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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Happy Halloween! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">See fun bat-day plant hunt activity posters from US Botanic Garden attached. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Also, see below request for pollinator project case studies. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Kelly Rourke</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Director of Programs and Operations</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Pollinator Partnership </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">475 Sansome St., 17th Floor</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">San Francisco, CA 94111</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">e: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:kr@pollinator.org">kr@pollinator.org</a><span style="color:black"> </span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">w: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.pollinator.org/">www.pollinator.org</a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">p: 415.362.1137</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ThePollinatorPartnership"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" id="_x0000_i1031" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D58FF9.CADA4AF0" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01D1AB75.BF85B7F0"></span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/Pollinators"><span 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1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Mims, Ray [mailto:<a href="mailto:rmims@aoc.gov">rmims@aoc.gov</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 31, 2019 11:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Kathleen Law' <<a href="mailto:kl@pollinator.org">kl@pollinator.org</a>>; 'Kelly Rourke' <<a href="mailto:kr@pollinator.org">kr@pollinator.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> BGCI Roots 16.2: Citizen Science</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1f497d">This call for pollination projects might be sent out to Pollinator network- of gardens at least.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1f497d">Also see our ‘bat day’ plant hunt we do for Halloween. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1f497d">Ray </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Helen Miller <<a href="mailto:helen.miller@bgci.org">helen.miller@bgci.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 31, 2019 12:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> Mims, Ray <<a href="mailto:rmims@aoc.gov">rmims@aoc.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] BGCI Roots 16.2: Citizen Science</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear <span class="junkspanwrap">Ray</span>,</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are pleased to send you the latest issue of Roots which focuses on citizen science. We received so much interest in this topic that this particular issue is one of our fullest to date. This issue includes articles on a range of citizen science projects from crowdsourcing data, and the use of apps to record and use biological data, to school challenges, global biodiversity competitions and projects that support the UN Sustainability Development Goals.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Should you wish to download a higher resolution version of this issue of Roots, this can be found in the exclusive members area of the website. </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow">The next issue of Roots will focus on pollination. If you have an inspirational pollination project at your site, then we would like to hear about it. We are currently looking for a variety of contributions including articles, education resources and a profile of an inspirational garden staff member.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow">To contribute, please send a 100 word abstract to <a href="mailto:helen.miller@bgci.org">helen.miller@bgci.org</a> by 10th January 2020.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We look forward to hearing from you.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best wishes,</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Helen</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Helen Miller</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head of Education and Vocational Training</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BGCI - 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