Introducing another Sustain Greenville member - John Conrad

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​Hello.  My name is John Conrad, and I have been a member of Sustain Greenville for approximately 14 years.  I joined this volunteer organization with the objective to influence Village leadership to adopt and recommend improved environmental stewardship practices, and to inform residents of small steps that individuals can implement to improve the health of the environment for future generations.  I have always enjoyed being outside rather than inside; everything from watching a thunderstorm, to seeing the renewal of "green growth" every spring, to watching the beauty of fall.  Spending summers on my grandparents' farm taught me the power and beauty of Mother Nature, and occasionally how quickly humans can negatively impact that beauty.  And I have always had a passion for trees--their size, color, variety, durability, shade, leaf piles (for jumping in the fall).  My internal drive is that I strongly feel it is my responsibility to "leave things a little better than when I came."  I want my kids and grandkids to see and appreciate the beauty that I have seen.  It takes more effort, but future generations deserve what I have enjoyed.  More about me in the coming weeks! 

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