            /* borrowing steward page css to make contact.css */  
          :root {
                --light-bg: #f8faf9;
                --lighter-bg: #ffffff;
                --card-bg: #ffffff;
                --text-primary: #2c3e50;
                --text-secondary: #5a6c7d;
                --accent-green: #2e7d32; /* Professional forest green */
                --accent-brown: #6d4c41; /* Rich earth brown */
                --accent-light-green: #4caf50;
                --accent-light-brown: #8d6e63;
                --accent-green-subtle: rgba(46, 125, 50, 0.15);
                --accent-brown-subtle: rgba(109, 76, 65, 0.15);
                --border-color: #e0e7e3;
                --shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(46, 125, 50, 0.08);
                --hover-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(46, 125, 50, 0.12);
                --shadow-soft: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
                --shadow-medium: 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
                --shadow-strong: 0 4px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
            }

            /* Add more refined typography scale */
            :root {
                --h1-size: 2.8rem;
                --h2-size: 2.2rem;
                --h3-size: 1.6rem;
                --body-size: 1.1rem;
                --small-size: 0.9rem;
            }

            * {
                margin: 0;
                padding: 0;
                box-sizing: border-box;
            }

            body {
                font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
                background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d5a3d 0%, #1e3d2a 100%);
                color: var(--text-primary);
                line-height: 1.6;
                min-height: 100vh;
            }

            .container {
                max-width: 1200px;
                margin: 0 auto;
                padding: 0 20px;
            }

            /* Header/Hero Section */
            .hero {
                background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)), 
                            url('images/integral-permanence-1066x675.png');
                background-size: cover;
                background-position: center;
                height: 60vh;
                display: flex;
                align-items: center;
                justify-content: center;
                text-align: center;
                position: relative;
                margin-top: 4rem;
            }

            .hero::before {
                content: '';
                position: absolute;
                top: 0;
                left: 0;
                right: 0;
                bottom: 0;
                background: linear-gradient(45deg, 
                    rgba(74, 124, 89, 0.3) 0%, 
                    rgba(139, 69, 19, 0.3) 100%);
                z-index: 1;
            }

            .hero-content {
                position: relative;
                z-index: 2;
                max-width: 1200px;
                padding: 0 0px;
            }

            .hero h1 {
                font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
                font-size: 2.8rem;
                font-weight: 700;
                margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
                color: #ffffff;
                text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
            }

            .hero p {
                font-size: 1.1rem;
                margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
                color: #f0f0f0;
                text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
            }

            .btn {
                display: inline-block;
                padding: 12px 30px;
                background: linear-gradient(45deg, var(--accent-green), var(--accent-light-green));
                color: white;
                text-decoration: none;
                border-radius: 25px;
                font-weight: 600;
                transition: all 0.3s ease;
                border: none;
                cursor: pointer;
                box-shadow: var(--shadow);
                position: relative;
                overflow: hidden;
            }

            .btn:hover {
                transform: translateY(-2px);
                box-shadow: var(--hover-shadow);
                background: linear-gradient(45deg, var(--accent-light-green), var(--accent-green));
            }

            /* Navigation - Isolated styles for consistency */
            body > nav.nav {
                position: fixed !important;
                top: 0 !important;
                left: 0 !important;
                right: 0 !important;
                background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95) !important;
                backdrop-filter: blur(10px) !important;
                z-index: 1000 !important;
                padding: 1rem 0 !important;
                border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color) !important;
                height: 4rem !important;
                display: flex !important;
                align-items: center !important;
                margin: 0 !important;
                box-sizing: border-box !important;
                box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft) !important;
            }

            body > nav.nav > .nav-container {
                display: flex !important;
                justify-content: space-between !important;
                align-items: center !important;
                max-width: 1200px !important;
                margin: 0 auto !important;
                padding: 0 20px !important;
                width: 100% !important;
                box-sizing: border-box !important;
            }

            body > nav.nav .nav-logo {
                font-family: 'Merriweather', serif !important;
                font-size: 1.5rem !important;
                font-weight: 700 !important;
                color: var(--accent-green) !important;
                line-height: 1 !important;
                margin: 0 !important;
                padding: 0 !important;
            }

            body > nav.nav .nav-logo a {
                color: var(--accent-green) !important;
                text-decoration: none !important;
                font-family: inherit !important;
                font-size: inherit !important;
                font-weight: inherit !important;
                line-height: inherit !important;
            }

