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orion gratefully acknowledges
those whose continued generosity
supports the work of The Orion
Society. Significant recent funding
has been received from:
Cynthia Adams and GrantStation.com
Peter and Sofia Blanchard
Brimstone Fund
Ruth H. Brown Foundation
Richard and Camille Burke
Clements Foundation
Donna Curling
Barbara David
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Educational Foundation of America
Charles Engelhard Foundation
Helen Clay Frick Foundation
M.G.H. Gilliam
Google, Inc.
Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Theron Horton and simpleChange.org
Quincey and Dan Imho=
Kendeda Fund
Lost Arrow Corporation
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Myrin Institute
Namaste Foundation
Park Foundation
Steven C. Rockefeller
Andrew Sabin
Scott and Ruth Sanders
Tides Foundation
Jane Weatherly
Julia Harte Widdowson
Anonymous
Orion is a program of The Orion Society, a nonpro>t organization
located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Its mission is to inform,
inspire, and engage individuals and grassroots organizations in becoming a signi>cant cultural force for healing nature and community.
the orion society’s other programs include:
Orion Grassroots Network
The Orion Grassroots Network provides services to grassroots organizations
engaged in ecological, economic, or cultural change.
Orion Gatherings
All Orion Society programs actively promote small and large gatherings that
unite ideas, action, and education.
Orion Education
The Orion Society empowers place-based and environmental education,
in part through publication of books widely used by educators.
Visit orionmagazine.org for more information on
The Orion Society and its programs.
Teacher’s Guide for The Future
of Nature Now Available
The remarkable and provocative anthology of articles from the last fifteen
years of Orion, titled
The Future of Nature,
now has a teacher’s
guide. The guide
provides discussion
questions, bibliography, and links for
each of the thirty-one pieces included
in the collection, and may be downloaded for free at:
orionsociety.org/education
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