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Re: TH: Usenet news: sci.environment.forests ? (fwd)
Post-To: Tree-House@Majordomo.Flora.Com (Community Forestry) ----------
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Thanks Richard!
Hope it flies!
Shaub
At 12:40 AM 5/8/97 -0400, you wrote:
> Post-To: Tree-House@Majordomo.Flora.Com (Community Forestry) ----------
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> Hi Folks -
>
> The following is a post which I submitted to the FOREST List-
> Serv out of Finland, which is a great professionals list ...
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> Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 00:35:55 -0400 (EDT)
> From: RT Ellsberry <flora@Flora.Com>
> To: OWNER-FOREST@LISTSERV.FUNET.FI
> Subject: Usenet news: sci.environment.forests ?
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> Hello Forest ListServ -
>
> I have run a small Majordomo list out of Baltimore (US) for
> tree stewards, called Tree-House Discussion List for Community
> Forestry, for the past 2 years. I am thinking of formally
> proposing to Usenet a new newsgroup -- sci.environment.forests.
>
> You can contact me if you have any thoughts on this, in support
> or otherwise. Before you suggest a different name, however,
> understand that Usenet has a strict logic for categorizing groups
> within their 'big eight' heirarchies. 'sci.environment.forests'
> would allow for future expansions into ...restoration ...urban
> ...trees ...national ...rain ...old-growth and so on. It
> would be helpful to hear from organizations and individuals
> who might benefit from access to such a world-wide forum.
>
> Currently, Usenet proper carries no groups dedicated to 'forest'
> or to 'tree' -- although some alternative newsgroups are active.
>
> All the best,
> Richard@Flora.Com
> Tel: (410) 377-4972
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> Richard Tryzno Ellsberry | FloraList Operations | Baltimore USDA Zone 7
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Shaub Dunkley
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