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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>FYI. ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>R. Thomas (Tom) Van Arsdall, Director of Public Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://www.pollinator.org/"><span style='color:blue'>Pollinator Partnership</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> Cell: (703) 509-4746<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="tva@pollinator.org"><span style='color:blue'>tva@pollinator.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Bertelson, Lisa - NRCS, Washington, DC [mailto:Lisa.Bertelson1@wdc.usda.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 25, 2014 10:41 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> Honey Bee Press Release<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I wanted to let you know that USDA NRCS launched its honey bee effort this morning! The press release is attached, which you should feel free to circulate. Thank you all for your help advising me along the way… I think this will be a great success.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Let me know if you have any questions. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lisa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#365F91'>Lisa Bertelson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#365F91'>Policy Advisor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#365F91'>Natural Resources Conservation Service<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#365F91'>U.S. Department of Agriculture<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#365F91'><a href="mailto:Lisa.Bertelson1@wdc.usda.gov">Lisa.Bertelson1@wdc.usda.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#365F91'>(202) 690-4231<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div>
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