I love this planet we call home.  I’ve had the good fortune to travel to many parts of it and everywhere I go, I find more reasons to cherish and preserve its beauty.  From the clover necklaces I constructed as a child, to the crusty ice at the summit of Mount Adams, from the majestic condor soaring over the Andes to the teensy lady bug on my windowsill, there is so much to take in.   For me, time spent in nature is an unparalleled journey of awe and wonder, beauty and humility.  It is medicine for the soul, and rejuvenation for the body.  With every fiber of my being I want to hang onto this precious resource—this life-sustaining, drop-dead gorgeous, spinning ball of matter in the universe.  Mother Earth, in short, is a celebration of the rich diversity of life here on earth.
     —Becky Billock

Special Thanks

The following individuals have made the production of the Mother Earth project possible through their time and generosity!

Curtis Dahl, Joshua Quicksall, Bernard Taylor at The Human Republic, Melanie Wade, Kim at Silverdale Gene Juarez Salon, Paul Johnson, David Sykut, Evelyn Aldrich, Peter Stumpf, Jonathan Aldrich

Louise Polanco, Greg & Christy Billock, Pedrito Maynard-Reid, Mike & Maryann Mahoney, Nathan Carterette, Gabriel Florentino,  Catherine & Jack Crotty, Elisenda Fabregas, Joe & Lyn Billock, Gail & Rick Wettstein, Mandy & Nate Sutter, Alan & Vivian Lawsky, Amber & Justin McCann, Cathy Rohrer, Stuart and Sharon Olmsted, Molly Joyce, Bradley Schmerl, Katie Palumbo, Jo Ann Wagstaff, Lori Henriques, Seal Aldrich, Elisa Kohanski,  Nadia Shpachenko, Delia DiCarlo, Fred & Agatha Munson, Maureen Conlon Gutierrez, and the many anonymous donors.