Welcome to the BeachNet listserv! BEACHNET is a forum that seeks to facilitate communication and networking between people interested in the improvement of recreational beach water quality in the Great Lakes basin. The forum is sponsored by the Great Lakes Association for Healthy Recreational Waters. Both the forum and listserv membership are open to anyone interested in improving recreational beach water quality, understanding bacteria contamination, developing better ways to detect and monitor pollution, or monitoring and assuring beach visitor's public health. The Association is presently made up of members from federal, state, county and local agencies, public health agencies, regulatory agencies, researchers, universities, and environmental groups from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Environment Canada. Our mission is the pursuit of healthy beach water conditions in the Great Lakes area. BEACHNET can also be used to conduct Association business, to make announcements, and to share data online by participating 'members'. Membership is free, and the only requirement is an interest in recreational water quality in the Great Lakes area. To become a member of the Association or list server, submit your name, affiliation, address, email, phone number and interests to richard_whitman@usgs.gov. Please indicate whether you want to be in the Association or only list server. BEACHNET is a closed list. Only subscribers can post directly to the list. Non-member submissions are forwarded to the list owner for approval. BEACHNET is managed by Richard Whitman and hosted by the Great Lakes Information Network (http://www.great-lakes.net). Disclaimer: Although GLIN/Great Lakes Commission encourages appropriate use of this list, they do not necessarily endorse views expressed in all postings. How to Send a Message to BEACHNET --------------------------------------- To send a message to BEACHNET, simply send an e-mail message to beachnet@great-lakes.net. This message will reach all list subscribers; therefore, do not use it to subscribe or unsubscribe from the list (see below for instructions). How to Subscribe and Unsubscribe --------------------------------------- To join BEACHNET, address an e-mail message to majordomo@great-lakes.net with the command 'subscribe beachnet' (minus the quotes) in the body of the message. No subject line is required. If you ever want to remove yourself from the e-mail list, send mail to majordomo@great-lakes.net with the command 'unsubscribe beachnet' in the body of your message. GLIN's mailing list manager is an automated system called majordomo. To learn how to use the system, send a message with no subject but with the word 'help' in the body of the message to majordomo@great-lakes.net. GLIN's majordomo will return a list of all the commands that it understands. To correct any errors, contact the BEACHNET List Manager: Richard Whitman 1100 North Mineral Springs Road Porter, IN 46304 safebeaches@gmail.com