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style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">XERCES WINTER 2014 SUSTAINABLE FARMING AND GARDENING WORKSHOP SERIES</span></b></p></td></tr></table></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style> </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.BLOCK34"><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">This winter, Xerces Society pollinator conservation biologists are on tour sharing their expertise at sustainable farming and gardening workshops across the country! We hope you will have the opportunity to join them at one of the following events to learn the valuable skill of attracting and conserving beneficial insects on your property.</span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">Tilth Producers of Washington: Re-Imagine Agriculture Conference</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Saturday, November 8, Vancouver, WA</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Farming with Beneficial Insects: Ecological Strategies for Pest Management and Pollination</span></em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><br>10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.<br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2HQ7EmOpUA21dympEm_VdwBXgAgYWElGtLoboMHZe_GwvajtMMruD-6rUDh6ZD9Vrbg6bICHtNn1oZpDPw54jfB6sHxtks7n6MMsI9pKp8ksQSVOaPgWju_N3H9EcQV3ZH4_elvky4BW8hQ_SkPgEB_Jo9T9J7arZLFfJebCHwEm0twiPG_ovV5VKMz5Ps-omwgmsN-RjkHOM6ndKNB-Q==&c=C5H1uNgFowyLPjTdBC8CMF87ETtNWaZEfeMUy7ttRbrHsfzrTylyMw==&ch=LemW421-jopDCUO383axo2S5bMwORC9vKivtJ9tjjO3_UGeGDVTlHA==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">More information</span></a></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's 29th Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Tuesday, November 11, Greenville, SC</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><br><em><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">How Small Farms Can Support Pollinators</span></em> <br>4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.<br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2HQ7EmOpUA21dympEm_VdwBXgAgYWElGtLoboMHZe_GwvajtMMruD-6rUDh6ZD9FITI-5Mgn60spCZa0dH0XCaBgqapeSYOtRkBlUsgg58ICuBoiiP1RscKVoqPWA6olwQPjkPIlIkjNokLzc9A9JR3vHDXaPBo4sJUUdsBdPsy1TaDoLlQlRTHvXQSviwGXzW2awNYVJs=&c=C5H1uNgFowyLPjTdBC8CMF87ETtNWaZEfeMUy7ttRbrHsfzrTylyMw==&ch=LemW421-jopDCUO383axo2S5bMwORC9vKivtJ9tjjO3_UGeGDVTlHA==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">More information</span></a></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">California Association of Resource Conservation Districts Annual Conference</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Friday, November 14, Ventura, CA</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Staying on Target: How to Manage Pesticide Use while Building Conservation Biology into Working Landscapes</span></em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"> <br>11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.<br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2HQ7EmOpUA21dympEm_VdwBXgAgYWElGtLoboMHZe_GwvajtMMruD-6rUDh6ZD9UyMQT82xDo74Wz8xOrzkdO1aQWjutvQBiLz_uSqDaTlOn4hoA-r0KpW0FloH8CU6tnIcWWVkS7wriALC6Nw7kAeuuBFaR5df9x3JNxxB5TbOO1e8M-3rGqxcMxXr2DEe5hbE1_VWnZQ=&c=C5H1uNgFowyLPjTdBC8CMF87ETtNWaZEfeMUy7ttRbrHsfzrTylyMw==&ch=LemW421-jopDCUO383axo2S5bMwORC9vKivtJ9tjjO3_UGeGDVTlHA==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">More information</span></a></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">The Texas Pollinator PowWow</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Saturday, November 15, Mansfield, TX</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><br><em><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Conservation Practices to Protect Bees on your Property</span></em><br>2:55 p.m.-3:40 p.m.