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class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>The ecological service that pollinators provide is necessary for the reproduction of more than 85 percent of the world's flowering plants. Pollinator insects are keystone species in most terrestrial ecosystems, directly producing the fruits and seeds that comprise more than 25% of bird and mammal diets. In many places, this essential service of pollination is at risk from habitat loss and landuse practices. These threats can be mitigated by incorporating pollinator habitat restoration efforts into all landscapes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><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;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>This groundbreaking day-long course is designed to train restoration professionals in the latest science-based methods for understanding native pollinator (especially native bee) ecology, and restoring and managing pollinator habitat. Throughout the course, restoration concepts are illustrated by case studies of pollinator conservation from across the country. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><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;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Special course modules include a conservation case study from Susan Carpenter at the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011rk6fVBzoHF7VdR2SmKPXw6o6Ly8L6RrpI3HM1ox5KtO0i2s4GysUFKCykt8unCui-As-bnjXLclrsAKMYXr-v3WOlKmYrySrzLPurAPp4ke5TJB0hcDlA==" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>University of Wisconsin - Madison Arboretum</span></a>, where they have been managing habitat for a declining bumble bee, <em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011rk6fVBzoHGxngZbja2xxFWjc9SuU-yI3xxxdX-xMTAv5zzLo1TQYw66i_DiCivdMEENNMM8TZB_QCiLHTpOfr8-jp_16HcwHPnCMS8oQurFqHcXj7KoMQD7CUdeg87EAhdSL-j4N5HWa7f0dj5EVQ==" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Bombus affinis</span></a> </span></em>and a conservation case study on dry sand prairie restoration for the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011rk6fVBzoHEdnU-TSBqQ2vDxhus4jHTd3kXJimoAf9ADl2kJPtd-vFn1MFUlPaA5UDAvFSKRoWj1ZaZZrMG2B4-tb1LIrwSdCud9IjTznYknVs8p-syyNal2slNEQs0r51risWzHyUI=" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Karner blue butterfly</span></a> from Dr. Paula Kleintjes Neff at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. <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'>PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING COURSE DETAILS:</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67803'><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 5th, 2013<br>9 am to 4:30 pm <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'>University of Wisconsin - Madison Arboretum<br>1207 Seminole Highway<br>Madison, WI 53711<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'>Registration and additional information:</span></strong><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'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011rk6fVBzoHF1cy3dMYqb2ngkx3892Wx7R6RL9zE90wsF45CdCKDYuidtRohDMt1RNAdhsGBMkmXi2aSXEF2guWlrvOZhTs1WnRctqCxpXmf7JJrKB-2st1Wcr1x1opVZeLpqx6t1ybHgFtz7VfkCfd3Cnecy2wfI" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Click here for more information or to register</span></a><b><br><br></b>Hurry, registration ends on September 27th!<b><br><br></b><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011rk6fVBzoHEivdROZX3Zuk-dR26gLHHh836_c5T9Sx03DD5M4JYRkGPyjCQQI_kwCU1Wh5lEmiN0wQ5YP813c6BQ60lqRMFZLyTaY4IHku-MiWW96tcl_g==" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Click here</span></a> for more information about the 2013 Society for Ecological Restoration World Conference.<b><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cost:</span></strong></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>$125. Each participant will receive a Pollinator Conservation Planning Toolkit which includes a copy of <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011rk6fVBzoHEzb0YOEFQ203xESzROqNNQKaiBQHfyFZnUHWUPlHUHYUCk8GH14pHKfH_E1DxeNGEqGdSfTradTwEWh9UtIbrwaKObGRNzB4HXzdB9pbhJXoYPwM8HQXi5NIlNMWZaU6lYoNHnHuLbxsSR_zi_mhIKUTZaq20LDYA0hZWNeN1lMeDl642_pZO4syWe5NIVsNs=" target="_blank"><i><span style='color:black'>Attracting Native Pollinators</span></i></a>, as well as relevant conservation and restoration guidelines. Lunch and transportation from the conference venue to the arboretum is also included. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Continuing Education Credit Available</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'>Certified Crop Adviser (5 CEUs)<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'>Society of American Foresters (5 CFE credits)<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 Wildlife Society (5.5 contact hours)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=mcetaggedbr 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><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>This Training Course is made possible with support from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Additional support for these trainings is provided by the following: the Ceres Foundation, Cinco, CS Fund, Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, Endangered Species Chocolate, Irwin Andrew Porter Foundation, The Metabolic Studio, Turner Foundation, <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011rk6fVBzoHHy7NKGZi60LtlYSU3DSBv0vQgh75BQ10OklppufgWL5CgYJrFds1ENtj_dXp5fsZLTAGczWsc8prU1WceiI_M3vMyf0ncjzFgkMfXXSTJl0MKU5Q5IIAF8" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Whole Foods Market and its vendors</span></a>, and Xerces Society members.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Special thanks to the Society for Ecological Restoration and University of Wisconsin - Madison Arboretum for supporting this training. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td><td width=229 valign=top style='width:171.75pt;border:none;border-left:dashed #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK13"><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 1.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>PARTNERS</span></u></strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011rk6fVBzoHEivdROZX3Zuk-dR26gLHHh836_c5T9Sx03DD5M4JYRkGPyjCQQI_kwCU1Wh5lEmiN0wQ5YP813c6BQ60lqRMFZLyTaY4IHku-MiWW96tcl_g==" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=135 height=74 id="_x0000_i1035" src="http://www.xerces.org/imagesforcc/SER%20logo.jpg" hspace=5 vspace=5 alt="SER Logo"></span></a><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011rk6fVBzoHF7VdR2SmKPXw6o6Ly8L6RrpI3HM1ox5KtO0i2s4GysUFKCykt8unCui-As-bnjXLclrsAKMYXr-v3WOlKmYrySrzLPurAPp4ke5TJB0hcDlA==" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=175 height=51 id="_x0000_i1036" src="http://www.xerces.org/imagesforcc/UWI%20Arb%20logo.jpg" hspace=5 vspace=5 alt="UW Arboretum"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><img border=0 width=141 height=42 id="_x0000_i1037" src="http://www.xerces.org/imagesforcc/NRCS.jpg" hspace=5 vspace=5><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'> <br><img border=0 width=91 height=64 id="_x0000_i1038" src="http://www.xerces.org/imagesforcc/WFM%20logo.jpg" hspace=5 vspace=5> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK4"><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 1.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>INTENDED AUDIENCE</span></u></strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>The content of this course is tailored to the needs of restoration professionals, natural area managers, natural resource agency staff, agricultural professions, landowners, and anyone else interested in pollinator conservation. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;display:table' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK5"><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 1.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>INSTRUCTOR</span></u></strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><a href="mailto:jennifer@xerces.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#E67803'>Jennifer Hopwood</span></a></span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'> - 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