tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21708629271279952692012-02-16T00:59:03.387-08:00Ian Breckheimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14488488370757305633noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170862927127995269.post-28629622149721735892008-05-13T07:19:00.000-07:002008-05-13T07:23:55.510-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yiv0Vjv96Gs/SCmkGHoXQzI/AAAAAAAAAB0/mx-LsBfsayY/s1600-h/IMG_2828.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yiv0Vjv96Gs/SCmkGHoXQzI/AAAAAAAAAB0/mx-LsBfsayY/s200/IMG_2828.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199867669810463538" border="0" /></a> <br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cryand%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Gill Sans MT"; panose-1:2 11 5 2 2 1 4 2 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:7 0 0 0 3 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Gill Sans MT"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">I never thought of myself as a blogger, but I’ve been thinking about it a lot recently.<span style=""> </span>My organization, the Sandhills Area Land Trust, does amazing work to help protect open space, family farms, drinking water supplies, and wildlife habitat in my community, but most of our work is behind the scenes.<span style=""> </span>As a small nonprofit organization, we need to do everything we can to get our message out there, including into the humming, buzzing, vibrant blogosphere.<span style=""> </span>I do interesting work, meet amazing people, and get to see some of <st1:state><st1:place>North Carolina</st1:place></st1:state>’s most unique natural places.<span style=""> </span>So I thought: why not share some of that with everyone?</p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br /><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">If everything goes according to plan (muwahahaha…) “The Land Steward” will be a place to share exciting stories and to reflect on the nature of our work.<span style=""> </span>I hope you enjoy…</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2170862927127995269-2862962214972173589?l=thelandsteward.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Breckheimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14488488370757305633noreply@blogger.com0