One special group of conservationists are the good folk at @Forest_and_Bird. They are tasked with looking after the wild places of New Zealand and all that comes with them. The birds, the animals, the mammals and trees. The frogs that are seen by the very few through to the flaxes that adorn the countryside.
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Harnessing the power of social media to promote projects, build a community of conservationists and like minded people as well as share knowledge and facts that may otherwise not be discovered is the purpose of this account. And this account is quite active. If you check out the timeline you'll find all sorts of great stuff. Here lets have a look at a few examples -
"Forest & Bird; we are about much more than just forests and birds http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/saving-our-environment/marine-and-coastal …" An overview of their work.
"Saving our albatross, http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/campaigns/save-our-seabirds/save-our-albatross … and from the RNZ this morning http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2566314/feature-guests-kath-walker-and-graeme-elliot …" An introduction to some of our winged friends who need looking after.
"Our work protecting New Zealand's high country http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/saving-our-environment/high-country …" And this tweet tells us just how much scope they have as in how much land they look after.
You're not asked to sign up for anything. There is no drive for money. But what there is are educational and inspiring tweets that will hopefully lift your line of sight to see the opportunities that are available for you to make a difference in preserving the beauty that is New Zealand.
Being a person who enjoys the outdoors for recreation and being someone with a lifelong passion and connection with the outdoors choosing to follow this account was easy. And I am totally happy I did.
Thanks for great comments on our Twitter account. One aim is to tell the "broader story" of Forest & Bird and address some misconceptions about our organisation. Like that we are Govt department (we aren't we are an independent not-for-profit), that we only look out for forests and birds (we also look out for our marine environment and freshwater).
ReplyDeleteSo tweeting a mix of things is important and I think it is what our followers prefer and it keeps me sane as well. I also believe that our followers are pretty smart. They indulge in a few kitten pics every now and then, but in general they want good content. If I can't be on twitter all the time to chat with people (which I regret) I want to make sure that I deliver good content in a relatively straight forward way.
However, as an independent not-for-profit we do need public support, and I do ask our followers to sign up for an e-newsletter or become a member. Regards, Phil