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A tree will not bear fruit without help from pollinators, a butterfly will not take flight without nutrients from its larval host plant and a nesting songbird will not have food for her young without an abundance of nearby larvae. This circle of life is only possible when our ecosystem is healthy. Pressures from forces such as global warming and loss of habitat are interupting this delicate balance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'>Wild Ones 2012 Design With Nature Conference will address these pressures and explore opportunities the scientific community is considering to save certain species. Native plants and how we manage our landscapes play a key role, adding both diversity and natural beauty to the world around us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'>Speakers include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:35.35pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-14.15pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'>Jessica J. Hellmann</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'>, Associate Professor, <br>Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:35.35pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:35.35pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-14.15pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'>Stan Tekiela</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'>, Naturalist, Wildlife Photographer and Writer <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:35.35pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:35.35pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-14.15pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'>Elaine Evans</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'>, Professor of Entomology, <br>University of Minnesota; Author of <i>Befriending Bumblebees<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:35.35pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:35.35pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-14.15pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'>Larry Weaner</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'>, Natural Landscape Designer and Consultant, Larry Weaner Landscape Associates <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'>Admission is $60 per person, includes morning snack, buffet lunch and afternoon dessert. 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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=124 height=47 src="cid:image006.jpg@01CCDA8F.BD8302C0" align=left v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Quotations style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:56.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'>Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'> promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities. Wild Ones is a not-for-profit environmental education and advocacy organization. Visit </span><a href="http://www.wildones.org/"><span style='font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'>www.WildOnes.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verana Sans Medium","sans-serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>**************************************************************************************</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ashley Minnerath<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pollinator Program Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1971 – 2011: Forty Years of Conservation!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>628 NE Broadway Suite 200, Portland, OR, 97232 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:ashley@xerces.org">ashley@xerces.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tel: (503) 232-6639, ext. 102<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Toll free: 1-855-232-6639, ext. 102<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fax: (503) 233-6794<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To join the Society, make a contribution, or read about our work, please visit <a href="http://www.xerces.org/">www.xerces.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New Book Now Available:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.xerces.org/announcing-the-publication-of-attracting-native-pollinators/">Attracting Native Pollinators. Protecting North America’s Bees and Butterflies</a></span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>