Lou DeWein

Once in a while a person’s life holds such influence that even after they pass into the spirit world, others continue their work gladly, here on earth.

Lou DeWein was such a person, and it is his legacy that lives on through earthtouch. As the founder of Niches and co-founder of earthtouch, he inspired others to seek their own path through the forests and meadows, finding solace in those things which man cannot recreate.

Memorial Gardens

He is not alone. There are others in our lives, human and animal, who have guided us and given us the freedom to reconnect with our natural selves. It is in gratitude of these valuable lessons we invite you to sponsor a tree in our Memorial Gardens at earthtouch.

"Mom and I had the opportunity to visit the Earthtouch Memorial Garden near McArthur yesterday. What a wonderful place. From the top of the knoll you could see for miles. Standing with the trees, all you could see was rolling hills and bright white clouds. An antenna mast far in the distance was the only evidence of mankind. The most spectacular sight, however, was the hundreds of butterflies moving about. There were huge ones: black and blue, yellow, orange, and gold flying around and checking us out. And there were medium-sized ones just basking in the sun on the road and the queen's lace. And there were tiny ones, light yellow, blue, and some that looked like miniature monarchs. Many of them were "playing" together in groups of 4 or 5. It was great.

While in McArthur I stopped by the local paper. Anne, who works there, knew exactly where the garden was.

Thank you so much for remembering my Dad by giving a tree in his name. What a beautiful gesture. I means a lot to me and mom.

My best,

Steve

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Oh, Great Spirit
Whose voice I hear in the winds,
And whose breath gives life to all the world,
hear me, I am small and weak,
I need your strength and wisdom.
Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes ever behold
the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have
made and my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Make me wise so that I may understand the things
you have taught my people.
Let me learn the lessons you have
hidden in every leaf and rock.

I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother,
but to fight my greatest enemy - myself.
Make me always ready to come to you
with clean hands and straight eyes.
So when life fades, as the fading sunset,
my Spirit may come to you without shame.

- Lakota Sioux Chief Yellow Lark, 1887