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style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67803'> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001yvcOVYfWbRNv2X8pezTGbl60lZWn11AOY-VjXvRMmj1BVagl5xC01Gdg62e6mlFxCz194QtFtzFZyKez8U4PZHRgot8Mt2wanvLiULMt1wqItyCBMxnMUccJbjLIq_zoAEImtyetRV4FEoBD5VmJ7BFLyFka5m3s5xmvpHOm1S1Vgv7ayYzzUSJjCJX5ANqh20ofq-0Jog1xM6dpB10l-A==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#E67802;text-decoration:none'>POLLINATOR CONSERVATION PLANNING SHORT COURSE</span></a> </span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67803'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001yvcOVYfWbRNv2X8pezTGbl60lZWn11AOY-VjXvRMmj1BVagl5xC01Gdg62e6mlFxCz194QtFtzFZyKez8U4PZHRgot8Mt2wanvLiULMt1wqItyCBMxnMUccJbjLIq_zoAEImtyetRV4FEoBD5VmJ7BFLyFka5m3s5xmvpHOm1S1Vgv7ayYzzUSJjCJX5ANqh20ofq-0Jog1xM6dpB10l-A==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#E67802;text-decoration:none'>Big Flats, New York</span></a></span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67802'>September 13th, 2012</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67802'>9:30 am to 3:30 pm EDT </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Cornell University, Penn State University, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are pleased to announce an upcoming Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Course in New York. This full day training will provide you with the latest science-based approaches to reversing the trend of pollinator declines, and will equip you with the recipes necessary to protect and manage habitat for these important insects.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67802'>SHORT COURSE DETAILS:</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Detailed agenda and more Information: </span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001yvcOVYfWbRNv2X8pezTGbl60lZWn11AOY-VjXvRMmj1BVagl5xC01Gdg62e6mlFxCz194QtFtzFZyKez8U4PZHRgot8Mt2wanvLiULMt1wqItyCBMxnMUccJbjLIq_zoAEImtyetRV4FEoBD5VmJ7BFLyFka5m3s5xmvpHOm1S1Vgv7ayYzzUSJjCJX5ANqh20ofq-0Jog1xM6dpB10l-A==" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#E67802;text-decoration:none'>Click here</span></b></a> to view a detailed agenda and find more information about this course. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Location: </span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001yvcOVYfWbRNgLi1F9jUc_I-JsEP2O8Ch4BGoIKsiTVbZ27nxaRXLbjROJVHXF_TbQcQbjXo7k11uGCDe4qejybGveUL2f9pdL6ofQ-kxhmoNwSd98Ku8lOnSN6MYf8M8AA19rOSFRuk=" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>USDA NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center</span></a><br>3266 State Route 352<br>Corning, New York 14830 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Date/Time: </span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>September 13th, 2012 <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span></strong>9:30 am to 3:30 pm EDT<strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Cost:</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks to the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001yvcOVYfWbRNgLi1F9jUc_I-JsEP2O8Ch4BGoIKsiTVbZ27nxaRXLbjROJVHXF_TbQcQbjXo7k11uGCDe4qejybGveUL2f9pdL6ofQ-kxhmoNwSd98Ku8lOnSN6MYf8M8AA19rOSFRuk=" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Big Flats Plant Materials Center</span></a>, we are able to offer this course for free. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Lunch and refreshments will be available at the course for $12 (cash only) per person. Please bring payment on the day of the course. </span></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Pollinator Conservation Toolkits and other Xerces' books and publications will be available for purchase at the course (cash and check only). </span></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></em><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Registration:</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Registration is required for this course, <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001yvcOVYfWbRNv2X8pezTGbl60lZWn11AOY-VjXvRMmj1BVagl5xC01Gdg62e6mlFxCz194QtFtzFZyKez8U4PZHRgot8Mt2wanvLiULMt1wqItyCBMxnMUccJbjLIq_zoAEImtyetRV4FEoBD5VmJ7BFLyFka5m3s5xmvpHOm1S1Vgv7ayYzzUSJjCJX5ANqh20ofq-0Jog1xM6dpB10l-A==" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#E67802;text-decoration:none'>click here</span></b></a> to register online.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Hurry, space is limited! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Contact: </span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Ashley Minnerath<br>Pollinator Program Assistant<br>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation <a href="mailto:shortcourses@xerces.org?subject=Pollinator%20Conservation%20Planning%20Short%20Course%20at%20Big%20Flats%20PMC" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>shortcourses@xerces.org</span></a> or (855) 232-6639 ext. 102. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Paul Salon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>USDA NRCS<br>Plant Materials Specialist<br><a href="mailto:paul.salon@ny.usda.gov?subject=Pollinator%20Conservation%20Planning%20Short%20Course%20at%20Big%20Flats%20PMC" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>paul.salon@ny.usda.gov</span></a> or (607) 562-8404 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67803'>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67803'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>This Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Course is made possible with the support of Cornell University, Penn State University, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). 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