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    About those holiday evergreens | Choices for the Future
    About those holiday evergreens | Choices for the...
    By Naomi Maasberg • December 18, 2015 4:52 pm

    This winter time of year is a time for many of us to fill our homes and offices with lots of spruce, fir, hemlock, pine and cedar — in boughs, trees, wreaths, swags and more.

    The smell is divine, isn’t it? Around here, we start collecting them with the first November blow-downs and then they stay up for at least a month after the holidays. It’s what gets us through the winter!

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    The land and its citizens deserve our respect | Choices for the Future
    The land and its citizens deserve our respect...
    By Naomi Maasberg • November 20, 2015 1:25 pm

    I recently had the pleasure of hearing Carl Safina speak. He is the author of “Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Speak.”

    He started his journey of learning about various wildlife species by talking with a researcher who had studied elephants in Africa for decades. He wanted to know her perspective on elephants based on their similarity to humans, and what we can learn about ourselves.

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    Focus on what you can change
    Focus on what you can change
    By Naomi Maasberg • September 8, 2015 12:37 pm

    We think often about the climate changes we are going to experience in our lifetimes. This is no longer a phenomenon that will be happening sometime in the future; it is happening now.

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    July 4 provides opportunities for patriotic actions
    July 4 provides opportunities for patriotic actions
    By Naomi Maasberg • June 26, 2015 6:16 pm

    The wonderful celebrations in Kingston all focus on the things that make our community and our nation wonderful places to live. We are blessed with values that uphold community spirit; neighborly love and respect; and care and concern for every citizen of every age. All of this comes through to me in the community celebrations around the holiday.

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    Spring in here, time to get outdoors and play
    Spring in here, time to get outdoors and...
    By Naomi Maasberg • April 24, 2015 12:43 pm

    Around North Kitsap, a lot of one’s time spent outside could be involved in what we term “passive” recreation, such as walking, birding, nature photography, etc. We have the beaches and trails to create many lovely days’ activity. The Olympic Peninsula is just a hop away and provides even more of the same.

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    Try to ‘always think of the larger good’ throughout the year | Choices for the Future
    Try to ‘always think of the larger good’...
    By Naomi Maasberg • December 9, 2014 2:09 pm

    It’s the time of year that we become the most giving, thoughtful, and concerned citizens, friends, and relatives we can be.

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    Be  Earth-conscious when choosing holiday gifts | Choices for the Future
    Be Earth-conscious when choosing holiday gifts | Choices...
    By Naomi Maasberg • November 7, 2014 3:49 pm

    While cleaning up after the Stillwaters Used Book Sale, (yes, it went well and we raised $7,000 – thanks for asking) I came across the little novel, “Skipping Christmas,” by John Grisham. I decided it was time to re-read this book that I often recommend to others.

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    Nature can reduce distractions in our lives and improve our functionality  | Choices for the Future
    Nature can reduce distractions in our lives and...
    By Naomi Maasberg • September 12, 2014 4:00 pm

    I was recently involved in a discussion about big cities and small towns.

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    Is the ‘American Dream’ becoming more green? | Choices for the Future
    Is the ‘American Dream’ becoming more green? |...
    By Naomi Maasberg • August 6, 2014 12:00 pm

    Many of us grew up with the myth and mystery of “The American Dream.”

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    Decreasing use of fossil fuel would be beneficial | Choices for the Future
    Decreasing use of fossil fuel would be beneficial...
    By Naomi Maasberg • April 28, 2014 5:34 pm

    We could greatly decrease our fossil fuel energy consumption with solar panels on a couple of our roofs.

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    True happiness doesn’t have to be the latest gadget | Choices for the Future
    True happiness doesn’t have to be the latest...
    By Naomi Maasberg • April 6, 2014 12:00 pm

    There is a lot of speculation on the part of marketing and business people about what will make us happy. They want our business! So they want to make us happy!

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    Stillwaters celebrates life of naturalist John Muir | Choices for the Future
    Stillwaters celebrates life of naturalist John Muir |...
    By Naomi Maasberg • March 6, 2014 1:39 pm

    One hundred years ago, in 1914, we lost one of the most famous and influential persons in the work to preserve our natural world, John Muir.

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    Making some green resolutions for 2014 | Choices for the Future
    Making some green resolutions for 2014 | Choices...
    By Naomi Maasberg • December 26, 2013 6:48 pm

    I do advocate for constant self-assessment and striving to improve oneself.

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    This winter, enjoy an eco-friendly holiday | Choices for the Future
    This winter, enjoy an eco-friendly holiday | Choices...
    By Naomi Maasberg • November 22, 2013 2:38 pm

    Unfortunately, travel can make a significant negative impact on the health of Earth

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    Moderation is key to a human-environment relationship | Choices for the Future
    Moderation is key to a human-environment relationship |...
    By Naomi Maasberg • November 1, 2013 4:43 pm

    Here at Stillwaters, we tend to think of humans as part of the food web — just one more critter in the woods. Because we are

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    Ideas for conserving energy, money during cold months | Choice for the Future
    Ideas for conserving energy, money during cold months...
    By Naomi Maasberg • October 4, 2013 2:03 pm

    Whether we like it or not, summer has left us and fall has arrived.

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    Fall used books and a community forest | Choices for the Future
    Fall used books and a community forest |...
    By Naomi Maasberg • September 9, 2013 2:04 pm

    Book sale is every Friday to Sunday until Oct. 13.

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    Words we use often shape how we live | Choices for the Future
    Words we use often shape how we live...
    By Naomi Maasberg • July 29, 2013 2:59 pm

    Did you know that at least 60 percent of the solid waste going to landfills could be recycled?

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    A sense of place keeps us here | Choices for the Future
    A sense of place keeps us here |...
    By Naomi Maasberg • June 6, 2013 7:04 pm

    One of the things many people love about living around here is that they truly feel at home and know their place here. They have what we call “A Sense of Place” about Kingston or Kitsap.

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    We need to reexamine our love for Earth | Choices for the Future
    We need to reexamine our love for Earth...
    By Naomi Maasberg • April 26, 2013 3:05 pm

    People sometimes compare Stillwaters to a church community, because we have become, for some, their Earth community.

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    Answers to some environmental questions | Choices for the Future
    Answers to some environmental questions | Choices for...
    By Naomi Maasberg • April 1, 2013 2:13 pm

    You might think some of these questions have been answered years ago. We just got back from a short trip where we discovered there are lots of people still wondering about very simple questions.

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    The danger within: Creosoted pilings | Choices for the Future
    The danger within: Creosoted pilings | Choices for...
    By Naomi Maasberg • March 4, 2013 7:11 pm

    Right now, there is a very big project going on in Budd Inlet in Olympia, at the southern end of Puget Sound.

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    Healthy resolutions you can keep | Choices for the Future
    Healthy resolutions you can keep | Choices for...
    By Naomi Maasberg • February 4, 2013 6:52 pm

    I hear that many people still make New Year’s resolutions. I also hear that by February, many have broken them or given up already.

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