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About Us: Biodiversity Project's Newsletters
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One of the ways Biodiversity Project shares information about our work is through our newsletter. Below we have listed our past newsletters with the contents for each.

Click on the links below to download PDF versions of these newsletters (download a free copy of Adobe Reader ).

 

Fall 2008
Great Lakes Forever Photo Contest Winners
Letter from Executive Director
Mississippi River Network: Annual Meeting
Voices from the Lakes: Great Lakes Town Hall
2007 Annual Report
Thanks to Recent Supporters

Second Quarter 2008
Spring Brings Growth and Re-Birth to the Biodiversity Project
From the Executive Director
The Great Lakes Town Hall
Biodiversity Project Has a Date with Old Man River
Donor Spotlight: Lee Botts
Meet the Staff
Calling all Shutterbugs: 2008 Second Annual Great Lakes Photo Contest

Fall 2007 & Annual Report 2006
Listening to the River: Biodiversity Project Joins Mississippi Restoration Team
From the Executive Director
Special 2006 Annual Report Section
Standing Up for Our Sweetwater Seas
Lessons for the Salt from the Fresh

Winter 2006
Wege Foundation Supports Blue Print for Living On Earth
From the Executive Director
Making Strategic Communications Affordable
Partnering to Protect the Great Lakes
Survey Leads to New Program: Environmental Communicators Partnerhip
News Briefs: New Board Members, Staff News & Transitions
Ten Years of Progress
New Additions to the Biodiversity Project Team

Winter 2005
Galvanizing U.S. Leadership in Protecting Life on Earth
From the Executive Director: Claiming the High Ground for the Environment
Shedd Aquarium Partners on Great Lakes Forever
The Great Lakes Town Hall - An Online Community Experiment
Sharing What We Do Best
Our Publications Program Update
Giving to Biodiversity Project
Jane Elder on Her Transition

Winter 2004
A Sense of Place
From the Executive Director: The Power of Place and the Value of Experience
BioBlitzes Make the Connection in the Great Lakes Basin
Events as a Media Hook
Biodiversity Project Transitions
Giving to Biodiversity Project
Could Bar Coasters Really Help Save the Great Lakes ?

Summer 2004
From the Executive Director: Going for Saliency
Great Lakes Forever
Great Lakes Policy News
Bathroom Signs Raise Great Lakes Awareness
Evaluation: Adding Value to the Learning Curve
Great Communities Message Kit
Great Lakes BioBlitzes Announced
Great Lakes Posters

Spring 2004
From the Executive Director: Homeland Biodiversity
What Makes a Community Great for People and Nature
Banking on Biodiversity Stories
Biodiversity Project's Great Lakes Forever Campaign
Seize the Days for Biodiversity
Thanks to Miriam Grunes
Biodiversity Project Welcomes New Staff

Fall 2003
Communicating for Today and Tomorrow Communicating in These Times
From the Executive Director: Communicating in These Times
Talking About Solutions
Environmentalist or Conservationist, and Does it Matter?
Public Opinion Research
Internet Resources
Biodiversity Project Communications Library
Biodiversity Project Welcomes Jeffrey Potter
Board of Directors Transitions

Spring 2003
From the Executive Director: Democracy and the Gift of Cranes
Biodiversity's Shield Now Endangered: Endangered Species Act
Saving the Biological Heart of the Arctic
A Road Runs Through It: Biodiversity and Federal Transportation Policy
Global Warming and Biodiversity
The Freshwater Policy Gap
Transitions at the Biodiversity Project
New Biodiversity Project Publication: Eastern Forests and Biodiversity

4th Quarter 2002
New Biodiversity Project Publication: Ethics for a Small Planet
From the Director:  Striving for Perpetual Bounty
Why Should We Talk About Ethics, Values, and Biodiversity?
Giving Thanks for Nature's Bounty: Biodiversity-the Thanksgiving Table
Biodiversity and Smart Growth Ads- CD Rom Available
Cease-fire at Pinkham Notch: Defusing the Wise-Use Movement

3rd Quarter 2002
Water, Water Everywhere: The Fresh Water/Biodiversity Connection
From the Director:  Fresh Water Biodiversity Leadership Award for Jane Elder
Building a Water Constituency: Building Support for Fresh Water in WI
Hope for Biodiversity in Johannesburg ?
Responsible Purchasing Guide for Faith Communities
Get Your Lawn Off Drugs
Farewell to Marian Farrior

