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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p>On behalf of the Pollinator Partnership and the American Society of Landscape Architects, we are pleased to invite those of you in the DC area to this special Pollinator Week CP2C Briefing:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=191 height=141 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image009.jpg@01D0A4F6.780E5660" alt="Bee Left.bmp"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus Co-Chairs</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>REP. JEFF DENHAM (CA) & REP. ALCEE L. HASTINGS (FL)</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>in cooperation with</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>The Pollinator Partnership </span></b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>and </span></i><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>the American Society of Landscape Architects</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Invite you to:</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>BACKING OUR BEES, BATS, & BEETLES</span></b><span style='font-size:24.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>CP2C Briefing on the Status of Pollinator Health and Pollinator Conservation Actions</span></i><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Thursday, June 18, 2015 9:30-10:30 am 1300 Longworth HOB</b> (Agriculture Committee room)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default><a href="http://bit.ly/1cNhxWq"><b>Click Here</b></a> to RSVP (<i>reservation not required, but encouraged</i>). Feel free to <i>share invitation</i> with others who may be interested.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default>If you have questions about: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.25pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>the current status of honey bees and other pollinators, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.25pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>agriculture’s reliance on pollinators, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.25pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>health and environmental challenges facing pollinators, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.25pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>the White House’s Pollinator Task Force report and its implications, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:2.25pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>or strategies to prevent further pollinator decline, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default>Our featured speakers are ready to answer! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=Default><b> <u>Pollinator Briefing Program<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=Default><b><u><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></b></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Moderator</b>-Laurie Davies Adams, Pollinator Partnership Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Speakers </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i>Robert Snieckus</i>, ASLAP, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i>Anne Kinsinger, </i>U.S. Geological Survey & Pollinator Task Force resource <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i>John Chandler</i>, fourth generation California farmer and agriculture advocate <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Closing</b>-Nancy Somerville, American Society of Landscape Architects EVP & CEO <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=Default>View exhibits and information; and visit with agency partner representatives until 11:00 am, following the program.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>~ BONUS ~ Burt’s Bees lip balm, almonds, and honey will be provided to attendees<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>THANKS!!! to <a href="http://burtsbees.com/">Burt’s Bees</a>, <a href="http://www.almonds.com/">Almond Board of California</a> and <a href="http://smoothoney.com/">Smoot Honey</a> (Power, MT)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default>We encourage you to <b>JOIN CP2C! </b>To sign on, contact<span style='font-size:11.5pt'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:blue'><a href="mailto:tracey.chow@mail.house.gov">tracey.chow@mail.house.gov</a> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>(Denham)</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:blue'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>or </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:blue'><a href="mailto:matthew.price@mail.house.gov">matthew.price@mail.house.gov</a> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>(Hastings)</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:blue'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Thanks!<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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>R. Thomas (Tom) Van Arsdall, Director of Public Affairs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <a href="http://www.pollinator.org/">Pollinator Partnership</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Cell: (703) 509-4746<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <a href="tva@pollinator.org">TVA@pollinator.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThePollinatorPartnership"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image003.png@01D0A4F6.74EBE0B0" alt="cid:image001.png@01CF8022.906D0160"></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Pollinators"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image004.png@01D0A4F6.74EBE0B0" alt="cid:image002.png@01CF8022.906D0160"></span></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/PollinatorPartners"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image005.png@01D0A4F6.74EBE0B0" alt="cid:image003.png@01CF8022.906D0160"></span></a> <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PollinatorOrg/about"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image006.png@01D0A4F6.74EBE0B0" alt="cid:image004.png@01CF8022.906D0160"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.pollinator.org/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=172 height=77 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image010.png@01D0A4F6.780E5660"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>
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