Province VIII Episcopalians address shared climate issues, solutions at creation care conference

The useful part

Episcopalians who live in the westernmost province have come together to address these issues as a province. 25-27 here at the Episcopal Retreat & Conference Center to learn about the causes and effects of climate change in desert regions, and how to mitigate and prevent them. "Inspiration without practice gets absorbed with our already full lives," the Rev.

How it works

• "The covenant community is how we find courage to truly see what is happening, to seize this moment as transformative rather than merely catastrophic.
• Andrew's Episcopal Church in Tucson, Arizona, said in her keynote speech at the conference.
• Lake, for example, is a key ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere as the largest saline lake in North America and a habitat for 10 million migratory birds and other animals.

Details worth keeping

Presentations were organized by element: water, air, fire and land. Lisa Graumlich, a climatologist and a deacon serving at St. … We were never meant to do this alone." Using the Great Salt Lake and Colorado River as case studies, the water-related presentations centered on conservation and the potential consequences of inaction, including possible permanent desiccation.