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<div>May 14, 2014</div>
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<div>May 29, 2014 </div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt">Learn how to attract native pollinators to your orchard, farm, or garden!</span><br></div>
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<div style="text-align:left" align="left">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. <br>
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<div style="text-align:left" align="left">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. <br>
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<div style="text-align:left" align="left"><em>Register for the Blackstone course by May 13 and save $5!</em> Registration is $45 per person until May 13 and $50 thereafter. Registration includes a copy of <a style="font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001puguGMx-qSukPcZev1SuG-K6e54M9BgSY87UyHTBSQumIImeCNrUH9UEFXIYiLmH7PX99gRykonCyyeKZkl38h-TjGcl7oRzOp4KOGfltybIHFlhgSDEH_b2t2UtOjgig8Wo1qY4_ijoOealwEYw1_TM27m2uX-KYHnTui6-nofubtOzPsvkQkS63Hg2ZjGl6XK4tuqyV6j17kLOl85Nk2mylaXTs6lycnxI3R7hQ5448RF0Q1xr4Phk4iWUS91l&c=0VLoCDT_hm7cxicWL3r6S88aoprH5Y2z8G7KYUz0iFyypAbq2Szvlg==&ch=tw3fwr81sikAcChou94TXeqinbVIDKf6FpCFIeTyWUz8WU9i7MHe-w==" shape="rect" target="_blank">Attracting Native Pollinators</a>. <br>
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<div>May 14, 2014</div>
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<div style="text-align:left" align="left">Emily Krafft<br></div>
<div style="text-align:left" align="left">The Xerces Society<br></div>
<div style="text-align:left" align="left"><a style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="mailto:shortcourses@xerces.org?subject=VA%20Pollinator%20Conservation%20Short%20Courses" shape="rect" target="_blank">shortcourses@xerces.org</a><br>
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<div style="text-align:left" align="left">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 style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001puguGMx-qSukPcZev1SuG-K6e54M9BgSY87UyHTBSQumIImeCNrUH79HCJPd8vwJ7dZn8d_8zpxz7RkhYMbyRPECzaDHTk8EByuMnb6rYcCa3_SWbdcWq9mNtecIsxLj9GdLBTiLAwvT4usn5_Q_NfyhT9_au7OI_b-oOn6wvg6_-Zzpfa7Gfg==&c=0VLoCDT_hm7cxicWL3r6S88aoprH5Y2z8G7KYUz0iFyypAbq2Szvlg==&ch=tw3fwr81sikAcChou94TXeqinbVIDKf6FpCFIeTyWUz8WU9i7MHe-w==" shape="rect" target="_blank">Xerces Society members</a>. <br>
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<div style="text-align:left" align="left">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. <br>
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