Friday, August 29, 2003

PASS IT ALONG! - Forward LAKENET messages to any friends or colleagues working on lakes - make a splash in your watershed and beyond!

LAKENET is a global network of people and organizations promoting the conservation and sustainable management of lakes. LAKENET's website, electronic forum and other programs are now serving 800 members in more than 90 countries and on hundreds of lakes around the world. The LAKENET Secretariat is a US-based nonprofit organization and moderates this electronic forum. Visit the LakeNet website at http://www.worldlakes.org or contact us by Email: info@worldlakes.org
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1. Network News: Invitation to Preview the Improved Website and Review Experience Briefs
From: "Lisa Borre"


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 20:08:25 -0400
From: Lisa Borre
Subject: Network News: Invitation to Preview the Improved Website and Review Experience Briefs

Dear LakeNet Members,

On behalf of the LakeNet Secretariat, I invite you to preview recent
improvements to our website at http://www.worldlakes.org. The new and
improved website is the culmination of five years of information collection
about lakes and their management which is now part of a searchable, online
database. We hope it provides more and better information in an easier to
use format and serves as a catalyst for effective work to protect and
restore the health of lakes throughout the world.

Highlights of the new website include:

· An improved database of information on over 2,000 lakes with hundreds of
more detailed lake profiles which describe physical characteristics and
management issues and include links to timely news articles, lake
organizations and other relevant resources;

· breaking news stories on lakes and lake issues with a searchable archive
of over 1,000 articles;

· links to over 1,500 organizations and resources useful to lake managers
and others working to protect and restore lakes;

· a maps section, drawn from a database of more than 250,000 lakes, that
begins with global lake maps and will include regional, national and
individual lake basin maps; and

· a special section of the website dedicated to the Lake Basin Management
Initiative, a global initiative to document and share experiences and
lessons learned in lake management.

We would like to draw your attention to drafts of Experience and Lessons
Learned Briefs which are currently posted for review and comment at:
http://www.worldlakes.org/lakebasinmgt.asp?anchor=experiencebriefs.

Improvements to the website and information management system were made
possible with grants from the United States Agency for International
Development and the Global Environment Facility and with the cooperation of
the International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC) in Japan and Saint
Michael’s College in Vermont.

The website is still a work in progress and other features will be added in
the coming weeks, including a universal search, program updates and online
forms to send us information. As always, we welcome your feedback and
encourage you to send us information for inclusion on the website or to
participate in LakeNet’s e-Forum by sending a message to
info@worldlakes.org or by posting a message to the group at:
lakenet@yahoogroups.com.

Best regards,

Lisa Borre
Director
LakeNet Secretariat
300 State Street
Annapolis, MD 21403 USA
Tel: 410-268-5155
Fax: 410-268-8788
Website: www.worldlakes.org

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