Snows Slowest Flows Leaving Lakes When it goes River The way it talks, Murmuring, Chuckling It's never quite clear Just what it's saying Lake A place for sun A space for wind With waking fish And flashing fins Pond Through the lily pads A muskrat rows Trolling A wake of cattail Pool Happy gathering Sunny, warm day Voices of children Splashing at play Bath Immerse in steaming, Foaming pleasure Feeling stress Soak from bones Shower Rush of water Over your head Rinsing all away Washing, Washing Drink Feel the cup Frosty; Cool Tip to your lips Taste of Love Fog Clouds Rising from Earth Veil the landscape Revealing mystery Mist Pounding waters Force myriad droplets Into the air Nearly invisible Cool and wet Storm Really Only enormous Water energy Coming, Going Rising, Falling Flood Ancient waters Nourish the land A good thing Not a disaster Blood When it's quiet You can hear it Taking the old Bringing the new Jun 23, 2008 - Becca Thanks for asking about the status of the River. We were flooded for about 5 months, but everything calmed down. It was an intense winter/spring. It came within an inch of coming into the house. Bruce (the fiddler on the River) and I are loving it right now. Here's a schedule of this year's festival: 11:00 AM Seth welcome and intro; Kym Spring speak briefly 11:10 AM Glean Infusion 12:00 PM Andy Willey 12:45 PM Jeff Smith, Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy; Jan O’Connell, Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club 1:00 PM Robin Lee Berry 1:45 PM John Wheeler, speaker 2:00 PM Lake Effect (kids’ tunes) 2:45 PM Sandi Somodi, Shedd Aquarium (www.listentoyourlakes.org) 3:00 PM Troll for Trout 3:45 PM Marcy Colclough (Preserve the Dunes - www.sosdunes.org) 4:00 PM Joe Reilly 4:45 PM Elissa Sangalli Hillary, Local First (http://www.localfirst.com/) 5:00 PM Breathe Owl Breathe 5:45 PM Lisa Locke, Sustainable Research Group (www.sustainableresearchgroup.com); 6:00 PM Like Water Drum and Dance 6:45 PM Jim Olson (www.envlaw.com), member of Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation (http://www.envlaw.com/profiles/olson.html) - 7:00 PM Hawks & Owls string band 7:45 PM Alexis Raney, Save the Wild UP (http://www.savethewildup.org/) Ma Jun, China Water Quality Environmentalist 8:00 PM Seth Bernard & Daisy May 9:10 PM Smorgasbord to close Jun 15, 2008 - Jt Brennan 2008; What is the flood status of the area? I hope you people have not suffered; for example, the violin player that lives on the Grand River with a house full young musicians, did that home drift ? Ecology and Environment, Jt Brennan (Bioneer) Jun 17, 2007 - Louba Fantastic Event! Thanks to everyone that volunteered their time and positive energy. Seth & May, Bruce & Becca, Kimmy, and on and on. Beautiful people, beautiful day Jun 15, 2007 - Sally S. Thanks... I'm reserving that camp ground right now, can't wait until tommorow! Jun 14, 2007 - Phil P. Grand Rogue Campground in Belmont may be the closest camping. It's about 5 miles from the park. Jun 14, 2007 - Save our water from laundry chemicals www.freshmenz.com Jun 12, 2007 - Sally S. Is there any where to camp close by? Jun 09, 2007 - Susan Fawcett Here's a schedule. It may change slightly. 11am Bates and Foote 12am Rachael Davis 12:40am Tim Loonsfoote 1pm Drew Nelson 1:40pm Mayor Heartwell 2pm Breathe Owl Breathe 2:40pm Patricia Pennell 3pm Ralston 3:40pm Maureen Taylor 4pm Peter "Madcat" Ruth 4:40pm Terrry Swier 5pm Daisy May & Seth Bernard 5:40pm John Wheeler 6pm Hawks & Owls String Band 6:40pm Cynthia Pryor 7pm Jen Sygit 7:40pm Kym Spring 8pm Steppin' In It 9:30pm Smorgasbord Workshops: 2:20 Rain Gardens with Patricia Pennell and Becca Lynne 4:20 Wormbins with Joshua Wickerham Ongoing: Green Cleaning with Carolyn Schaut Kids area with Dede Alderman Jun 07, 2007 - CAPTAIN MIDNITE WE GONNA ROCK FOR WATER.. DON'T WASTE ANY Jun 04, 2007 - cory s. sounds great!, i'm bringing the whole family Jun 03, 2007 - bill c I'm pumped - I love water! May 31, 2007 - Roxane Is there a performance schedule available? May 24, 2007 - Susan This is going to be so much fun!