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Article: NWF prospered during the Jay Hair years. (achievements of former National Wildlife Federation president Jay Hair)
- Article from:
- National Wildlife
- Article date:
- April 1, 1996
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While Dr. Jay D. Hair was President, 1981-1995, NWF grew in conservation leadership and program muscle
Reaching out to the corporate community for an expanded and positive dialog with business leaders was one of Jay Hair's first major initiatives. In 1982, NWF launched its Corporate Conservation Council, a group of business leaders that regularly meets with NWF staff. More than a dozen energy, paper, chemical and power companies joined NWF's effort to get beyond the "us vs. them" in discussions of environmental issues.
The formation of this innovative council was a harbinger of greater accomplishments to flow from NWF's work in the 14 years that Jay D. Hair ...