•Role of " News Letters "
There are about 130 volunteers registered at the center, but it is the only media that equally delivers the information that we want to share, and plays an important role as a lubricant for volunteer activities and activities.

•Work of the editorial department
" News Letters " is published four times a year, but the issue date is fixed and is issued on the 1st day of January, April, July, and October. The composition consists of (1) cover page (2) notice from the center (3) regular activity day calendar of the group (4) volunteer activity report (5) contribution (6) group introduction (7) voluntary individual introduction (8) topics. The number of pages is usually around 12-16.
Since it is published every three months, the point is how to deliver the latest information, focusing on the news for the last three months and the next three months.


Item Schedule Contents
Next issue editorial meeting 50 days before issuance Decide the theme and author of each composition, and make separate writing requests.
The manuscript request period is usually 20 days.
Check the collection of manuscripts 30 days before issuance Not all manuscripts will be ready by the deadline, and we will remind author of undelivered items.
Editing work for page creation 25 days before issuance One or two people who are good at personal computers will share the work and make a rough allocation including photos and illustrations. Even if some articles have not arrived, the train may be closed off.
When it's roughly done, everyone will check it and take care of the layout, sentence correction, typographical errors, etc.
Reflecting the Internet era, members may exchange intermediate results by e-mail on the way to get closer to the finished product.
Validate the article 10 days before issuance Please see the Narashino City Environment Department and the Observation Center for comments.
Final edit 7 days before issuance Performed final calibration.
Printing 2 days before issuance We use the high-speed printing machine in the center, but there are some shades of the photo, so it is difficult to get the best finish.
Issue Issued on the last Saturday of the previous month With the support of volunteers other than the editorial staff, we will send it to the courier after putting it in an envelope and attaching stamps.

If we take a break thinking that we have finally come out, we will be asked about the schedule for the next editorial meeting.



•Questionnaire

A year ago, we asked volunteers to take a questionnaire and received many valuable opinions, which are reflected in the News Letters. In order to improve the News Letters. and bring out the new taste, we are twisting the beginning of each issue, albeit little by little.



•Combined book
Issue 1 was issued in September 1995, and it became issue 100 in the January 1, 2021 issue, but 1-25, 26-50, 51-75 and 76-100 are stored as a combined book, and the center staffs and volunteers try to see it anytime.