alert top story Real Green People Real Green People: Q&A with Unity Point teacher Melanie Spears MICHAEL BALTZ For The Southern Sep 17, 2021 Sep 17, 2021 Updated Oct 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Melanie Spears Provided Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Melanie Spears grew up in Benton, and says she wanted to be a teacher as long as she can remember.She’s also always been interested in the environment. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm$96 D2:5 D96 8@E 7C:6?5D E@86E96C 7@C ?6:893@C9@@5 4=62?\FAD[ D96 E2F89E 96CD6=7 23@FE 4@>A@DE:?8 W2?5 E96? E2F89E 96C 72>:=J 2?5 7C:6?5DX[ 2?5 D96 96=A65 96C D49@@= 368:? 2 C64J4=:?8 AC@8C2>]k^Am Real Green People: How Maria Maring went from passive observer to wanting to save the EarthkAmxE’D ?@E DFCAC:D:?8 E96?[ E92E |D] $A62CD[ 2 7@FCE9\8C256 E62496C 2E &?:EJ !@:?E $49@@=[ :? r2C3@?52=6[ 2=D@ DE2CE65 2 G6CJ 24E:G6 2?5 A@AF=2C 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 4=F3 2E E96 D49@@=]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m|:<6 q2=EKk^DEC@?8mi w@H =@?8 92G6 J@F 366? =625:?8 E96 t?G:C@?>6?E2= r=F3 2E &?:EJ !@:?E 2?5 9@H 5:5 J@F 86E E96 4=F3 DE2CE65nk^AmkAmkDEC@?8m|6=2?:6 $A62CDk^DEC@?8mi x DE2CE65 t?G:C@?>6?E2= r=F3 `_ J62CD 28@[ D9@CE=J 27E6C x DE2CE65 E6249:?8 2E &?:EJ !@:?E] x DE2CE65 E96 4=F3 3642FD6 H6 H6C6 =24<:?8 2 4=F3 E92E H@F=5 :?DA:C6 2?5 DFAA@CE DEF56?ED’ 56D:C6D E@ 36EE6C E96 6?G:C@?>6?E] x 92G6 2=H2JD 366? :?G@=G65 :? 96=A:?8 E@ 4@>32E 6?G:C@?>6?E2= AC@3=6>D 2?5 H2?E65 E@ 36 2 C@=6 >@56= 7@C >J DEF56?ED 2?5 86E E96> :?E6C6DE65 :? 96=A:?8 2D H6==]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m|qk^DEC@?8mi %6== >6 23@FE H92EVD :?G@=G65 H:E9 E96 4=F3] (9J 7@FCE9 8C256nk^AmkAmkDEC@?8m|$k^DEC@?8mi %96 4=F3 4@?D:DED @7 7@FCE9 8C256CD 3642FD6 E92E’D E96 8C256 x E6249] t249 J62C[ x 92G6 2AAC@I:>2E6=J a_ DEF56?ED E92E ;@:?] p?J 7@FCE9\8C256C 42? ;@:?] %96J ;FDE ?665 E@ >2<6 DFC6 E96J 2C6 >2:?E2:?:?8 A@D:E:G6 3692G:@C 2?5 <66A:?8 FA H:E9 E96:C 24256>:4D E@ C6>2:? :? E96 4=F3] (6 >66E 5FC:?8 C646DD6D 2?5 27E6C D49@@= D@>6E:>6D]k^AmkAmr=F3 24E:G:E:6D :?4=F56 DA@?D@C:?8 6?52?86C65 2?:>2=D E9C@F89 7F?5C2:D:?8[ A:4<:?8 FA =:EE6C[ 65F42E:?8 @E96CD 23@FE E96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 96=A:?8 E96 A=2?6E[ C64J4=:?8[ 7:?5:?8 H2JD E@ C6FD6 H92E >:89E 92G6 366? 5F>A65 :? 