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class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>This course is tailored towards Long Island's diverse agricultural and conservation community and will provide scientifically based research on the agronomic and economic benefits offered by native pollinators, introduce principles of pollination biology, and highlight an array of best management agronomic practices critical to the protection and support of these vital insects. <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%;display:table' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK13"><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 1.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span 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It will provide science-based approaches to increasing pollinator populations for improved pollination and crop production. You will leave with the tools necessary to assess, protect, create and manage habitat for these vital insects.<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.BLOCK7"><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 1.5pt 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67803'>Contact<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Ashley Minnerath<br>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation<br><a href="mailto:shortcourses@xerces.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>shortcourses@xerces.org</span></a><br><span class=skypec2cprintcontainer>(855) 232-6639</span><span class=skypec2ctextspan>(855) 232-6639</span> ext. 102<br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yt0FtcB1ixXValWK6kETdtteo7kE0jQAcMTJrXcEzhxx_LOjyYYczaWR3TUVHUkc5SIgEFspeAD8EjJ2C5DH-vCASjsGNpFnu5ub6r3Z2-m6eObUbkMmpste-5HXaEc4UwIn5JbXwY1p4dyJ-prdYbUR0Q_4TdCdacD3xg2ZCQVWaQLF6ESjeA==&c=qWDnkpwuxcbOIBa8LniJCDHNtf3NUNFOlFuibHZQbF4DVZIsZDVm2w==&ch=_whxshrpRevRfPcaMeNDKp9lUUo6awsPK9jVEW1kQWma95CpSuyqaw==" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>www.xerces.org/event</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></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.BLOCK9"><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 1.5pt 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#E67803'>ABOUT THE XERCES SOCIETY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></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'>The Xerces Society is a nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. 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