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Tracker School Caretaker Classes
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Nov 2001 Caretaker Class
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Friday
November 2, 2001
Medicine Waters
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The woods across the
stream.
These woods are still very little impacted by the
off-road vehicles and partiers. |
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Looking upstream. |
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The woods away from the
stream. The shrubs aren't dead - it's late fall.
This open pine woods is showing the signs of
intrusion by vehicles and people. But the ground is still intact.
It's still a nice woods. |
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A few well-placed concrete
blocks helps this patch of grass and other plants shine out as a
sign of hope in the middle of a vast chewed-up desert of sand. |
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Maybe, sitting at your
desk somewhere looking at the computer screen, and in spite of being
separated by time and distance from the real thing, you can perhaps
feel some of the healing power of the Medicine Waters in these
pictures.
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Click on the small
photos below to view movies of
the Medicine Waters
stream flowing by. |
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Just before leaving, the class
formed an impromptu prayer circle facing the Medicine Waters
stream. |
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| Tom Brown Jr and the Tracker School are
hoping to purchase the land in the area of the Medicine Waters in order to
preserve what's left, and to restore the damaged areas. To this end they
have set up a foundation, the Medicine Waters Conservancy.
The following is from the Tracker School regarding
this foundation:
"The Medicine Waters Conservancy is waiting for its tax-exempt
status from the IRS. Other than that, it
is an official organization that can accept donations, as long as
those donating know they cannot deduct it from their taxes until
that status is in. Tax-exempt status will not happen in 2001;
hopefully it will in 2002. Tom and the Tracker School are also
not actively fundraising for this organization until Tom and Debbie
have a clear vision for the Medicine Waters and other sacred Pine
Barrens land."
Update, Apr 27, 2002:
"Well, the official word is that Medicine
Waters Conservancy is not officially a non-profit yet because IRS
lost the application that was submitted, so the process is
re-started."
Donations may be sent to:
Medicine Waters Conservancy
PO Box 71
Asbury, NJ 08802 USA |
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These photos were taken at the
Caretaker class in Nov 2001
Copyright © Walter Muma |
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