Re: Tree Planting Stats

• Subject: Re: Tree Planting Stats
• From: george pope <gpope@cris.com>
• Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 15:38:47 -0400
• Approved-By: george pope <gpope@CRIS.COM>
• Message-Id: <2.2.16.19970812114529.1cffb10e@pop3.cris.com>

 Still, the NUMBER of trees planted
>is a central component of public relations and outreach by planting
>institutions.  If this were not so, why would the number planted be
>presented with such fanfare, while the survival rates are news buried on
>page 9 of the newspaper?
>

This is bound to backfire. Take the enviroses out to see "plantations" with
no trees a few years after the fanfare and they will say "see we told you
so. These guys never did know what they were talking about."

george
George Pope, 415 574 2799, gpope@cris.com

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