Jed meet the readers… readers meet Jed! Jedediah R. Smith is one of my colleagues at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and I’ve asked him to contribute to the Fireweed when he has the time. My time in Arizona has made it all to clear to me that water is an issue that should be on everyone’s mind, so I’ve tapped Jed, who knows a good deal more than I about the subject, to join me here. His inaugural article is timely and gets at a good point about just how powerful and effective a changing force volunteerism can be. I’d go as far as to say that the spirit of collaboration about which Jed speaks might be the only way to save our spot on this fine planet. It is a great first contribution, even if he does cite that crackpot Friedman! I joke, of course, Friedman is a pretty good hand, just misguided as of late, too convinced that technology alone can save this world. 

Anyway I look forward to many more contributions from Jedediah, about water or anything else that happens to cross his mind, because its a sharp one.

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