2nd Quarter 2002
Taking Action to Protect Biodiversity, One Step at a Time
From the Director: Biodiversity--Walking the Talk at Home
Wisconsin Waters: A Project to Develop an Outreach Campaign That Builds Constituencies to Protect Wisconsin Waters
Making the Grade: Evaluation for Nonprofits
Getting on Message: Eastern Forest Message Kit
Creating Backyard Biodiversity: Simple Steps we Can Take in Our Yards and Gardens

1st Quarter 2002
Americans and Biodiversity: New Poll Shows Growing Awareness, Strong Support for Biodiversity
From the Executive Director: Making Our Connections to Americans and Biodiversity
Subscribing to Change: An Interview with Maria Rodale
Biodiversity Project Holds Poll Briefing in Washington, DC
Do the Right Thing: Ethical Backgrounders on Biodiversity
Biodiversity Project Embarks on New Direction
Got Water? A Look at Public Attitudes About Water in the Great Lakes
May 2002 Is Biodiversity Month!
Your Ecological Footprint

Fall 2001
Wings of Hope: A Conversation About Cranes, People and Peace
From the Executive Director: Our Work in a New Light
Biodiversity and Security
Spirit Briefs: Faith in Action for the Earth
National Biodiversity Poll Coming Soon!
Science Briefs: Acid Rain: Gloomy Forecast for Northeast Forests
Paper cranes: Step-by-step
Biodiversity Project Web Site Gets Cool New Look
There's no place like your home planet for the holidays!

Summer 2001
Experts Talk About Audiences
From the Executive Director: Celebrating Diversity
Indiana Dunes Learning Center -- Focusing On Kids
Biodiversity Project's New Resource Guide
Sprawl Program Update
Science Briefs: The Biodiversity Debate in Ecology
Spirit Briefs: New Cosmology
Applause

Spring 2001
Changing Culture, One Place at a Time (The Northern Forest Center: Seeing the Whole Place ; Chicago Wilderness: Wild in the midst of the great metropolis)
Big Vision Local Action
Un-happy Trails?
The Sabbath Project, Spirit Update
Eastern Forest Update
Sprawl Update, Biodiversity and Smart Growth Ads: A New Tool for Advocates!

Winter 2001
Biodiversity 911: Saving Life on Earth A World Wildlife Fund Traveling Exhibition
Biodiversity Beyond the Headlines: The Many Pathways to the Public; Links Actions and
Choice; Green Media Toolshed Up and Running!
Earth Communication Office asks: "Why Are We Here?"
Spirituality Initiative Update (Vision and Values Retreat Inspires Environmental Leaders;
1000 Friends opens a dialogue with the Faith Community; Spirit Briefs; Earth Ministry),
Science Briefs: Biodiversity and Shade-grown Coffee

Fall 2000
Survey Data Shows Increase in Biodiversity Awareness but Declining Concern
Americans Support Eastern Forest Protection
Reality Checks
Celebrate International Biodiversity Observation Year in 2001-2002
New Poll Shows Strong Public Support for Smart Growth and Open Space Protection
New Biodiversity and Sprawl Message Kit
Sprawl Initiative Update
Spirituality Initiative Update
Eastern Forest Initiative Update
Flight of the Dragonfly
New Faces and Transitions
Resources
Saving Biodiversity in the Policy Arena

Spring/Summer 2000
The Eastern Forest Initiative
From the Executive Director - In Praise of Eastern Forests
Eastern Forest Facts
Sprawl Initiative Update
View from the Board: Community Stewardship
Consumer Corner: The Paper Chase
Project News: New Faces and Transitions
New Resources
Things You Can Do for Biodiversity

Winter 2000
Phase II: Moving Forward
Loss, Hope, and the Delicate Balance: Taking Stock
Changes at the Project: Now.Who's Who?
Dollars for Diversity: The Quest for the Green Office
Tools of the Trade: What Do the Media Want?
New Resources

Fall 1999
The Next Generation of Leaders (Young Adults Working Group, ECOnference 2000)
Project Update (Toolshed Initiative; Sprawl Initiative; Spirituality Initiative; Biodiversity Project: Phase II; Growing the Staff; New ED for CGBD)
New Resources (Biodiversity Communications Handbook; Spirituality Outreach Guide; Resources for Educators; Forest Resources)
Networks (Greenlines; Mainstream Media Project; Center for a New American Dream)
In the News
Calendar

Spring/Summer 1999
God in the News, continued (The Heart's Deep Core, Spirituality Working Group)
Project Update
New Research and Resources (Strategic Communications for Non-Profits; Sound Science Initiative; Plants in Peril; Bronx Zoo Workshop; Green Lifestyling)
In the News (Center for Applied Biodiversity Science)
Project Calendar (Project Activities; Upcoming Events)