2 =2?57:==[ >2<:?8 3:C5 76656CD[ 2?5 A=2?E:?8 7=@H6CD 2?5 EC66D]k^Am Real Green People: Save the world or lose the planet? You decidekAm%96 6?52?86C65 DA64:6D DA@?D@CD9:A :D @?6 @7 @FC 3:886DE AC@;64ED] t249 J62C E96 4=F3 49@@D6D 2 DA64:6D E@ DFAA@CE] %96 <:5D 5@ C6D62C49 E@ 65F42E6 E96>D6=G6D 23@FE E96 2?:>2= 2?5 E96? E96J G:D:E J@F?86C 4=2DDC@@>D E@ E6249] %96 <:5D 2=D@ >2<6 A@DE6CD 2?5 92?8 E96> FA 2C@F?5 E96 D49@@= E@ 6?4@FC286 @E96CD E@ 96=A E96 2?:>2= 2?5 C2:D6 7F?5D] p?5 H6 92G6 5@?6 42C H2D96D[ 32<6 D2=6D[ 2?5 >256 ;6H6=CJ E@ C2:D6 7F?5D[ E@@]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m|qk^DEC@?8mi (92EVD J@FC 72G@C:E6 A2CE @7 36:?8 :?G@=G65 H:E9 E96 4=F3nk^AmkAmkDEC@?8m|$k^DEC@?8mi |J 23D@=FE6 72G@C:E6 A2CE @7 E96 4=F3 :D H:E?6DD:?8 E96D6 J@F?8 A6@A=6 86E 6I4:E65 23@FE 96=A:?8 @FC A=2?6E] %@ D66 E96 =@@< @? E96:C 7246D H96? E96J >2<6 2 A@D:E:G6 :>A24E :D AC:46=6DD] %96J E6?5 E@ DE2CE E96 4=F3 H:E9 E96 2EE:EF56 E92E E96J 42?’E >2<6 2 492?86[ 3FE 3J E96 6?5[ E96J D66 E92E E96J 42? >2<6 2 5:776C6?46 2?5 :E :D H@?56C7F= E@ H:E?6DDPk^AmkAmkDEC@?8m|qk^DEC@?8mi %6== >6 23@FE E96 Qr=:>2E6 &A52E6Q E92E J@FC 4=2DD 5@6D 7@C ($x& #25:@]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m|$k^DEC@?8mi tG6CJ >@?E9[ H6 C64@C5 2 D9@CE 762EFC6 E92E 2:CD @? ($x& #25:@ D6G6C2= E:>6D @? E96 D64@?5 uC:52J @7 6249 >@?E9] p?5 6G6CJ E:>6 x 962C :E @? E96 C25:@[ x E62C FA] |J DEF56?ED 2C6 ECJ:?8 E@ 96=A D2G6 @FC A=2?6E 2?5 E9:D A=2E7@C> 6?23=6D E96:C G@:46D E@ 36 962C5] x <?@H E96J 2C6 =62C?:?8 E92E ?@ @?6 :D E@@ D>2== E@ >2<6 2 5:776C6?46[ ;FDE 2D vC6E2 %9F?36C8 H@F=5 D2J]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m|qk^DEC@?8mi x7 2 E62496C 2E 2?@E96C D49@@= H2D :?E6C6DE65 :? DE2CE:?8 2? t?G:C@?>6?E2= r=F3[ H92E H@F=5 36 D@>6 25G:46 J@FV5 8:G6 E96>nk^AmkAmkDEC@?8m|$k^DEC@?8mi x H@F=5 D2J 8@ 7@C :EP pE 7:CDE[ x H2D?VE 4@?7:56?E E92E E9:D 4=F3 H@F=5 2>@F?E E@ >F49[ 3FE `_ J62CD =2E6C x 2> :? 2H6 @7 2== H6 92G6 244@>A=:D965] %96 D49@@=[ 4@>>F?:EJ[ 2?5 A2C6?ED 92G6 366? 2 H@?56C7F= DFAA@CE DJDE6> 2?5 x 36=:6G6 E92E E9:D 92D 366? H9J E96 4=F3 92D 366? D@ DF446DD7F=]k^AmkAm%96 E:>6 x DA6?5 H:E9 >J DEF56?ED H@C<:?8 E@86E96C E@ 96=A E96 6?G:C@?>6?E :D AC:46=6DD] %96J 92G6 E2F89E >6 >F49 >@C6 E92? x H:== 6G6C E6249 E96>]k^Am On Wednesday, National Forest Servic mascot Woodsy Owl celebrated his 50th birthday with students at Elverado Primary School. Real Green People is a monthly feature that puts a spotlight on folks who are being the green change they want to see in the world. Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Personalities Real Green People Business Michael Baltz Featured Local Savings Recommended for you
