Web forum aims to connect those with interest in Great Lakes

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12/24/2005, 10:22 a.m. ET
The Associated Press

MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A forum created by the Biodiversity Project offers users a chance to discuss and debate issues affecting the Great Lakes.

On the Web site, called Great Lakes Town Hall, people may share personal stories and photos, read Great Lakes-related articles and participate in online discussions and debates with scientists and policymakers.

"The lakes are both magnificent and vulnerable. It's more important than ever to engage our community in the future of our Great Lakes," said Jeffrey Potter, a spokesman for the Madison, Wis.-based conservation group and a co-moderator for the Web site.

The Web site is an attempt to provide a forum where residents of the states and Canadian provinces that border the Great Lakes can talk...

On the Net:

Biodiversity Project: http://www.biodiversityproject.org

Great Lakes Town Hall: http://www.greatlakestownhall.org

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