            body > nav.nav .nav-links {
                display: flex !important;
                flex-direction: row !important;
                list-style: none !important;
                gap: 2rem !important;
                margin: 0 !important;
                padding: 0 !important;
                align-items: center !important;
                height: 25.59px !important;
                box-sizing: border-box !important;
            }

            body > nav.nav .nav-links li {
                margin: 0 !important;
                padding: 0 !important;
                list-style: none !important;
            }

            body > nav.nav .nav-links a {
                color: var(--text-secondary) !important;
                text-decoration: none !important;
                transition: color 0.3s ease !important;
                line-height: 1 !important;
                font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif !important;
                font-size: 1rem !important;
                font-weight: 400 !important;
                margin: 0 !important;
                padding: 0 !important;
                display: block !important;
            }

            body > nav.nav .nav-links a:hover {
                color: var(--accent-green) !important;
            }

            body > nav.nav .nav-links a:focus {
                outline: 2px solid var(--accent-green) !important;
                outline-offset: 2px !important;
            }

            /* Main Content */
            .main-content {
                padding: 6rem 0 4rem 0;
            }

        
            /* Feature Sections */
            .feature-section {
                padding: 5rem 0; /* Increase vertical padding */
                margin: 3rem -20px; /* More separation between sections */
                padding-left: 20px;
                padding-right: 20px;
                position: relative;
                border-radius: 20px;
            }

            .feature-section:nth-child(even) {
                background: linear-gradient(135deg, 
                    var(--accent-green-subtle) 0%, 
                    var(--accent-brown-subtle) 100%);
                border-left: 3px solid var(--accent-green); /* Slightly thinner */
                border-right: 2px solid rgba(92, 191, 126, 0.3);
                box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(92, 191, 126, 0.1);
            }

            .feature-section:nth-child(odd) {
                background: linear-gradient(135deg, 
                    rgba(139, 69, 19, 0.05) 0%, 
                    rgba(92, 191, 126, 0.08) 50%,
                    rgba(139, 69, 19, 0.05) 100%);
                border-right: 4px solid var(--accent-brown);
                border-left: 2px solid rgba(139, 69, 19, 0.3);
                box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(139, 69, 19, 0.1);
            }

            .feature-section::before {
                content: '';
                position: absolute;
                top: 0;
                left: 0;
                right: 0;
                height: 1px;
                background: linear-gradient(90deg, 
                    transparent 0%, 
                    var(--accent-green) 20%, 
                    var(--accent-brown) 50%, 
                    var(--accent-green) 80%, 
                    transparent 100%);
                opacity: 0.6;
            }

            .feature-section::after {
                content: '';
                position: absolute;
                bottom: 0;
                left: 0;
                right: 0;
                height: 1px;
                background: linear-gradient(90deg, 
                    transparent 0%, 
                    var(--accent-brown) 20%, 
                    var(--accent-green) 50%, 
                    var(--accent-brown) 80%, 
                    transparent 100%);
                opacity: 0.6;
            }

            .feature-section:last-child {
                margin-bottom: 0;
            }

            .feature-grid {
                display: grid;
                grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
                gap: 3rem;
                align-items: center;
            }

            /* Improve heading hierarchy */
            .feature-content h2 {
                font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
                font-size: var(--h2-size); /* Increase spacing */
                margin-bottom: 2rem; /* Increase spacing */
                color: var(--accent-green);
                line-height: 1.2;
                position: relative;
                padding-left: 1.5rem;
                letter-spacing: -0.02em; /* Tighter letter spacing for headings */
            }

            .feature-section:nth-child(even) .feature-content h2::before {
                content: '';
                position: absolute;
                left: 0;
                top: 0;
                bottom: 0;
                width: 5px;
                background: linear-gradient(180deg, 
                    var(--accent-green) 0%, 
                    var(--accent-light-green) 50%, 
                    var(--accent-green) 100%);
                border-radius: 3px;
                box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(92, 191, 126, 0.3);
            }

            .feature-section:nth-child(odd) .feature-content h2::before {
                content: '';
                position: absolute;
                left: 0;
                top: 0;
                bottom: 0;
                width: 5px;
                background: linear-gradient(180deg, 
                    var(--accent-brown) 0%, 
                    var(--accent-light-brown) 50%, 
                    var(--accent-brown) 100%);
                border-radius: 3px;
                box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(139, 69, 19, 0.3);
            }

            .feature-content h2::after {
                content: '';
                position: absolute;
                left: 1.5rem;
                bottom: -0.5rem;
                width: 60px;
                height: 2px;
                background: linear-gradient(90deg, 
                    var(--accent-green), 
                    var(--accent-brown), 
                    transparent);
                border-radius: 1px;
            }

