How can we find stability? How can we work towards a stable future? 

The Rio Chama is the beating heart of the eponymous Rio Chama Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project, the largest project of the 2-3-2 Partnership. Along the river lies the Christ in the Desert Monastery where Brother Bede Bissonnette's curiosity leads him to ask questions about the environment whose implications go far beyond the monastery's boundary.

Understanding the conditions in which we live helps us make decisions toward that stable existence, in our immediate vicinity and by revealing the connections to the greater surroundings. Stability? Stability takes work.

A special thanks to Brother Bede Bissonnette and the Christ in the Desert Monastery. Learn more at https://christdesert.org/.  Also a special thanks to Rosy Verdile, https://rosebudshandcrafted.com/.

The Dirt and Dust is brought to you by the 2-3-2, Mountain Studies Institute, the Forest Stewards Guild, the USDA Forest Service and Zebulon Krol.

Want to hear more? Listen to our audio story map to hear the history of the 2-3-2 at 232partnership.org.