Bill Lacey- Vice Provost for the University Outreach & International Programs
Welcome to the Up from the UnderStory project blog! Make yourself at home. Click on posts. Share your comments.
What is an understory? The understory is the part of the forest that grows under the tree canopy. It's a shady area made up of a mixture of plants which usually need more light to leaf out and grow.
And that's what our project is about. Shining a light on how a diverse group of rural residents in the forested Sierra foothills of California are creating new paths toward community revitalization.
This blog is about community, collaboration, and change. It's a space to bring together a network of people who are interested in the community renewal efforts of the Blue Mountain towns of West Point, Wilseyville, Glencoe, and Railroad Flat in
A group of Blue Mountain area youth are using cameras and computers to share their perspectives and showcase local change efforts. We invite you to view their work, give feedback, and share your own stories of community change.
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had a short conversation with Peggy about the Davis presentation and she said it was extraordinary. I'm sorry I couldn't make it. What Peggy had to say just highlighted the potential for the youth center, university system connections and the community. There is much more that can be said and revealed about West Point and the surrounding communities. As you no doubt know the Wilensky campaign was successful so we will have at least 4 more years of progressive support from our supervisor. Organizations like the VFW, AARP and others that haven't been mentioned in the documentary or the blog continue to do good work for the community. BMCY&F is exited at the prospect of doing our own documentary in addition to our Green House project not to mention all the other ongoing community and family building that we are doing. I continue to hope I can connect our teachers, students, young returns, Davis, BMCY&F, Calaveras Parks and Rec. and several other organizations to an initiative to set aside Hunter Creek as a "Sanctuary Forest". This will enable us to put on docent hikes and make connections with our community garden, native plants, bio-diversity, and the importance of our, and all watersheds.
dang.... wish i could do it again.
this was so much fun!
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