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id="content_LETTER.BLOCK9"><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67803'>Learn How You Can Protect Bees and Other Beneficial Insects<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;display:table' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK3"><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67803'>Xerces executive director Scott Hoffman Black <br>will be speaking in Portland on October 6 and 17, <br>and in Eugene on October 10. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></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 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Scott Hoffman Black, conservationist, author, and executive director of the Xerces Society, will be giving three public talks in Oregon this month. We invite you to join him at one of these events. <br><br>During each event, Scott will speak about the potential for a global pollinator crisis, what the underlying causes are of pollinator declines, and highlight actions that everyone can take to help these important animals. All events are free and open to the public, but please see below for any registration requirements.<br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Sunday, October 6 - Portland </span></strong><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Bring Back the Pollinators: What we can all do to protect this vital resource</span></strong><br>11:00 a.m.<br>Location: Garden Fever, 3433 NE 24th Ave, Portland, OR 97212<br>Presented by Garden Fever<br>This event is FREE, but registration is required due to limited space. 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Pisgah's fall celebration: <em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Weaving the Wild into Our Lives</span></em>.<br>Location: Veterans' Memorial Building Ballroom, 1626 Willamette Street, Eugene, Oregon<br>Presented by Friends of Buford Park and Mt. Pisgah<br>This event is FREE, but registration is required via the Friends of Buford Park and Mt. Pisgah <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001a0PkWQT_ukfrS8xtEMyjigRgxzZEFwZEl8bejZZUEN6i3jMtpsNne9yiEcUk2GvRv-eFlVRp77c7ksHjZtRxbTllpwPa6pefTpyCppL7_XcQErMuhKg4fPr11aC3V5hxSpQEgbQ-cPI=" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#E67803;text-decoration:none'>website</span></b><span class=ccfontupdated><b><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>. </span></b></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Thursday, October 17 - Portland </span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Bring Back the Pollinators</span></strong><br>10:15 a.m. (coffee available at 9:30 a.m.)<br>Scott will be the first of two speakers in a program about the impacts of neonicotinoid insecticides on bees and other pollinators in gardens.<br>Location: Portland Garden Club, 1132 SW Vista Ave., Portland, OR 97205<br>Presented by the Portland Garden Club<br>This event is FREE, and no registration is required. Just turn up at the right time and place!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK8"><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 1.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67803'>ABOUT SCOTT HOFFMAN BLACK<o:p></o:p></span></b></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:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Before becoming executive director of the Xerces Society, Scott worked to protect public lands and open spaces in Colorado and successfully advocated for protection of old growth forests in California's Sierra Nevada mountains. In the decade since joining Xerces, he has saved endangered butterflies, campaigned to prevent extensive pesticide spraying programs, and advocated to protect bees and other pollinators. An accomplished public speaker, Scott has authored over 200 scientific and popular publications. He is recognized internationally for his conservation successes and currently chairs the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Butterfly Specialist Group. 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