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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This month’s <b>Pollinator Habitat Tip</b> takes a very timely look at the importance of considering how shrub species can supply your critical pollinator resource needs early in the season. As many of these shrub species are just starting to flower in spring, it’s a great time to remember that there may not be many other resources on the landscape for pollinator species to use.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>When you need something for Bloom Period 1….Try A Plum!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rvGM7LhUik">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rvGM7LhUik</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.05pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.05pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Peter S. Berthelsen</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#FF6600'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray'>| </span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>President</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:peter@conservationblueprint.com"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>peter@conservationblueprint.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.05pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959'>Conservation Blueprint, 1070 18<sup>th</sup> Avenue, St. Paul, NE 68873</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.05pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959'>(308) 390-0848<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.05pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959'><a href="http://www.ConservationBlueprint.com">www.ConservationBlueprint.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.05pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:11.05pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>