<br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2HQ7EmOpUA21dympEm_VdwBXgAgYWElGtLoboMHZe_GwvajtMMruEn6LjGQWPCRTXYqiNmBUUBiDedsDRr6WN0PLx_dvVoHUTHEGDv0f3TJ20NKKRhf3VR2wVBquBIAfTGaaRf8xPgOxgi7f0TkAfyzQzs2J1B5AtZyo6ITdRA7EzsFKXjZwVX98Q81woje&c=C5H1uNgFowyLPjTdBC8CMF87ETtNWaZEfeMUy7ttRbrHsfzrTylyMw==&ch=LemW421-jopDCUO383axo2S5bMwORC9vKivtJ9tjjO3_UGeGDVTlHA==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">More information</span></a> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">Entomology 2014</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">November 17-19, Portland, OR</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2HQ7EmOpUA21dympEm_VdwBXgAgYWElGtLoboMHZe_GwvajtMMruD-6rUDh6ZD9Uj7_Ilmbl2hJkqKWUCcoLQf2Ma21kTLRMoPhX0Bc5iONa8_J88z_nXOBKd3rwPyh8dEQqEwlInrypGG6p1-_IGQNInhCp7jNwso2l74iT7GUSOv-OIw5NeWyY8J1a5ff&c=C5H1uNgFowyLPjTdBC8CMF87ETtNWaZEfeMUy7ttRbrHsfzrTylyMw==&ch=LemW421-jopDCUO383axo2S5bMwORC9vKivtJ9tjjO3_UGeGDVTlHA==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">More information</span></a></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Tillage Effects on the Ground Nesting Bee </span></em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Peponapis pruinosa</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Monday, November 17, 9:12 a.m.-9:24 a.m.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Outreach for Project Integrated Crop Pollination: Face-to-Face to Facebook</span></em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Tuesday, November 18, 11:35 a.m.-11:57 a.m.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Farming with Beneficial Insects: Translating Conservation Biocontrol Science into Mainstream Farm Practice</span></em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Tuesday, November 18, 4:35 p.m.-5:00 p.m.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Engaging Farmers and Land Managers to Conserve Important Native Pollinators</span></em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Wednesday, November 19, 10:15 p.m.-10:35 p.m.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Practical Strategies for Conserving Pollinators and Other Beneficial Insects in Agricultural Landscapes: A Case Study of the Xerces Society's Successful Pollinator Conservation Program</span></em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Wednesday, November 19, 1:30 p.m.-1:55 p.m.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Landscape-level Conservation for the Monarch Butterfly: How Farmers and Other Large Land Managers Can Help Save This Iconic Species</span></em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Wednesday, November 19, 4:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">New York Pollinator Conservation Short Course</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Tuesday, November 18, Riverhead, NY</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.<br><a 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class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">Environmental Initiative Policy Forum Series</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Thursday, December 4, Minneapolis, MN</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><br><em><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The State of U.S. Pollinator Conservation Policy and Practice</span></em><i><br></i><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2HQ7EmOpUA21dympEm_VdwBXgAgYWElGtLoboMHZe_GwvajtMMruEn6LjGQWPCRqd-jt95cRp5FwQwBw_SqzJxrXuW-nqbci9vLHvHmjaR-kvNadTH4h-Wy4hXx8n8X5CvZpXw0bEBIOufD3qF-sDJFLZk93ZQm0udrCR5YJfQqTmyByZX6httvtr1X0__T&c=C5H1uNgFowyLPjTdBC8CMF87ETtNWaZEfeMUy7ttRbrHsfzrTylyMw==&ch=LemW421-jopDCUO383axo2S5bMwORC9vKivtJ9tjjO3_UGeGDVTlHA==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">More information</span></a> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">California Native