A line for drying clothes, that is. We're looking for people who do the eco thing when it comes to laundry. Do you line-dry your linens and clothes? Does your neighbor? Or does your condo say "no way" to line-drying laundry? We'd like to hear from you. E-mail paularath@aol.com.

— Paula Rath

TAKE A HIKE

FAMILY OUTINGS AT WAIMEA VALLEY

Waimea Valley is hosting valley hikes every Saturday in its 2009 Hiking Series, from easy to moderate family walks to strenuous five-hour scrambles. Tougher hikes take place the last Saturday of each month.

Guides will help hikers identify native and exotic plants, view streams and the Waimea Waterfall, point out native o'opu (fish) and showcase the valley's indigenous birds; $5 for family hikes and $10 for five-hour hikes, plus the cost of admission to the valley ($3 to $10). Reservations are required at 638-7766. For more information, visit www.waimeavalley.net.

— Advertiser staff

Ä FINAL WORD

"We have squandered a great part of what we might have used, and have not stopped to conserve the exceeding bounty of nature."

Woodrow Wilson in his inaugural address (1913), as quoted in David Kamp's Vanity Fair article, "Is it Time to Rethink the American Dream?"