Forest and Bird goes on-line

Forest and Bird, Issue 282, 1 November 1996, Page 5

Forest and Bird goes on-line

Clayton White

UNLESS YOUR HEAD is buried in a mountain of resource management plans, it would be difficult to avoid the hype about the Internet and World Wide Web. Outgrowing its origins in a 1950s Pentagon strategy to develop a decentralised computer information network to avoid total shutdown in the event of a successful nuclear attack, the Internet has experienced a phenomenal growth since 1990 and has rapidly percolated the wider community consciousness. The World Wide Web, or simply the Web, is a service used to browse Internet resources. A whole industry has developed around the Web, as companies and organisations race to take advantage of its potential to advertise their wares and activities. Environmental organisations are among those using the

expanse of the Internet to disseminate ideas, share information and keep far-flung supporters in touch with campaigns. Forest and Bird recently launched its own Web page or "site" — a type of electronic promotional shopfront or showcase. A Web page is generally something of a "work always in progress’, updated and expanded over time. Visitors to the Forest and Bird Web page will find information about the society, membership details, some articles from previous issues of Forest & Bird, and a selection of information brochures and factsheets. Plans are afoot to include recent press releases and submissions. The "address" for Forest and Bird’s Web page is http:// www.nzwwa.com/conserve/ treebird/treebird.htm. Email your suggestions about the homepage to: office@wn.forestbird.org.nz.