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</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">May 14, 2014</span></p></div>
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</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">May 29, 2014 </span></p></div></div></td></tr></table>
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<tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:45.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, the USDA Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension (SARE) program, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), are pleased to announce two upcoming Pollinator Conservation Short Courses in Virginia. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:45.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">These full day trainings will provide you with the latest science-based approaches to increasing pollinator populations for improved pollination and crop production. You will leave with the tools necessary to assess, create, protect, and manage habitat for these vital insects. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:45.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">SHORT COURSE DETAILS</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:45.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Cost</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:45.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Thanks to SARE, we are able to offer 15 scholarships for each course on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is $45 per person thereafter and includes a copy of <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001em1Eq6MJpK2Rt2Js3SHjyMmkPoNCVuZ_IAnfyWkaXUd9BTwTM0VvMG3lwH0RIB19QMtQYy36CfaLOi4oalvPx8InRc1WwisUVTk15Gp30I3ZXyDdFi6idbclChe5vc8QEFn62KCwUQSsXR5kU8hLyoBHQfl72QhTQuVBKcTo3Mqa9wkfFYZLzbodZh6qvAA2nSMHgqH1CUw39Rrs1LOazaqSkOSRd3EG1942_LKg7nMUjdtEW0xRtuKwOpCKy8uU&c=REPbSAzQUKlt4iP_i1UuFghplDpv5WzgDdczKbBh5PrcKupu_WEecQ==&ch=WvCY73m2gFLC9kbevGZppm5W9dkEBKDpH6vM-rNEv6By_sypMEzLEg==" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:black">Attracting Native Pollinators</span></i></a>. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:45.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">May 14, 2014</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:45.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:45.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">May 29, 2014</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:45.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:45.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Ashley Minnerath</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:45.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">The Xerces Society</span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:45.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">These Pollinator Conservation Short Courses are made possible with the support of the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Additional support for these trainings is provided by the following: Ceres Foundation, CS Fund, Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, Endangered Species Chocolate, Turner Foundation, Whole Foods Market and their vendors, and <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001em1Eq6MJpK2Rt2Js3SHjyMmkPoNCVuZ_IAnfyWkaXUd9BTwTM0VvMLjNMEHu_2r3EN4EmQ2C8yutrGWZStzBgQTMdhz_Lbz4a0lyE3mvfe-rIZ7TR0tKZBI86zraqo-hc6Tz_0w64ELnLitNIPhuIDKpXWAoSukMtmCOk0iiszzL8-yP68FQrQ==&c=REPbSAzQUKlt4iP_i1UuFghplDpv5WzgDdczKbBh5PrcKupu_WEecQ==&ch=WvCY73m2gFLC9kbevGZppm5W9dkEBKDpH6vM-rNEv6By_sypMEzLEg==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">Xerces Society members</span></a>. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:45.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Special thank you to Virginia NRCS, Virginia SWCDs, Virginia Tech Conservation Management Institute, Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension, and Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries for supporting these courses. </span></p>
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