Plant Society Annual Conference</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">January 15-17, San Jose, CA</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2HQ7EmOpUA21dympEm_VdwBXgAgYWElGtLoboMHZe_GwvajtMMruD-6rUDh6ZD95VucPjsWWpw0Pw3ChWyVbpoxArux5B5-pVvlJ0IYMyCxoGIx0VlYy0xOPwI-I1u2C9yBHRh05GJYAuzIXM3kBu4aGy103GdaHHdtU5XE8Aak0ziOBfDoID3YBNihCkEBciE_ozWKtpcdR9j6ve3tqeySOqsUDQ9T&c=C5H1uNgFowyLPjTdBC8CMF87ETtNWaZEfeMUy7ttRbrHsfzrTylyMw==&ch=LemW421-jopDCUO383axo2S5bMwORC9vKivtJ9tjjO3_UGeGDVTlHA==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">More information</span></a></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Increasing Native Milkweed Seed Availability for Monarch Butterfly Conservation</span></em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"> <br>Details coming soon!<br><br><em><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Monitoring Restoration Success by Collecting Data on the Presence of Bees and Other Pollinators (with California NRCS)</span></em><br>Details coming soon!</span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">The EcoFarm Conference</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">January 21-24, Pacific Grove, CA</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><br><em><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Bring Back the Pollinators: Attracting Native Bees and Other Beneficial Insects to Your Farm</span></em><br>Details coming soon!<br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2HQ7EmOpUA21dympEm_VdwBXgAgYWElGtLoboMHZe_GwvajtMMruEn6LjGQWPCRq3KoRPENEQPpQeAdqcb_8Uyn4QtiX86roM3kL5_0POMf-fWPTXbkUsy1_S49BhlYauloLhyzdhBIjBTOJOaOfnH0niGi9d_uBjzG02-jv8b2e4AAxhQbViZrAt0Z6_Y1&c=C5H1uNgFowyLPjTdBC8CMF87ETtNWaZEfeMUy7ttRbrHsfzrTylyMw==&ch=LemW421-jopDCUO383axo2S5bMwORC9vKivtJ9tjjO3_UGeGDVTlHA==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">More information</span></a> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">January 27-29, Hershey, PA</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><br><em><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Government Conservation Programs for Pollinators</span></em><br>Tuesday, January 27, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.<br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2HQ7EmOpUA21dympEm_VdwBXgAgYWElGtLoboMHZe_GwvajtMMruEn6LjGQWPCRfF4yfOczOBmgGVBwqnrK7d6mSVxSAQoWe9SC525NeevFtrEStwKFOOt8-uuxxkeefysYwgK0fb7E3cHNwcbbphbbd6BMwJbQFpoqiWqvWx4=&c=C5H1uNgFowyLPjTdBC8CMF87ETtNWaZEfeMUy7ttRbrHsfzrTylyMw==&ch=LemW421-jopDCUO383axo2S5bMwORC9vKivtJ9tjjO3_UGeGDVTlHA==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">More information</span></a></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">Wisconsin Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Growers Conference</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">January 25-27, Wisconsin Dells, WI</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"> <br><em><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">How to Promote Pollinators on Farms</span></em><br>Tuesday, January 27, Time: TBD<br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2HQ7EmOpUA21dympEm_VdwBXgAgYWElGtLoboMHZe_GwvajtMMruEn6LjGQWPCR12NN7Sabcr-eaAg__OX8zbPUBvWndkYCOXsKHz5yRQQ7Co54lAGNBv6DvBqE9iJhuEEbvD4eNLjzdtYGAk_cATtVeJAGZSlj&c=C5H1uNgFowyLPjTdBC8CMF87ETtNWaZEfeMUy7ttRbrHsfzrTylyMw==&ch=LemW421-jopDCUO383axo2S5bMwORC9vKivtJ9tjjO3_UGeGDVTlHA==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">More information</span></a></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">Colusa Farm Show</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">February 3-5, Colusa, CA</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Benefits of Hedgerows (with UC Cooperative Extension and Colusa RCD)</span></em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><br>Tuesday, February 3, Time: