Are you aware that Lincoln is part of a National Heritage Area? Here is a newsletter to introduce you to FWNHA. Also, there is a lovely tribute to E.O. Wilson who had deep ties to our region.
Sara ------ Sara Mattes > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Freedom's Way National Heritage Area <[email protected]> > Subject: It Starts with an Idea > Date: January 14, 2022 at 9:02:18 AM EST > To: [email protected] > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > > > > <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001eNBTtVBFTIrqhDu7kStCNGK_13NlZ1VqQlxyHQ5WJATUGAhFBb7n-Id1ISMCsY5ZflK7Rq-QOQoRtIzBW6aFWfiy_J0n61tTp9-hIy-daLVH8WlDsB_xLlAebEGhYV8PrULgA8_wtwnQKr-cbZjCbA==&c=A8TRGQmjYfOPupn9Y2RQIFKvc_bSkaCOnydqT7kR_gV4oryL2uhEAg==&ch=NVSQ-medYNUY6rUD3l3MJK9QFmxvsEVuN7mHxvxvAJjwgYEE6ppOTw==> > > > “You searched for essence at Walden and, whether successful in your own mind > or not, you hit upon an ethic with a solid feel to it: nature is ours to > explore forever; it is our crucible and refuge; it is our natural home; it is > all these things. Save it, you said: in wildness is the preservation of the > world.” > > “A Letter to Thoreau > <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001eNBTtVBFTIrqhDu7kStCNGK_13NlZ1VqQlxyHQ5WJATUGAhFBb7n-K30d27Mppl0YvLBUc3jmff8voLdRSAPa2pOBMKnMW2i-k0c23QRHy2WxFiBsKI7u8QhlYMhkkmKallcBYbt_XVh92R1rsJdoIpBiOKxgp684Maw6mzB2TGIgTWyVOb2G2gEpgiBV7GJL0m5Pkr7WkM3ArWh8mmUXg==&c=A8TRGQmjYfOPupn9Y2RQIFKvc_bSkaCOnydqT7kR_gV4oryL2uhEAg==&ch=NVSQ-medYNUY6rUD3l3MJK9QFmxvsEVuN7mHxvxvAJjwgYEE6ppOTw==>” > xxii > The Future of Life by E.O. Wilson > > Welcome to the New Year > In 1872 America’s first National Park, Yellowstone, was established by > Congress setting the stage for the creation of the National Park Service, > whose sole purpose was to manage the national parks. And while the Freedom’s > Way National Heritage Area may seem a long way away from Yellowstone, we too > are part of the National Park Service story. It’s a story that continues to > evolve as the agency reimagines itself to cultivate new opportunities, > inspire new audiences, and redefine what a park community might be, including > a National Heritage Area. > > > It Starts with an Idea > > As we look forward to 2022, the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, > embraces the National Park Service’s January theme “It Starts with an Idea.” > In this issue we are sharing a preview of what to expect in the coming months > in which a series of initiatives based upon ideas that were first imagined in > our management plan are realized. We are excited to work with you, our > partners and collaborators, to realize the vision imagined when the Freedom’s > Way National Heritage Area was conceived as A Region of “Firsts” in American > Invention, Thought, and Design <x-msg://22/#> and a place where revolutions > began and continue to take place. > > Stay tuned as we explore some new ideas > in the coming months. > > > > > > A Closer Look: E.O. Wilson > > Professor E.O. Wilson addresses the Great Walden Bioblitz Specialists. Photo > by: Matt Burne > On July 8, 2019, the Great Walden BioBlitz was held at Walden Pond in > Concord, Massachusetts. Organized by local naturalist Peter Alden in honor of > E.O. Wilson’s 90thbirthday, the event brought together more than 243 > citizen-scientists to survey a five-mile radius around Walden Woods using the > iNaturalist phone app to document species. 4,175 observations were recorded, > and 1,092 species identified, within a 24-hour period. > > The Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area was honored to partner in the Great > Walden Bioblitz and celebrate the Lexington, Massachusetts resident’s special > day. For while the renowned entomologist and biodiversity pioneer was a > worldwide figure, Wilson was also deeply rooted in the Heritage Area. As a > scientist and humanist, with a deep love of the natural world, Wilson was > inspired by fellow visionaries and experimenters from the Heritage Area who > gave birth to the American conservation movement. > > Wilson’s life story is well known and chronicled in his autobiography, > Naturalist, published in 1994. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1929, he grew > up in the countryside around Mobile. When a fishing accident left him blind > in one eye, interfering with his ability to study birds and other animals in > the field, he turned his focus to creatures that could be examined under a > microscope, most notably ant species. > > Earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Alabama, > Wilson began his relationship with Harvard University where, in 1955, he > received a Ph.D. in entomology. The following year he joined the Harvard > faculty, remaining for 46 years. Upon retirement in 2002, Wilson continued to > research, write, and focus his attention on preserving the planet’s > biodiversity. > In 2005 The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation was established, “honoring > his lifetime of pioneering scientific work in biology, his ability to convene > and find common ground among scientists and conservation communities, and … > his eloquent, award-winning writing on the subject of biodiversity.” In 2016, > he co-founded the Half-Earth Project, a movement to “protect half the Earth > in order to preserve habitat and safeguard the bulk of biodiversity.” > > Professor E.O. Wilson. Photo by: Patrice Todisco > Building upon Wilson’s vision, The Biden Administration has launched, America > the Beautiful > <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001eNBTtVBFTIrqhDu7kStCNGK_13NlZ1VqQlxyHQ5WJATUGAhFBb7n-K30d27Mppl0d7-cGkqmEETOg8wNyjsEbJVyEOaLNyek0fXbSVhJ8q9Db-KxcwE9I3zkk1FRrtloxdLd_dS0hi3jJWuXeq1AyskqmdfiZSiU0fiU0OHLWffHUjxzzgbEOA==&c=A8TRGQmjYfOPupn9Y2RQIFKvc_bSkaCOnydqT7kR_gV4oryL2uhEAg==&ch=NVSQ-medYNUY6rUD3l3MJK9QFmxvsEVuN7mHxvxvAJjwgYEE6ppOTw==>, > > <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001eNBTtVBFTIrqhDu7kStCNGK_13NlZ1VqQlxyHQ5WJATUGAhFBb7n-K30d27Mppl0d7-cGkqmEETOg8wNyjsEbJVyEOaLNyek0fXbSVhJ8q9Db-KxcwE9I3zkk1FRrtloxdLd_dS0hi3jJWuXeq1AyskqmdfiZSiU0fiU0OHLWffHUjxzzgbEOA==&c=A8TRGQmjYfOPupn9Y2RQIFKvc_bSkaCOnydqT7kR_gV4oryL2uhEAg==&ch=NVSQ-medYNUY6rUD3l3MJK9QFmxvsEVuN7mHxvxvAJjwgYEE6ppOTw==>an > initiative to conserve 30% of the lands and waters in the United States by > 2030. Like Wilson’s work, it imagines a collaborative and inclusive approach > to conservation that is locally led and globally significant. > > In the prologue to The Future of Life, "A Letter to Thoreau,” Wilson at age > 72, describes himself as an impatient, small-organism naturalist. He calls > for a scientifically based global land ethic based upon our best > understanding of ourselves and the world around us. “Surely our stewardship > is our only hope,” he writes, “we will be wise to listen carefully to the > heart, then act with rational intention and all the tools we gather and bring > to bear.” > > Edward O. Wilson passed away December 26, 2021 in Burlington, Massachusetts. > He was 92. > > E.O. Wilson’s signature. 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