            .feature-content p {
                font-size: 1.1rem;
                color: var(--text-primary);
                margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
                line-height: 1.7;
            }

            .feature-content ul {
                list-style: none;
                margin: 1.5rem 0;
            }

            .feature-content li {
                padding: 0.5rem 0;
                color: var(--text-secondary);
                position: relative;
                padding-left: 1.5rem;
            }

            .feature-content li::before {
                content: '🌱';
                position: absolute;
                left: 0;
                color: var(--accent-green);
                text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(92, 191, 126, 0.4);
                animation: pulse 2s infinite;
            }

            @keyframes pulse {
                0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); }
                50% { transform: scale(1.1); }
            }

            .feature-image {
                text-align: center;
            }

            .feature-image img {
                max-width: 100%;
                height: auto;
                border-radius: 20px;
                box-shadow: var(--shadow);
                border: 3px solid var(--border-color);
                transition: all 0.4s ease;
                position: relative;
            }

            .feature-section:nth-child(even) .feature-image img {
                border-color: var(--accent-green);
                box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(92, 191, 126, 0.25);
                float:left;
            }

            .feature-section:nth-child(odd) .feature-image img {
                border-color: var(--accent-brown);
                box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(139, 69, 19, 0.25);
                float:right;
            }

            .feature-section:nth-child(even) .feature-image img::before {
                content: '';
                position: absolute;
                top: -3px;
                left: -3px;
                right: -3px;
                bottom: -3px;
                background: linear-gradient(45deg, 
                    var(--accent-green), 
                    var(--accent-light-green), 
                    var(--accent-green));
                border-radius: 20px;
                z-index: -1;
                opacity: 0.3;
            }

            .feature-section:nth-child(odd) .feature-image img::before {
                content: '';
                position: absolute;
                top: -3px;
                left: -3px;
                right: -3px;
                bottom: -3px;
                background: linear-gradient(45deg, 
                    var(--accent-brown), 
                    var(--accent-light-brown), 
                    var(--accent-brown));
                border-radius: 20px;
                z-index: -1;
                opacity: 0.3;
            }

            .feature-image img:hover {
                transform: scale(1.03) rotate(1deg);
                box-shadow: 0 12px 35px rgba(92, 191, 126, 0.3);
            }

            /* Contact Form */
            .contact-section {
                background: var(--lighter-bg);
                border-radius: 25px;
                padding: 3rem;
                margin: 4rem -20px;
                border: 4px solid var(--accent-green);
                box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(92, 191, 126, 0.2);
                position: relative;
            }

            .contact-section::before {
                content: '';
                position: absolute;
                top: -4px;
                left: -4px;
                right: -4px;
                bottom: -4px;
                background: linear-gradient(45deg, 
                    var(--accent-green), 
                    var(--accent-brown), 
                    var(--accent-light-green), 
                    var(--accent-green));
                border-radius: 25px;
                z-index: -1;
                opacity: 0.4;
            }

            .contact-section::after {
                content: '';
                position: absolute;
                top: 0;
                left: 0;
                right: 0;
                bottom: 0;
                background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, 
                    rgba(92, 191, 126, 0.05) 0%, 
                    transparent 50%);
                border-radius: 25px;
                pointer-events: none;
            }

            .contact-section h2 {
                text-align: center;
                font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
                font-size: 2.5rem;
                margin-bottom: 2rem;
                color: var(--accent-green);
            }

            .contact-section iframe {
                width: 100%;
                border-radius: 10px;
                border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
            }

            /* Footer */
            .footer {
                background: #1e3d2a;
                padding: 3rem 0;
                margin-top: 4rem;
                border-top: 1px solid var(--accent-green);
            }

            .footer-content {
                display: flex;
                justify-content: space-between;
                align-items: center;
                flex-wrap: wrap;
                gap: 1rem;
            }

            .footer p {
                color: #a8c4a8;
                font-size: 0.9rem;
                line-height: 1.6;
            }

            .back-to-top {
                color: var(--accent-green);
                text-decoration: none;
                font-weight: 600;
                transition: color 0.3s ease;
            }

            .back-to-top:hover {
                color: var(--accent-light-green);
            }

            /* Responsive Design */
            @media (max-width: 768px) {
                .hero {
                    margin-top: 7rem !important;
                }
                
