Archive of Planet Drum Web Changes

(August 25,2002) Graphics for the first slide show were added to The Post-Environmentalist Directions of Bioregionalism

(August 25, 2002) Xchange Store opened with publications, and other items available from Planet Drum.

(August 25,2002)Listings updated on the All Bioregions Calendar,  Planet Drum Events page, and the Green City Calendar.

(August 16, 2002) New Events & Calendars page now has a separate All Bioregions Calendar in addition to the Green City Calendar and Planet Drum Events page. 

(August 8, 2002) Looking for Resources by Jeff Goddin

(July 4, 2002) Green City Calendar posted.

(June 1, 2002) Job listing posted.

(June 1,2002) Post-Environmentalist Directions of Bioregionalism, transcription of talk by Peter Berg, given at the University of Montana, Missoula in 2001.

(May, 2002) Bioregionalism: A Definition for 2002 by Peter Berg

(April 1, 2002) Revegetation Project Bahia de Caraquez by Lisa Kundrat

(22 Feb/02) The "Bear" in the Bosque and Other Outcomes by Peter Berg

(17 Feb/02) Dancing Public Revegetation onto Private Land by Peter Berg

(12 Feb/02) Carnaval Heat by Peter Berg

(11 Feb/02) Peter Berg's recap of the Utah Olympics' Alerts by Guard Fox Watch.

(9 Feb/02) Martin Lee's article on the ecological destruction wrought by the Winter Olympics in Utah.

(7 Feb/02) Rain Included at Extra Cost by Peter Berg

February 6, 2002. Restored the complete web site after a major network outage on the provider's servers. A few documents are still missing, and we'll be working to find those and re-post them in the next few days.

Our announcement on the home page read:

6 February 2002 Advisory

Cyber Attack Quiets Planet Drum Website: Delays Olympics Environmental Action Article by Martin Lee

The web provider 1PlanHost.com reported a cyber attack on their servers Saturday, February 2, 2002. Although 90% of the Tennessee-based web service customers were not affected, the server on which the Planet Drum Foundation web is located was one that was left disabled for nearly five days. During this critical period, an updated report from Martin A. Lee on the environmental consequences of the upcoming Olympics was published in the Sunday Los Angeles Times. 

We are reprinting Marty's article as one in the continuing series of reports and dispatches from and about the Guard Fox Watch actions at the past two winter Olympics.

Update on Cyber Attack: (6 Feb) We have lost several key articles from the website and will be working to salvage documents that we published in the past several months that the web provider's backup system failed to restore. Please check the News page for updates.

[Updates in October, November, and December 2001 were lost on Feb. 2, 2002 with the cyber attack at 1PlanHost.com. We will repost these documents with notice here in the News page.]

September 13, 2001. Posted report #3 and #4 by Peter Berg on the current work in Eco Ecuador. Read Peter's vision of How to Biosphere and about the community coming together Transforming Trash to Fruit Trees.

August 29/01. Posted report #2 (August 30, 2001) from the current Planet Drum work trip to Eco Ecuador, titled Now and Future Water. 

August 24/01. Peter Berg returned to Ecuador to continue the work on Eco City. In the tradition of of sending back dispatches for his faithful readers on the web site, we have just posted Report #1: Counsel from an Unusual Source (23 Aug 2001).

August 7/01. Peter Berg sent a report of the recent Bioregional Asia 2001 Tour. May you stumble on a mature Ovoo!

August 6/01. Added a new Guard Fox Watch Call To Action to help create an ecological Winter 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.

August 1/01. Upcoming Planet Drum benefit.

July 20/01. Announcement of an upcoming work trip to Ecuador.

July 12/01. Added David Morris' article on Green City ... Thriving City to the Writings web.

May 31/01. Peter Berg has sent a dispatch reporting on the Bioregional Tour underway in Japan and other Asian countries.

Apr 09/01. Planet Drum has announced the itinerary for the upcoming visit to Japan and East Asia by Judy Goldhaft and Peter Berg.

Mar 15/01. Amy Jewel sent her final report from Bahia about remaining details for implementing the Eco-Plan. She also describes Carnaval in Bahia.

Mar 15/01. Moved the final outline of the Eco and Recycling Plans (in Spanish and English) to the main page of Eco Ecuador.

Mar 1/01. Added Genesis School to the list of links for International Bioregional Contacts.

Feb 28/01. Posted a first report from Amy Jewel, a Planet Drum staffer working in Ecuador this spring.

Feb 23/01. Posted the Spanish-language version of the Eco Plan en Español. 

Feb 22/01. Amy Jewel sent a Preliminary Recycling Plan for Bahia. In both Spanish and English versions.

Feb 19/01. Posted a sixth report from Peter's current working trip to Ecuador. This dispatch reports on the final touches the community made to the overall Eco Plan for Bahia. Also, a note on local cuisine.

Feb 13/01. Peter sent a new report that has a detailed listing of native plants crucial for the revegetation of the new Eco Park in Ecuador. Also included is an essay "The Culture of Complaint."

