Chris Harrison Communications

Writer, editor, publicist, social media maven, strategic messenger, brand manager and constituency builder

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Coverage of a Conservation Success

Our recently completed conservation project generated great local media and a nice reference in our hometown metro daily, including a half-hour spot on the NPR station serving our northern CA focal area.

• San Francisco Chronicle: "A 'Bright Spot' in Gloomy Times' Conservationists buy land at fire-sale prices" 12/30/11
• Siskiyou Daily News - Mt. Shasta Herald - Dunsmuir News: "Conservation Easement Grant Funding Finalized" 12/21/11
• Jefferson Public Radio: "Jefferson Exchange: The Bear Creek Working Forest Project" 10/28/11
• Redding Record-Searchlight: An Investment in Conservation: Effort Would OK Recreation, Control Logging 10/25/11
• Siskiyou Daily News - Mt. Shasta Herald - Dunsmuir News: "Easement would protect 8,230 Acres" 10/19/11
  

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Demonstration Forest Impresses on Recent Field Trips

In fall 2011 I set up field trips for two reporters to PFT's model forest carbon project, which resulted in two great stories about the benefits of conservation for climate, wildlife and the economic outlook for landowners.

• American Forests: "Endangered Forest Species: What can landowners do to protect the threatened and endangered species that make their homes on private land?" Winter/Spring 2012
  
  
• New York Times, Land Letter: "Calif. forest hailed as model for new management paradigm." 9/29/11

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Press on Northern Spotted Owls

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released a new recovery plan for Northern Spotted Owls -- PFT experts helped out with background and feedback on the plan.

• New York Times
  A-1: Plan Issued to Save Northern Spotted Owl
  GreenBLog: In a Twist, Loggers Nurture Spotted Owls
  
  
• LandLetter: ENDANGERED SPECIES: Rhetoric softens, but disagreements persist over northern spotted owl
  
• OnPointTV - CONSERVATION: Pacific Forest Trust's Wayburn discusses efforts to expand Land and Water Conservation Fund
  
  
• The Oregonian: Spotted owl recovery plan recommends preserving old forests and doing away with new invaders
  

A New Look for PFT's 2010 Annual Report

My trusty communications associate and I recently produced PFT's 2010 Annual Report, with a redesign inspired by our new visual identity. Download a PDF of the full report or view online.

Check out more of the work I've been doing over on the Samples page.

Get in Touch!

I serve on the SF Women's Environmental Network (WEN) board and am interested in networking with potential members and speakers for our events. I'm also organizing fellow SF "Green Communicators" who work for non-profit and advocacy groups to meet on an informal basis for a mix of social time and shop talk. Feel free to drop a line if you want to join the discussion or link up with either group on Facebook.  E-mail chris [at] chris-harrison.com for more information or look for me on LinkedIn.