Too much groundwater withdrawn from the aquifer can cause the land to sink - yet subsidence in the #Houston region is preventable. #Groundwater regulations are important to protecting infrastructure, residents, and our communities.

An important reminder as you watch your preferred tv news coverage....journalists reporting from war zones often face trauma consistent with those of first responders. This includes the invisible teams of producers and crew who accompany the folks you see and hear on air.

“It’s not enough to know a new person has come to town and hope they make it…helping folks find the resources they need will motivate them to stay.” Amber Lambke with Maine Grains during the Northern Forest Center Welcoming Communities webinar

“For our new resident welcome baskets, we asked local businesses and entrepreneurs to contribute items and give newcomers a flavor of who we are and what our community offers.” Love this idea from Nicole Hilton-Patterson with ANCA 🧺 Northern Forest Center

Prepare to receive newcomers by creating a coalition of local gov officials and service providers to identify gaps. Putting together a robust list of services is essential, especially when welcoming displaced persons into our community. ANCA

“If we can operationaize radical listening on both sides, we can get a lot done…start with neighbor-to-neighbor conversations on removing symbols that aren’t welcoming. ANCA is launching a communication training on having productive convos.” diversityadk.org/events

If this was about babies, there would be universal healthcare. Free education. Free daycare. Southern states would be doing all they can to drop the Black maternal mortality rate. This is about power and control

just a reminder that TX abortion law makes *no exceptions* for cases of rape, incest or severe fetal abnormalities

For the love of god, politically interested people, when your friends and family ask what can be done about the Supreme Court, don't say "nothing." There are, moldering away in the Constitution, ways to check the court's power that every American needs to become familiar with.🧵

No immigrant has taken your job. You were laid off by a capitalist who required cheap labor and took advantage of that immigrant to increase his profits, and nothing makes him happier than to hear you blame the immigrant and not him.

“#Sustainability just makes good business sense. Reusing what we have allows us to save money and resources.” From heating their mill to providing wood shavings to local farmers, Morgan Dix shares how DCI, Inc uses wood waste during Northern Forest Center webinar

"Since sustainably-sourced wood can come from halfway across the world, we prioritize locally-sourced. While Lumbery still looks for sustainably harvested, a local focus allow us to highlight the mills, their workers and communities." ~CEO Mike Friedland Northern Forest Center

Me when I get to the office and then open my email 😅

"Wood is nature's battery and more efficient than other forms of heating." John Ackerly during the Northern Forest Center #ForestEconomy webinar series on benefits of heating with #renewable #sustainable #FeelGoodHeat

"Wood pellets are a by-product + an important part of forest management - which is a key part to everything we do. We make sure all the wood we source is sustainably harvested." Hannah Campbell w/ Maine Energy Systems on the #powerofthepellet

"Pellet markets aren't as affected as oil/propane markets because wood is locally-sourced." Maine Energy Systems data on pellet stability Northern Forest Center

"Locally-made is the biggest selling point - people are leaning towards fuel made in New Hampshire. It's attractive for schools/public entities that can engage with local companies instead of international firms that are importing from far away." Froling Energy Northern Forest Center

“Mindfulness should work instead toward a sense of yourself as part of the wider world, and an observation of your emotions without judgment.” Great reminder from ⁦Dr. Arthur Brooks⁩ in Mindfulness Hurts. That's Why It Works ⁦The Atlantic⁩ theatlantic.com/family/archive…