Feb 10/01. Posted a comprehensive listing of intern positions available at Planet Drum Foundation.

Feb 4/01. Peter sent a report of discussions with the Mayor of Bahia de Caraquez that led to a mission statement for the new Department of the Environment. Also an outline for a comprehensive Ecological City Plan for Bahia.

Feb 2/01. Peter has sent a third dispatch from his current work in Ecuador, on the general conditions that prevail under the equatorial Sun.

Feb 1/01. Put up a new section on Olympic Action, a central index to articles about Planet Drum's organizing efforts around the Winter Olympics upcoming in 2002. Guard Fox Watch is back!

Jan 29/01. Peter has sent a second dispatch from his current trip to Ecuador. This one retells the search for a volunteer Environmental Planner and introduces Gabriela Chetjman, the person who has taken on that position. We also hear about Amy Jewel, the current Planet Drum staffer who is working in Bahia de Caraquez on Eco-Ciudad. Peter also includes some Cultural Notes.

Jan 26/01. Peter Berg returned to Ecuador on January 14, 2001, to continue work on the Revegetation project and to participate in the growing Eco-Ciudad movimiento in Bahia de Caraquez. He has transmitted his first dispatches from this trip with a report on the erosion prevention efforts using native plants.

Jan 5/01. Read about Peter Berg's upcoming travel plans and speaking engagements.

Dec 16/00. Claire Dibble sent a second report "from the ground" as her three-month stint is ending as the Planet Drum staff person in Bahia de Caraquez.

Dec 15/00. Created a discussion forum for everyone, Planet Drum Voices.

Dec 14/00. Planet Drum Foundation launched an Eco-Bahia Ecuador Support Group at an event in San Francisco December 8, 2000. Representatives of the Ecuador consulate and Planet Drum welcomed the gathering and reported on the progress in the Revegetation Project and the Eco City planning. The success of the event was in no small part due to the donations from local eco-friendly firms, and the several volunteers whose work provided a wonderful time for all.

Nov 24/00. Posted details of the upcoming Eco Ecuador presentation and benefit scheduled for Fri., Dec. 8, 2000 (7pm, Fort Mason Center's The Firehouse).

Nov 17/00. Updated contact info for Columbiana Magazine on the Links page.

Nov 6/00. Added information about the upcoming Eco Ecuador presentation and benefit scheduled for Dec. 8, 2000.

Nov 3/00. Added the Proclamation by San Francisco commending Ciudad Bahia de Caraquez on becoming an Eco City.

Nov 3/00. Added two documents to the Writings Archive: A Metamorphosis for Cities and Bioregionalism Meets Local Autonomy.

Nov 2/00. Moved the Model Law for Eco-Municipalities to the Eco Ecuador page.

Oct 31/00. Published Claire Dibble's recent Dispatch from Eco Ecuador on the planting work and a revelation about Coca Cola's effect on waste reduction.

Oct 28/00. Added a link to EcoCity Cleveland.

Oct 27/00. Added a page for Jobs Listings under the Eco Ecuador project web.

Oct 22/00. Published the latest dispatches from Eco-Ecuador, September 2000. Re-organized the layout of the main Eco-Ecuador Works page.

Oct 7/00. Information about visiting the Planet Drum Bahia project in Ecuador.

Aug 7/00. The Summer 2000 Planet Drum Pulse newsletter is now available to members. News about Eco-Bahia Ecuador, Daniel Kemmis (former mayor of Missoula, MT) about biogovernance, and more.  Mailed with Devolving Europe; Nations Re-emerging From States, an amazing and prophetic 11x15 two sided color map, which is this year’s Surprise Publication for members.  Join now for your copy!

Jun 21/00. Raise the Stakes #30 (Anthology II) is out. Get the best of 20 years of eco-action writings.

Apr 25/00. Updated the link information for the Green City Program's new website.

Apr 25/00. Added links to and information about the new Bioregional Association of the Northern Americas (BANA) website.

Apr 24/00. Added a page for the new BANA Bioregional Book Bundles offering.

Feb 28/00. Created a new page for updates on the Eco Ecuador Works project. Carey Knecht has sent a first report on her impressions of this lush coastal environment.

Feb 20/00. Peter has returned from Ecuador, and we have just received his sixth Dispatch (with a story of a people's blockade in the Fanca Barrio) from this latest working visit to Bahia de Caraquez.

Jan 24/00. Peter has started sending dispatches from his third trip to Ecuador in the past year. This time, the volatile social situation dominates the news, but Peter also reports on the progress in Bahia Eco-City.

Dec 12/99. Peter Berg is returning to Ecuador to work on the hillside revegetation project around Bahia de Caraquez Jan. 18 until Feb 15, 2000, then Salt Lake City, Utah Feb 16-20, 2000, to meet with local groups and Guard Fox Watch about the upcoming Winter Olympics. Contact Peter for info at planetdrum@igc.org. 