TBD<br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2HQ7EmOpUA21dympEm_VdwBXgAgYWElGtLoboMHZe_GwvajtMMruEn6LjGQWPCRB24DaWn6jnrjOshXXIb8pVpg0wwldPnhWkD14BRubf4Awb9epzs664leXXRtTGjWv72slrxXiGcvUQYdLG7M1acUCkNee9RFjD5ywQvvCrP1CmW7NG9VhQ==&c=C5H1uNgFowyLPjTdBC8CMF87ETtNWaZEfeMUy7ttRbrHsfzrTylyMw==&ch=LemW421-jopDCUO383axo2S5bMwORC9vKivtJ9tjjO3_UGeGDVTlHA==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">More information</span></a></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">MOSES Organic Farming Conference</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">February 26-28, La Crosse, WI</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2HQ7EmOpUA21dympEm_VdwBXgAgYWElGtLoboMHZe_GwvajtMMruD-6rUDh6ZD9pMuUIkG5pwPwifSch_mUPOcr-ZFvRJuOZb8EfbD9fBK7AbGe5o9-SeshtUME2ed4kINSpBfXoinceAi2MGs088ySXPE_rBcZLhB65RSvY1mMFrTrymbwD01nJ4PtsA5V&c=C5H1uNgFowyLPjTdBC8CMF87ETtNWaZEfeMUy7ttRbrHsfzrTylyMw==&ch=LemW421-jopDCUO383axo2S5bMwORC9vKivtJ9tjjO3_UGeGDVTlHA==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">More information</span></a></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Farming with Beneficial Insects (a full day Organic University short course!)</span></em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><br>Details coming soon!<br><br><em><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Farm Conservation to Stand the Test of Time</span></em><br>Details coming soon!</span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">Land Ethics Symposium</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Thursday, March 12, Doylestown, PA</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><br><em><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Planting for Beneficial Insects and Native Pollinators</span></em><br>8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.<br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2HQ7EmOpUA21dympEm_VdwBXgAgYWElGtLoboMHZe_GwvajtMMruD-6rUDh6ZD9GaEulSOg_e80mKzUYPE7QPB8k7CPAAUnZCksVe4Q_IECQVqFbiUJsTGJs1806YsaVCFekHL9909_BCsgcDIjReqDxC1CxDRa9wQRbKDvJbIAhIP6VvwW7NgHbm3xNFVebuPHBIZ7JpmIlPI2fu8U_A==&c=C5H1uNgFowyLPjTdBC8CMF87ETtNWaZEfeMUy7ttRbrHsfzrTylyMw==&ch=LemW421-jopDCUO383axo2S5bMwORC9vKivtJ9tjjO3_UGeGDVTlHA==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">More information</span></a></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">Lahr Symposium</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Saturday, March 28, Washington, DC, National Arboretum</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Native Plants and Pollinators</span></em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"> <br>Details coming soon!<br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2HQ7EmOpUA21dympEm_VdwBXgAgYWElGtLoboMHZe_GwvajtMMruEn6LjGQWPCRJVqivTLRKAJHggff6kyKrxaftXRoUXfhji0CRgocQL4Vjvtxcm_kmRWvwawm31F9m_i9IpxJW9hPWnnSe0EwR1DvP_gxe3vEiUhyqCQmZIM=&c=C5H1uNgFowyLPjTdBC8CMF87ETtNWaZEfeMUy7ttRbrHsfzrTylyMw==&ch=LemW421-jopDCUO383axo2S5bMwORC9vKivtJ9tjjO3_UGeGDVTlHA==" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">More information</span></a></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">Bumble Bee Conservation and ID Workshop (with U of M Bee Lab)</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Saturday, March 28, St. Paul, MI</span></strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Details coming soon!</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#e67803">A BEE-FRIENDLIER FLOWER BOMBING<br></span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Crop dusting flower seed? To launch their "Bee Friendlier" campaign, Cascadian Farm mixed wildflower seeds with soil to make gumball-sized pellets that can be dropped by a crop duster. The "Bee Friendlier" campaign encourages people to plant flowers for bees -- though you don't have to fly a plane! 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