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Re: ADMIN: update

Hi, Chris and everybody else. I'm the "other Chris" on this list (have we
more?). I'm a grad student at UIUC in natural resources, and a TA for
Restoration Ecology, a relatively new course on our campus. I think the
replys so far have been responsive to the questions asked...especially the
recent discussion of fire as a management tool. But, I think we could have
an entire web page dedicated to this particular topic.

If I fail to participate, it's not due to lack of interest, rather a lack of
time. And the presence of others who have shared their expertise and
opinionsis comforting.

So, how many of us attended today's symposium at the Field Museum in Chicago
focusing on invasive species? What did you think about it, if you went...

cj

At 09:14 AM 4/12/97 -0500, you wrote:
>We're up five members to 86 since my last update on April 4th.  As a 
>result of our growing numbers, I think that some of the more general
>list rules and expectations should be reviewed.
>
>Most importantly, I feel that there is a disproportionate number of
>"lurkers" on this list -- members who don't actively participate,
>but read all of the messages.  There's nothing wrong with this at all.
>However, I would like to try encouraging those of you who haven't yet
>participated to send a brief letter of introduction out to the list.
>If people know with whom they are speaking, questions and answers may
>be more forthcoming.
>
>Another issue is a high number of unanswered questions.  It's possible
>that some of you may have joined after these questions were raised, so
>I will resubmit them here.  Don't feel that you have to be an expert in
>the field (no pun intended) to answer a question.  If you're wrong,
>someone will undoubtedly correct you, but then we will have all learned 
>from the process.
>
>Here are currently standing questions/issues:
>
>   o anitaspov@aol.com --
>
>      looking for general advice on planting 10+ acres of warm season
>      grasses
>
>      Message found at http://www.mallorn.com/lists/prairie/apr97/0001.html
>
>   o lindsey@mallorn.com (me) --
>
>      want to define the scope of this mailing list, need input.  Are
>      savannas part of our discussion?  What about woodland wildflowers?
>
>      Message found at http://www.mallorn.com/lists/prairie/apr97/0000.html
>
>   o Lots of people --
>
>      How do I burn?  This was answered to some extent, but there are many
>      unanswered issues.  If someone would like to create an entry for the
>      FAQ about this...
>
>   o Looking for lists of books related to prairies
>
>I would also like to address the issue of a FAQ for this list.  I think
>that it could be invaluable to most members.  Items to be covered
>include burning frequency, lists of prairie species, seed sources, plug
>sources, recommended reading...  If anyone would like to volunteer or
>has information pertinent to these subjects, please send me a private
>note to lindsey@mallorn.com
>
>Finally, I'd like to remind everyone that anything sent to this list goes
>out to all 86 members.  This includes personal replies, notes apologizing
>for personal replies, requests to stay on the mailing list, etc.
>
>I understand that these things sometime happen, and I definitely do NOT
>want to make this into a moderated mailing list where I decide what's
>appropriate and what's not.  So this is just a reminder -- I'm not mad
>at anyone.  :)
>
>So, to send items to the list, send it to 'prairie@mallorn.com'.
>To send items to the list-owner (that's me, folks), address it to
>'owner-prairie@mallorn.com'.  I'll handle administrative issues, etc.
>
>OK, I'm all done.  Hope nobody fell asleep!
>
>Chris
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Chris Johns
Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
W503 Turner Halll
University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois  61801

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