Land protected by a community is a precious asset for the world and in our Spring edition we hope you enjoy the stories of some of these important locations in King.

Artist Andrea Loeppky paints landscapes in King and we thank her for the Holland Marsh scene for our cover.

We welcome new contributors as well as our regulars who present nostalgic, historical and informative stories. Read Winds of Change about the barns at Cold Creek Conservation, Ecoguardian - the role of a community elder - a chapter from a new book by local authors Ann Love and Jane Drake. (This chapter from Alien Invaders is modeled after their father Dr. Henry Barnett who has helped conserve some of the land in this community). We visit Jokers Hill which is having a global impact as The Koffler Scientific Centre and is hopefully only the first of many stories about our new neighbours.

Thank you to Arts Society King who have compiled the spring events for us. Please note ASK Studio Tour is earlier this year. Enjoy your Spring here in King!