The BMAP Mailing List (BMP-LIST)

The BMP-List is a community forum for discussing topics of interest to members of the Blue Mounds Area Project, especially stewardship and restoration of prairies and oak savannas, wetlands, and woodlands. Special announcements about BMAP events and workshops will also be posted to the list, helping to keep BMAP members informed on the Project's work. The list provides BMAP members with a new opportunity to exchange information and share experiences with their fellow members. Here are some ideas about how the list can be used:

• set up communal work parties
• arrange for the sharing of equipment
• swapping of seeds
• inform other members of special events and other announcements of interest
• share information, techniques, and experiences regarding restorations, controlling exotic species, deer management, etc.

About the BMP-List:

1. You may be subscribed already to our other list, known as "BMP-Announce," our one-way means of communication; we send out announcements, and you receive them. The BMP-List is meant to be an interactive list in which all subscirbers are encouraged to initiate topics of discussion and post questions to other BMAP members or the staff ecologist.
2. You don't need any special tools; virtually everything can be done through a web browser or your e-mail client. Using a web browser is best for subscribing, setting your individual subscriber options, and for accessing the list archives (where past messages are stored). To post a message to the entire list, you simply send it to the list email address: bmp-list@bluemounds.org.
3. BMP-List is a public list, and anyone who wishes may subscribe to it. However, you must be a list subscriber to post messages to the list.
4. No spam. Strong security measures have been put in place to prevent the list from being a spam conduit. These measures also include the safeguarding of subscribers' email addresses, and password security for accessing list archives.
5. To join the list, use your web browser to go to the BMP-List information page. Enter your name and a password in the subscription form, and click the Subscribe button. You will then receive an email message asking you to confirm your subscription. Simply reply to this message to confirm your subscription. Within a few minutes you will be sent a welcome message with more details on how to use the list. That's all there is to it!