I have been a member of the Nature Conservancy, Union of Concerned
     Scientists, Audubon Society, Sierra Club, one of the marine
     conservation ones, friends of the zoo, and probably others.  Of these,
     there is only one, the NC, that puts its money where its mouth is.
     They quietly and efficiently reserve and conserve critical and
     unperturbed habitats for future generations.  Some of the others do OK
     work, and their messages and education programs can be very good.
     When you see that beautiful savannah or original prairie and know that
     you couldn't afford on your own to save a half-acre, think of the NC.
     And they do it better than any government and without the need for
     approval of the general public.
 
     If you have a few extra bucks, you might consider them.  Really.
 
 
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Subject: Re: The Nature Conservancy
Author:  mark <[log in to unmask]> at ~smtp
Date:    8/25/98 2:01 PM
 
 
The nature conservancy is a rather great environmental concerns group. I
have supported them for several years , not as radical as greenpeace,
(I always have nightmares of seeing a greenpeace attack vessel ramming our
boat on the way to the flats) The nature conservancy is more concerned with
doing good things like buying up tracks of mudflats destined for condo
development. They also buy huge tracks of rainforests in Costa Rica, Brazil,
Columbia and Jamaica, savanna in Africa , virgin redwood forests in
Washington, wetlands and salt marshes on Nantucket, beaches in Florida and
the list goes on and on. They show that their form of environmental
conscience works , throwing blood on fur coats (being a ferret owner I prefer
non fur items but to each their own) ramming Japanese trawlers , sinking
Norwegian fishing boats and other even worst acts just look good in the
evening news but have little if any effect of helping to preserve nature.mark
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From: John Wolff <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: The Nature Conservancy
 
 
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>>        I hope that I haven't sounded like the Nature Conservancy or any
>>other radical STOP THE KILL! group.
>>Dan Yoshimoto
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>Just a brief opinion that The Nature Conservancy is not particularly
>radical, but by far the best worldwide and U.S. conservation organization.
>Don't confuse it with Sierra Club or other similar-sounding organizations.
>They deserve our support.
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>John Wolff
>2640 Breezewood Dr.
>Lancaster, PA 17601, U.S.A
>717- 569-6955 (voice)
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