                .main-content {
                    padding-top: 7rem !important;
                }
                
                body > nav.nav {
                    height: auto !important;
                    padding: 0.75rem 0 !important;
                }

                body > nav.nav > .nav-container {
                    flex-direction: column !important;
                    gap: 0.75rem !important;
                    align-items: center !important;
                }

                body > nav.nav .nav-logo {
                    font-size: 1.1rem !important;
                    text-align: center !important;
                }

                body > nav.nav .nav-links {
                    flex-direction: row !important;
                    flex-wrap: nowrap !important;
                    justify-content: center !important;
                    gap: 0.5rem !important;
                    height: auto !important;
                    width: 100% !important;
                }

                body > nav.nav .nav-links li {
                    flex: 0 0 auto !important;
                }

                body > nav.nav .nav-links a {
                    padding: 0.5rem 0.5rem !important;
                    font-size: 0.85rem !important;
                    min-height: 44px !important;
                    display: flex !important;
                    align-items: center !important;
                    white-space: nowrap !important;
                }

                .hero {
                    height: 50vh;
                }

                .hero h1 {
                    font-size: 2.2rem;
                }

                .hero p {
                    font-size: 1rem;
                }

                .cards-grid {
                    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                }
                .cards-row {
                    grid-template-rows: 1fr;
                }


                .feature-grid {
                    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                    gap: 2rem;
                }

                .feature-content h2 {
                    font-size: 2rem;
                }

                .contact-section {
                    padding: 2rem;
                }

                .footer-content {
                    flex-direction: column;
                    text-align: center;
                }

                .card {
                    padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
                }
                
                .btn {
                    padding: 14px 32px;
                    min-height: 44px;
                }
                
                .feature-section {
                    padding: 3rem 0;
                    margin: 2rem -15px;
                }

                .hero-content {
                    padding: 0 25px;
                }

                .feature-content {
                    padding: 0 15px;
                }

                .card {
                    margin: 0 10px;
                }

                .contact-section {
                    margin: 4rem 10px;
                }

                /* Prevent horizontal scroll */
                body {
                    overflow-x: hidden;
                }

                .container {
                    overflow-x: hidden;
                }
            }

            @media (max-width: 480px) {
                .hero {
                    height: 45vh;
                }

                .hero h1 {
                    font-size: 1.8rem;
                }

                .container {
                    padding: 0 20px;
                }

                .card {
                    padding: 1.5rem;
                }

                .hero-content {
                    padding: 0 30px;
                }

                .feature-content {
                    padding: 0 20px;
                }

                .card {
                    margin: 0 15px;
                }

                .contact-section {
                    margin: 4rem 15px;
                    padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
                }

                .feature-section {
                    margin: 2rem -10px;
                    padding-left: 15px;
                    padding-right: 15px;
                }
            }

            /* Smooth scrolling */
            html {
                scroll-behavior: smooth;
            }

            /* Custom scrollbar */
            ::-webkit-scrollbar {
                width: 8px;
            }

            ::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
                background: var(--light-bg);
            }

            ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
                background: var(--accent-green);
                border-radius: 4px;
            }

            ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
                background: var(--accent-light-green);
            }

            /* Add subtle loading animations */
            .card {
                animation: fadeInUp 0.6s ease-out;
            }

            @keyframes fadeInUp {
                from {
                    opacity: 0;
                    transform: translateY(20px);
                }
                to {
                    opacity: 1;
                    transform: translateY(0);
                }
            }

            /* Improve button interactions */
            .btn {
                position: relative;
                overflow: hidden;
            }

            .btn::before {
                content: '';
                position: absolute;
                top: 0;
                left: -100%;
                width: 100%;
                height: 100%;
                background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255,255,255,0.2), transparent);
                transition: left 0.5s;
            }

            .btn:hover::before {
                left: 100%;
            }

            /* Improve focus states */
            .btn:focus {
                outline: 2px solid var(--accent-green);
                outline-offset: 2px;
            }

            /* Better contrast for text */
            .feature-content p {
                color: var(--text-primary);
            }

            /* Optimize gradients */
            .feature-section:nth-child(even) {
                background: linear-gradient(135deg, 
                    var(--accent-green-subtle) 0%, 
                    var(--accent-brown-subtle) 100%);
            }

            /* Refined shadows */
            :root {
                --shadow-soft: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
                --shadow-medium: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
                --shadow-strong: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
            }

            /* Thinner, more elegant borders */
            .feature-section:nth-child(even) {
                border-left: 3px solid var(--accent-green); /* Slightly thinner */
            }

            /* White background for specific section */
            .feature-section.white-bg {
                background: var(--lighter-bg) !important;
                box-shadow: var(--shadow) !important;
                border: 1px solid var(--border-color) !important;
            }

            /* Remove conflicting background */
            .card {
                background-image: none;
            } 
    