Nov 28/99. Added links to the Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange #503 (the only Grange in the U.S. dedicated to organic gardening, farming, and sustainability) and the Web Incorporated (a bioregional organization working toward development through the Brisbane Regional Environmental Council and Forest ANA Qld).

Nov 23/99. SOS! Join us (Dec. 4, 1999) at a Rescue Party/Gift Sale for Green City!

Nov 12/99. Peter has written a report on his followup visit to the Bahia community in Ecuador and efforts to establish a partnership in helping to create a Green City.

Jul 27/99. Peter Berg will be in Keene, New Hampshire Oct. 15-16, 1999, speaking at Antioch New England Graduate School's conference, "Environmental Legacy." If you wish to contact him about making a presentation in your part of New England around that time, or if you want more information about the conference, e-mail or call after September 1st.

Jul 3/99. Planet Drum is sending Peter Berg and Judy Goldhaft on a journey to Ecuador August 3-28. In Bahia de Caraquez, they will assist in eco-education projects, observe sustainability projects to help create funding proposals, and participate in discussions on ecological transformation of civic infrastructures. Arrangements have also been made to visit Reserva Biologicio Los Cedros, a Pliocene era forest preserve in Amazonia administered by Centro de Investigacion de los Bosques Tropicales (CIBT). E-mail contact can be made in Quito at cibt@ecuanex.net.ec (8/3-8/9) or in Bahia at archtour@ecua.net.ec (8/10-8/28).

Jun 25/99. We are proud to announce that Planet Drum's former Green City Project has become a separate entity with its own non-profit status and office. Further information can be found in "Links."

May 21/99. Added an International link for the German Bioregional group AK Bioregionalismus Sauerland (c/o stachelbeere@web.de).

May 11/99. Planet Drum PULSE package of news, future plans and new surprise publications (including print version of Peter Berg's "Dispatches from Ecuador") will be sent along with other materials to new members.

Apr 28/99. Flor Maria Dueñas sent photos of Bahia kids planting mangrove trees as part of the Eco City project in Ecuador. They're posted with the letter from Patricio Tamariz.

Apr 14/99. Eco-Bahia Letter from Patricio Tamariz, Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador April 12, 1999.

Apr 8/99. Julianne has provided photos and commentary on the recent Eco-Art Contest.

Mar 25/99. The ecologistas of Bahia de Caraquez sent the text of the By-Law declaring a Eco-City, which we have published here as a Model Law for other Municipalities.

Mar 24/99. Peter's final resounding report on the Eco-Gathering in Ecuador (Report #7) is ready, including information for anyone wishing to help organize support efforts for the new Centro de Educacion Ambiental Eco-Bahia (Eco-Bahia Learning Center).

Mar 17/99. Added a link for a Mexico eco-village and bioregional contact.

Mar 15/99. Update on the Eco-Art Contest.

Mar 1/99. Peter is off to Cotacachi, Ecuador, near the Cayapas Ecological Reserve, where he'll do a workshop. Will return to USA March 6.

Feb 25/99. In what may be the last dispatch (#6) until e-connectivity becomes feasible again, Peter recounts the reactions of the Barrio residents when Eco-Bahia is outlined and discussed.

Feb 21/99. Report #5 from Ecuador describes the first meeting of the Eco-Bahia support group (and casually sets the scene amidst 14,000 years of human evolution).

Feb 20/99. Peter has sent a time-sensitive request for letters of support for the Eco-Gathering in Ecuador.

Feb 18/99. Peter emailed us a new dispatch, Third World or Third Planet, brimming with details on the natural environment of Bahia de Caraquez, and a challenging discussion for anyone who believes in the existence of the "Third World".

Feb 16/99. Another dispatch from Ecuador (Report #3) puts the growing "ecologista" pride of Bahia into the context of cataclysmic natural disasters that the community has endured for the past two years.

Feb 14/99. Peter has sent two reports from Ecuador on the upcoming Eco-Gathering.

Feb 3/99. Updated information about the Bahia de Caraquez International Eco-Gathering.

Jan 28/99. Added the transcribed talk, Bioregion and Human Location which Peter gave at the University of North Carolina in 1982.

Jan 27/99. Announcing Raise The Stakes Twentieth Anniversary Issue.

Jan 27/99. Peter is getting ready for his journey south: Buena Suerte en Ecuador, Pedro!

Jan 27/99. We have an Update on the Eco-Art Contest.

Dec 3/98. Added a page for the Green City Project Eco-Art Contest.

Nov 23/98. Added the bioregional manifesto Amble Toward Continent Congress (1976) to the web.

Nov 18/98. Added the Maruata Bioregional Celebration to the Events page.

Nov 17/98. Added a page for the Guard Fox Watch statements.

Nov 16/98. Created a page for upcoming Events by Planet Drum/Green City and other groups. 

Nov 15/98. Created a page of Links to other Bioregional &c. resources.

Nov 14/98. Put up a page for Planet Drum's 25th Anniversary Winter Solstice Celebration Special!

Nov 13/98. Well, here's our first attempt at the Planet Drum web — it's been a long-time we've been talking about doing this. Let us know what you think.