Catch Up Week

I used the catch up week to put some Web 2.0 learning into practice. I made a facebook group for Harrow Nature Conservation Forum (a group of volunteers which maintain many of the woodland areas where I live) and am hoping to get some younger volunteers by listing events on the facebook page. Most of the people actually doing the conservation work are older- many retired -and have been doing this for years. They need to develop a younger group of workers they can eventually pass on the work to and although young people are very interested in the environment and conservation it is sometimes very difficult to “connect” with new volunteers that will actually commit to working outdoors on a semi-regular basis. I’ve got events listed through the end of October and I’ve uploaded photos from a recent moth night. I’ve added some recent news and I’ve got 6 members at the moment. I’m hoping the “joining” will be spontaneous but have also looked into running a facebook “ad” directed at London members who have listed volunteering and conservation in their profile- in case it all stalls at six members! This would not be free but it might be interesting to see if it proves effective. I might just have created a facebook group that looks too “square” for many to join…we shall see. I’ve also added a link to the main website for HNCF at http://www.harrowncf.org and a few others dealing with the opposition to some local housing initiatives (Agenda21-protecting the Green Belt) and a couple for insect identification or just for browsing. Hope it works…