Getting the Word Out in the Fight to Save the Earth

In the ongoing fight to protect our air, land, water, and wildlife resources, grass-roots organizations play a vital role. But, according to veteran activist Richard Beamish, hard work and good intentions are not enough. To make a real difference, an environmental organization must do the best possible job of communicating its message, attracting and keeping members, and raising funds. In this book of how-to advice, with hundreds of practical and proven examples, Beamish explains how any nonprofit citizens group can expand and activate its membership, pressure government officials, mobilize the news media, and shape public policy in the fight to save communities, regional ecosystems, and even the Earth itself. Beamish argues that the key to saving and restoring our environment is "getting the word out." As a former director of communications for the National Audubon Society and a consultant to an array of environmental, cultural, and educational groups, he draws on thirty years of experience to show what works and what doesn't for every type of organization - large and small, rich and poor, established and newly conceived. Much of the advice in the book is based on his recent efforts to save one of the largest natural areas in the eastern United States - the Adirondack Park of New York State. Beamish describes how in just three years his organization quintupled its support through an aggressive direct-mail campaign, kept its surging membership informed and active, flooded politicians with mail at every critical juncture, and used the power of the press to spread its message far and wide. He includes numerous examples from environmental organizations nationwide, covering a broad range of communications problems and solutions, and providing information about how a nonprofit group gets started and how it stays alive and healthy.

Business & Money

Beamish, Richard

Economics

Johns Hopkins University Press

The salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis is adapted tosurvive in hostile marine environments of the northern hemisphere,including an ability to parasitize several species of salmon.  Salmonids are some of the most economically important andsought after fish for human consumption, and louse parasitism has asignificant impact both on cultured and wild fish populations.Salmon Lice is a timely collection of the latest research onthe cause and spread of lice infestations and management techniquesbeing designed and implemented to combat this issue. Salmon Lice provides a thorough single volume review ofLepeophtheirus salmonis, the key parasite standing in theway of sustainable and profitable production of salmonid fishesincluding salmon, trout and charr. Opening with a review of thebiology, morphology, life cycle, and larval behavior of theparasite, Salmon Lice proceeds to review the distribution ofplanktonic larvae of salmon lice, addresses management techniquesused in salmonid aquaculture and capture fisheries, provides apractical assessment of the salmon lice issue and explorespotential solutions to the problem.With comprehensive coverage of the biology and distribution ofthis harmful and ubiquitous parasite, Salmon Lice will be ofvalue to fish health researchers, aquaculture and fisheriesprofessionals, and seafood industry personnel to inform themanagement of both cultured and wild salmonid populations.Key Features:In-depth coverage of a key parasite impacting viability andsustainability of salmonid fisheries and aquacultureIntegrates parasite biology and hydrodynamic models in diversecoastal ecosystemsProvides a practical assessment of the salmon louse issueReviews international salmon louse monitoring and managementtechniques used in salmonid fisheries and aquaculture

Salmon Lice: An Integrated Approach to Understanding Parasite Abundance and Distribution

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Jones, Simon

Pets & Animal Care

Wiley/Blackwell

Abandoning a military career, Richard Beamish (1798-1873) decided to become a civil engineer. His suitability as a biographer of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) stems from the period he spent working closely with the Brunels on the Thames Tunnel. Published in 1862, this memoir recounts the elder Brunel's eventful life and work, including his youth in France, his flight to America in the aftermath of the French Revolution, his lesser-known ventures in the early nineteenth century, and the tunnelling project which would consume much of the second half of his life. An informed portrait of a figure who has since been outshone by his more famous son, this book includes first-hand accounts of the ill-fated early attempt to build the Thames Tunnel, which was abandoned in 1828 due to flooding and lack of funds, and of Brunel's vindication upon its eventual completion in 1843.

Memoir of the Life of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (Cambridge Library Collection - Technology)

History

Cambridge University Press

Psychonomy of the Hand: Or, the Hand and Index of Mental Development: According to Mm. D'arpentigny and Desbarrolles...

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Nabu Press

Memoir of the Life of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel: Civil Engineer, Vice-President of the Royal Society, Corresponding Member of the Institute of France, Etc. ...

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

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Memoir of the Life of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel: Civil Engineer, Vice-President of the Royal Society

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Memoir of the Life of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel: Civil Engineer, Vice-President of the Royal Society, Corresponding Member of the Institute of France,

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Science & Math

Technology

Sagwan Press

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Memoir of the Life of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel: Civil Engineer, Vice-President of the Royal Society, Corresponding Member of the Institute of France, Etc.

Andesite Press

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