E-Mail Lists

On the internet, there are many topic-specific e-mail lists. Listed below is information on email-lists and discussion boards that are devoted to the restoration and ecology of native prairie. These lists provide an excellent way for prairie enthusiasts to share information.

EcoStewards E-Mail List

Ecostewards is a new e-mail list devoted to preservation and restoration of prairies and woodlands in East-Central Illinois. It is to be used to facilitate communication among local environmental groups, provide a forum for announcements of upcoming meetings and workdays, and allow discussions of topics interest here in East-Central Illinois. Ecostewards is made possible by the community website Prairienet at http://www.prairienet.org.

To subscribe to this list, go to the Ecostewards Listserve page and follow the instructions posted there.

Mallorn Prairie E-Mail List

This list is sponsored by the horticultural website Mallorn Computing. The list is devoted to prairie plants, restorations, and ecology, with subscribers living throughout the Midwest prairie region ranging from Texas to Minnesota. The Mallorn website contains a message archive at http://www.hort.net/lists/prairie/.

To subscribe to this list, send an e-mail to the automated system at majordomo@mallorn.com with the body of your message containing the command subscribe prairie. Once you have subscribed to the list, you can send and receive messages from the list. You may unsubscribe any time by sending an e-mail to the above address with the body of the message containing the command unsubscribe prairie.

Gardenweb Meadows & Prairies Forum

This message board is hosted by GardenWeb, an award-winning site that aims to be the most comprehensive gardening site on the internet. The Meadows & Prairies message board is designed to be a forum for the discussion of wildflower meadows and prairies including plant selection, establishment, and maintenance.

This forum is a open to the public, so unlike email lists, you can simply read and post messages without subscribing. The forum is available at this address: http://www.gardenweb.com/forums/prairie/.

updated: December 19, 2007
www: www.prairienet.org/gpf
email: gpf@prairienet.org