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Course in Rhode Island. <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'>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 vital 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=001Pb3qysFXWmusVhw5FufyjGHnREWN2tU7VSbw7hDX8IohXC-uo7eMkY_qv8P_Y4SuRKwgg1t2xPahwSB1knHzwDqF9BcwIug049qdKFsj2aDUStostWvbzQYeSNTfaT-s8v2BVVOW3vrzk7EsVuoM956fCoeaMmV8lR-mf4LQIiGn-wPF1_gtv6it4y_wnHFQlpystymiSyduaggwsUm4DA==" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#E67802;text-decoration:none'>Click here</span></b></a> to find a detailed agenda and 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=001Pb3qysFXWmtvvGrjQWGN1tW_32-xJ5RuyPNb3ZXnSt18ljEWa4akBl68NhQB8gp8tQ4S-acsrnsEWpPTdGW9p_nh2bx4pKyvnjHnWk2Qb5WIxbe1kPVpWAS2JEWmUOn0mFqKuCv_6bM=" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Roger Williams Park Botanical Center</span></a> <br>1000 Elmwood Ave. <br>Providence, RI 02907<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'>October 10th, 2012 <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> </span></strong>9:30 am to 4 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 support from <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Pb3qysFXWmtuIqhddvTps_pIviDhrG_OkPW7cL32qZSmv9fcYTZp2q6E6oR8nPpRLOv6xM2vdbxuQvKCDdfrICl64EzvEo3IQyqLi8Y-xpg=" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Northeast SARE</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 is not included. Please plan on bringing a sack lunch with you to 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'><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=001Pb3qysFXWmusVhw5FufyjGHnREWN2tU7VSbw7hDX8IohXC-uo7eMkY_qv8P_Y4SuRKwgg1t2xPahwSB1knHzwDqF9BcwIug049qdKFsj2aDUStostWvbzQYeSNTfaT-s8v2BVVOW3vrzk7EsVuoM956fCoeaMmV8lR-mf4LQIiGn-wPF1_gtv6it4y_wnHFQlpystymiSyduaggwsUm4DA==" 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 class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Hurry, space is limited! <br> <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=Vermont%20Pollinator%20Conservation%20Planning%20Short%20Course" 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'><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 the USDA Northeast Sustainable Agricultural Research and Education (SARE) program and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Additional support for this training is provided by the following: CS Fund, Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, Sarah K. de Coizart Article TENTH Perpetual Charitable Trust, Turner Foundation, University of Rhode Island, <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Pb3qysFXWmtZniYbxp-VegsVCGYLflR8wfYky5x7vbyy8qhCWSBx0xUq6lHqMaYVDEbEa_UP5S64XznUQt3v8g1lEB4mbebuqRG5FWZoOwt-5Jls6oKJlw==" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Whole Foods Market and their vendors</span></a>, and Xerces Society members. <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'>Special thanks to the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Pb3qysFXWmtvvGrjQWGN1tW_32-xJ5RuyPNb3ZXnSt18ljEWa4akBl68NhQB8gp8tQ4S-acsrnsEWpPTdGW9p_nh2bx4pKyvnjHnWk2Qb5WIxbe1kPVpWAS2JEWmUOn0mFqKuCv_6bM=" 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