A word from Robert Dallas Cornett
Co-founder

To me SolTerra Communications exemplifies community life by bringing to light the beauty of our environment, our community, and how the two interact. Through our video productions we hope to inspire you to take an active part in your community.

While attending Northland College I started many environmental programs and eventually became involved with Roots & Shoots, a program of the Jane Goodall Institute. This lead me to my first Roots & Shoots College Summit in Fort Worth, Texas where I met Jane Goodall. She has inspired me to make my life a voice for our environment, community, and youth. Jane helped lay the foundation for my vision of working with youth, the disabled, and my surrounding community. In fact I was so excited from meeting Dr. Goodall that I came back to Northern Wisconsin and hired a local puppeteer, Chris Lutter, and his company, Puppet Farm Community Arts, to design a giant puppet to excite people about the environment and community. Through the work of Chris, myself, and many local volunteers, Sunny, a 20-foot bicycling puppet, came to life. Since then Sunny, my wife Kelly, and members of Puppet Farm Arts have traveled various places including several Roots & Shoots festivals spreading the word of sustainability. During 2006 my children's book, Jane and the Giant Puppets, will be available to tell the whole story of how Sunny, and our other giant puppets have made an impact on people across the globe.

The photo above shows me and Jane at a New York City Roots & Shoots festival.

The work of SolTerra Communications is creating video documentaries that help bring people closer together by inspiring them to become a voice for their environment and their community. Because as Jane Goodall says, "Everyone can make a difference."