Environmental-conservation groups need to position themselves withn the mainstream, rather than as part of the “fringe.”

By Paul Barbagallo

“There has been a re-ordering of public priorities, and Sept. 11 placed personal security much higher on peoples’ lists,” Stein says. “There’s a pretty good consensus out there that environmental issues are not as compelling now as they were for people prior to Sept. 11, which makes the job of fundraising a lot more challenging.”