7:30 PM, Thursday June 21, 2007
Hiawatha Public Library

Our tropical Rainforests, known as the “lungs of our planet”, and crucial to our survival are being destroyed at the rate of 6 soccer fields a minute. The Indigenous peoples have inhabited these forests for millennia without destroying them and are teaching us how to utilize the forest the way it was intended without damaging it.

Come and hear the story of one man who is living his vision and building reverent, respectful relationships with the Indigenous peoples of Peru after a life altering event opened his eyes to a bigger picture.

Learn some Rainforest secrets of “Mother Nature’s pharmacy” that these beautiful Indigenous people are sharing with him. This unwritten knowledge is being used to help many with the health challenges that our society is currently facing.

Hear how you can be part of the solution as we steward the preservation of “the world’s richest, oldest and most productive” ecosystem on Earth.
Maryann Hesse, an Amazon Rainforest Ambassador, will be sharing stories of this remarkable man and the journey that led him to this spiritual mission that is making the Rainforest more valuable alive than dead.