COVER PAGE GO

EDITORS NOTE

• Welcome to Spirit Living! by Evelyn Rysdyk GO

THE DAILY PRACTICE

• Time With The Soul by Allie Knowlton GO

ALWAYS IN SEASON

• Spring Egguinox by Donna Henes GO

ECO-EVENTS and EDUCATION

• April Calendar GO

NOTES FROM THE BIOSPHERE

• Up to Our Ears in Stress GO
• Will That Be Paper or Canvas? GO
• Powered Clothing? GO
• Why You May Want to Consider Organic Eggs GO
• Canada Leads the Way - Protecting Huge Wilderness Area GO

INNER REALM / OUTER WORLD

• The Power of Our Emotions GO

THE GATHERING BASKET

• Eat Like a Cave Person?
  by Susan Fekety, CNM GO

APRIL RECIPE

• Cream of Mushroom Soup - Gluten Free GO

P.L.A.- Y ( Planetary Love In Action - YES )

• It's For the Birds GO
• Go P.L.A.-Y Outside GO

FAMILY FUN / SPIRITED KIDS

• Home-Made Bird Feeders GO
• Spirit Living Challenge GO
• Go From NO to OH! by Tom Magadieu GO

FOOTPRINTS OF THE ANCIENTS

• Calling the Dance GO

SHAMAMA BEAR'S REVIEWS

• "Making the Impossible Possible" GO

READER ENLIGHTENMENTS

• Animal Rescue by Susan Fekety GO
• Grey Whales in Baja by Kim Norton GO
• Love Talking by Sarah Dole GO

SPIRIT CRAFTING

• Preparing and Preserving Feathers GO

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E C O. E V E N T S . A N D . E D U C A T I O N

This is the place to share your public Eco-Educational Events with the larger community.  These may include local calls to action (such as scheduled beach clean-ups, letter writing campaigns or protests), environmental education programs (including organic farming, alternative energy, green/suatainable living, social justice, etc.) and related programs.

Please note: The opinions offered at these events are the sponsors own and do not necessarily represent the opinions of SpiritLiving or it's staff.

April 4th • Falmouth, Maine
Eco Fashion Show
Maine Audubon is proud to team up with students enrolled in the Fashion Marketing Program at Portland Arts and Technology High School to present Portland's first "eco" fashion show.  Students are rethinking fashion and will model their creative sustainable designs on the runway.  For more details about this event contact Maine Audubon at: (207)-781-2330 ext. 215
$15 • Preregistration is necessary.
Maine Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, Maine
(207) 781-2330 ext. 215
trips@maineaudubon.org

April 6th  
National Wildlife Week starts today!

April 17th • Freeport, Maine
Wolfe's Neck Farms--Food for Thought-Thoughtful Food Series: Strengthening More Humane and
Sustainable Food Sources
Challenges and Opportunities with Rick Clugson, Executive Director of The Center for Respect of Life and Environment. Food tasting at 6:30 (food by Azure Café) and presentation from 7:00-8:30
$5 donation
Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot Road, Freeport, Maine
Call 207-865-4469

April 18th  
World Heritage Day

April 20th 
Full Moon

April 22nd  
EARTH DAY!!  
Check out: ww2.earthday.net/~earthday/  for events near you!

April 26th • Mount Desert Island, Maine
Earth Day Roadside Clean-Up 
With the Friends of Acadia National Park.  Contact Mike Staggs at mikestaggs@friendsofacadia.org or (207) 288-3340
The Friends of Acadia web address is: www.friendsofacadia.org/volunteer/earthday.shtml

April 25th
National Arbor Day!
Arbor Day is a nationally-celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and care. Founded by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska in 1872, National Arbor Day is celebrated each year on the last Friday in April.  Arbor Day encourages us to plant trees in our yard, at our school, at our place of business and also to work with our local communities to create more open, green spaces.
www.arborday.org/arborday

For those of you who plan ahead:

May 3-8, 2008 • San Diego, CA
SOLAR 2008
A national solar and renewable energy conference. www.ases.org/solar2008
Presented by:
American Solar Energy Society
San Diego Renewable Energy Society
Northern California Solar Energy Association
Redwood Empire Solar Living Association
The California Center for Sustainable Energy

June 1-4, 2008 • Houston, Texas
WINDPOWER 2008
Three days of conference sessions, an interactive tradeshow of wind energy products and services, and numerous networking opportunities for wind power professionals.
www.windpowerexpo.org/