{"id":15359,"date":"2024-10-18T20:43:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T00:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prcli.org\/staging\/3075\/?post_type=project&#038;p=15359"},"modified":"2024-10-26T22:19:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T02:19:03","slug":"meet-the-author-of-here-the-dot-we-call-home","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.prcli.org\/staging\/3075\/project\/meet-the-author-of-here-the-dot-we-call-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Author of Here: The Dot We Call Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_type=&#8221;circular&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction_radial=&#8221;top left&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#210b00 10%|rgba(33,25,21,0) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#210b00&#8243; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;10%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(33,25,21,0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.prcli.org\/staging\/3075\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/project-primary-image-2024-10-18T204239.674.png&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;53px|0|53px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; min_height=&#8221;300px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;29px|0px|27px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;18px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Environmental Stewardship<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Meet the Author of Here: The Dot We Call Home&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|800||on|||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-15px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-18px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>This is my home. 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The child marvels: How can something so big seem so small? But also: How can something so small seem so big? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Overwhelmed by the mess that humans have left behind, in the end she realizes that there is only one thing to do: start where she is. 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