Winter 1999
God in the News ("Loving Earth for Heaven's Sake;" Sierra Invokes Faith; Harvard Series on Religion and Ecology; Speaking to the Spiritually Motivated)
Tales From the Field (Visions for the Earth; Good Message, Bad News)
New Research and Resources (I Work Too Long and Spend Too Much...; More Insights into Consumerism; New NEETF Survey; Support for Watersheds in New England; Resources for Ohio)
Project Update (You Can Evaluate Us; We Have a Web Site!; Strategy Team: Biodiversity Project Mission; Description of Biodiversity; Biodiversity Message; Tool Shed; Training Initiative; Sprawl Pilot Project; Biodiversity Education Network/BEN)
Miscellaneous (Consumer Calorie Update)
Project Calendar

Fall 1998
Project Update: Biodiversity Education Summit; Sprawl Pilot Project; Road Map; Fourth Year Work Plan
New Research and Resources: Clean Water Works; WWF Survey on Environmental Damage: Concerns and Solutions; Backyard Biodiversity Freebies; Workshop Opportunities; Wake Up and Smell the Biodiversity: The Consumer Connection
In the News: Surfriders to the Ocean; Morningside Declaration; Counting Calories; Etcetera
Project Calendar

Spring 1998
Project Update:  Sprawl Pilot Project: Focus Group Findings; Sprawl Pilot Project: Sprawl Message Development Working Group; Wetlands Pilot Project: Wetlands Focus Groups; Advisors Forum
New Research and Resources:  AMNH Poll; EarthView Poll; New Media Guide; Never Say Goodbye
In the Media:  Natural Gardens Gaining Column Inches and Air Time
Creative Strategies:  Keeping Organics Organic, And Behold
Project Calendar
Staff Update
Publications List

Fall 1997
Scientists Focus on Biodiversity (Leaders Convene at NAS Biodiversity Forum; New Perspectives on Biodiversity; Biodiversity and the Public; Now What?)
In the Media (Endangered Species Go Prime Time)
Tales from the Field (Northern Forest Alliance Talks Forests; Surfriders Rocks its Messages on CD)
New Research (NEETF's National Report Card on Environmental Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors; North American Treasures)
Project Update (Sprawl Focus Groups; Wetlands Focus Groups; Biodiversity Education and Outreach Surveys)
Project Calendar

Spring/Summer 1997
Focus on Sprawl and Biodiversity (Making the Connection; The Agenda; Sprawl and Land Use Research)
Project Update (Regional Meetings; Forest Working Group; Endangered Species Working Group; Sprawl Project)
Tales from the Field (Surfers Tired of Pollution on clean water; Sierra Club Illinois Chapter on clean air; Coral Reef Alliance on, what else...; Center for Marine Conservation on the California coast; Sierra Club Midwest Office on flooding)
New Research ("Green" Consumers; American Lives: The Emerging Culture)
Help Us Help You!!!
Project Calendar

Winter 1997
New Research (National Environmental and Education Training Foundation: Environmental Attitudes; South Carolina Coastal Conservation League: State's Quality of Life Worth Protecting; Vital Statistics on American Politics: The Nation's Youth Care)
Case in Point (The Smithsonian teams up with Green Team Advertising; The Nature Conservancy Markets Conservation)
Tales from the Field (Brookfield Zoo on swamps and wetlands; Huron River Watershed Council on water cycles; Nebraska Wildlife Federation on wildlife habitat)
In the News (Turner Airs Anti-Mining Video; Mary Chapin Carpenter Sings for Cleaner Rivers)
Project Update (Water Messages Emerge; Still to Come...)
Project Calendar

Fall 1996
Case in Point (SeaWeb launches Ocean Awareness Campaign)
New Polls (National Wildlife Federation Poll: Safe/healthy/future generations; British Columbia Poll)
Project Update (Assess Public Opinion; Develop Outreach and Communication Strategies)
In the News (Norman's Stormin' for Grizzlies)
Tips and Resources (River Network's "Developing Your Message"; Union of Concerned Scientists' "Keeping the Earth" video; Safe Energy Communication Council's "Chip's Tips: Top ten reasons our messages don't get the message they deserve"; Great Lakes Environmental Community's Assessment Checklist; Environmental Defense Fund's "Message Strategy Development Worksheet")
The Language of Biodiversity
Staff Update
Calendar

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