Today, our volunteer
project was working in a JNF-KKL Forest.
The one that was chosen is the Horshim Forest, which is located in
Israel's Sharon region. It covers an
area of about 7,000 dunams and includes walking and biking trails and
recreation areas. The forest is dedicated to the memory of Neil’s IDF commander. 
Avi, the KKL forester, gave us a introduction
to KKL, their work and the history of this particular forest, which is not only
a forest, but an archeology site.
Each
year of CAARI, works in the forest, restoring paths, clearing brush, planting
herbs, paining signs, picnic tables or whatever needs to be done.
This year we cleared brush around the trees
and did some trimming.
This helps
prevents fires that may occur in the hot summer.
Today, the weather was perfect and the view outstanding! Neil took us for a short hike where he explained some of the political issues of the area. After…of course, a picnic lunch! What could be better!
Our next stop was the
artist community of
Ein Hod, where we met Nissan, who is definitely a legend.
He is a very young 95 and has been collecting
music boxes, from all over the world, for many, many years.
His
knowledge of music and love for his collection is amazing.
What a treat!
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