WHY did the Squirrel Tracks disappear?

WHY are your not getting the Squirrel Tracks newsletter in the mail anymore?

And WHY can't you find it on the website either?

That's because we are currently working on including the Squirrel Tracks on the website and/or via email (except to members who do not have access to the internet or email, who will still get our news thru the mail).

When we did send out the Squirrel Tracks, we mailed about 250 copies 6 times a year. So by reducing the mailings we are saving paper and thereby trees. We were, of course, using recycled paper, but even recycled paper comes originally from trees and paper recycling uses some energy, although 40% less than the manufacturing of new paper.

We will be sending out a mailing shortly to find out how many of our readers would like to receive Squirrel Tracks by mail and who would prefer to read it online. There is an another advantage to this in addition to saving paper - an online newsletter is not as prone to being misplaced as a paper one.

Another reason why you haven't seen the Squirrel Tracks lately is the lack of time and volunteers: the Mountains Group is a very small number of people making big efforts to protect and preserve our mountain environment and communities.

So we have to make choices about where to concentrate our efforts.

If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to send us an

Links:

The green paper trail

Paper recycling facts

Controversy on how much energy is saved through recycling

Paper recycling questions