If you're getting this email, you’ve probably been to Ekone Ranch and walked on this land.
Maybe you’ve inhaled the butterscotch scent of a ponderosa pine, rested on the edge of Rock Creek Canyon, felt both small and vast under the incredible night sky. Maybe you have a favorite oak tree. A lucky few have taken a dip in the Mermaid Pool, seen a cougar, or been dazzled by hoarfrost coating each twig and leaf in glittering shards. Some have entrusted the body of a loved one to this ground.
The layers of human experience are deep on this land. Whether you’ve been here for an afternoon or a season of your life, recently or long ago, you likely have a tendril of connection, a root that keeps hold of the rocky vital soil of this watershed. Or maybe someone you love does.
Maybe you just *know* that the
sense of home that Ekone offers
for thousands of children, adults,
and wild things is important.
This is the time of year when we ask you to invest in this generous land. To pay it forward, that many future generations may experience this classroom, sanctuary, playground, and home of the heart. To protect the integrity of this watershed in a changing world.
The land of Ekone Ranch is in a special kind of reciprocity with humans. We believe that this kind of deep engagement with a place is fundamental to our human nature ~ it brings out the best of us. And, if we're careful, humble, and thoughtful, we think it brings out the best of the land, too.
Thank You for being in relationship with this place and supporting the deep work that happens here.
With love from your friends feeding the woodstoves at Ekone Ranch. ♥
P.S. We are still looking for our next fabulous Volunteer & Program Coordinator! Is it you? Or someone you know? Please spread the word! Such a meaningful way to be in relationship with this land ~ and to facilitate that relationship for many other rad humans, too.
P.P.S. Conservation Fund donations of $1000+ are recognized on a stone at the cemetery entryway. We'd be so honored to include your name or dedication.
Sacred Earth Foundation stewards 1,263 acres in the upper Rock Creek watershed, and is the home of Ekone Summer Camps and White Eagle Memorial Preserve.
