Editorial September 2022
Dear Readers,
Autumn is well and truly upon us, and the leaves are changing. The beauty of the season and the pleasant New England chill reminds me why I like every season. Despite the beauty, the season reminds of a few fears. The water in lakes and rivers is receding and rains are fewer and far between. It worries me to think that the natural beauty of this world that we have been blessed with is not as well-safeguarded as it could be. It is so important to be good stewards of the world; if we do not take care of nature in our communities today, it will be a grievous blow to generations to come.
There are many hopeful stories, however, which are very encouraging. There is an 
Indian conservationist, Jadav Payeng, who planted trees over many decades on a sandbar of the Brahmaputra River. Over decades, the trees thrived and continued to grow even as he planted more. He is now 63 years old and is hailed as the man who planted a whole forest. As a farmer from a sidelined tribal community, Payeng did not have glaringly special resources at his disposal when he sought to do good. Now wild elephants and tigers roam the forest, and hundreds of plants and trees grow richly. Take hope!
Love,
Editor Jaanu
