<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Helvetica;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:inherit;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoListParagraph, li.MsoListParagraph, div.MsoListParagraph
{mso-style-priority:34;
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle21
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:1243417837;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:108322578 -1650956252 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F02D;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:1749423267;
mso-list-template-ids:-594537510;}
@list l1:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>FYI, Action opportunity for those organizations able to take advocacy positions. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pollinator Partnership is a signatory.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>R. Thomas (Tom) Van Arsdall<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Director of Public Affairs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(703) 509-4746<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:TVA@pollinator.org">TVA@pollinator.org</a><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><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ThePollinatorPartnership"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=40 height=40 style='width:.4166in;height:.4166in' id="_x0000_i1036" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D5F22E.18914A50" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D15E89.826C9660"></span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/Pollinators"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=40 height=40 style='width:.4166in;height:.4166in' id="_x0000_i1035" src="cid:image007.jpg@01D5F22E.18914A50" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01D15E89.826C9660"></span></a><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PollinatorOrg/about"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=40 height=40 style='width:.4166in;height:.4166in' id="_x0000_i1034" src="cid:image008.jpg@01D5F22E.18914A50" alt="cid:image003.jpg@01D15E89.826C9660"></span></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/PollinatorPartners"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=40 height=40 style='width:.4166in;height:.4166in' id="_x0000_i1033" src="cid:image009.jpg@01D5F22E.18914A50" alt="cid:image004.jpg@01D15E89.826C9660"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://pollinator.org/index.html"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=117 height=52 style='width:1.2222in;height:.5416in' id="_x0000_i1032" src="cid:image010.jpg@01D5F22E.18914A50" alt="cid:image005.jpg@01D15E89.826C9660"></span></a><a href="http://pollinator.org/million-pollinator-garden-challenge.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=60 height=60 style='width:.625in;height:.625in' id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image011.jpg@01D5F22E.18914A50" alt="cid:image006.jpg@01D15E89.826C9660"></span></a><a href="https://www.pollinator.org/monarch/mwaa"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=62 height=75 style='width:.6458in;height:.7847in' id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image012.jpg@01D5F22E.18914A50"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> ag@groups.b-team.org <ag@groups.b-team.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Hansen<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 4, 2020 11:56 AM<br><b>To:</b> Farm Bill Conservation Programs Full Committee <ag@groups.b-team.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [ag] FY21 Appropriations Conservation Sign-on Letter<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all – <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As we have in past years, we will be sending an appropriations letter to Congress requesting no cuts to farm bill conservation spending and funding for the Conservation Operations (CO) / Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) accounts at NRCS. Taken together, CO and the farm bill programs comprise nearly all of NRCS’s annual budget. This funding is critical to getting conservation on the ground.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope you’ll join us in signing this funding letter using the form here: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FY21ConservationLetter">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FY21ConservationLetter</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Groups already signed on include:<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Defenders of Wildlife<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>National Association of Conservation Districts<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>National Wildlife Federation<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>National Young Farmers Coalition<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Natural Resources Defense Council<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>The deadline to sign on is March 16<sup>th</sup>.</b> Please circulate to any other groups that might be interested as well – the more groups the sign on, the stronger our voice will be.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Eric<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;border-right:solid #09589A 2.25pt;padding:0in 5.25pt 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#555555'><img border=0 width=150 height=111 style='width:1.5625in;height:1.1527in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D5F21A.52E97240"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=bottom style='padding:0in 0in 0in 9.0pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=259 style='width:194.6pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:16.25pt'><td colspan=2 valign=bottom style='padding:0in 0in 3.75pt 0in;height:16.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09589A'>Eric Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:4.0pt'><td colspan=2 valign=bottom style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:4.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>NACD Government Affairs Manager</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:12.85pt'><td width=31 valign=top style='width:23.6pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09589A'>p:<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>202-547-6223<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:12.85pt'><td width=31 valign=top style='width:23.6pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09589A'>a:<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>509 Capitol Court NE<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:12.85pt'><td width=31 valign=top style='width:23.6pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09589A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Washington, DC 20002<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:12.55pt'><td width=31 valign=top style='width:23.6pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.55pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09589A'>w:<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.55pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="http://www.nacdnet.org/"><span style='color:#1DA1DB;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>www.nacdnet.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:22.7pt'><td colspan=2 valign=bottom style='padding:3.75pt 0in 0in 0in;height:22.7pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NACDConserve"><span style='font-family:inherit;color:#1DA1DB;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=25 height=25 style='width:.2638in;height:.2638in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.gif@01D5F21A.52E97240"></span></a> <a href="https://www.twitter.com/NACDConserve"><span style='font-family:inherit;color:#1DA1DB;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=25 height=25 style='width:.2638in;height:.2638in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01D5F21A.52E97240"></span></a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/NACDConserve"><span style='font-family:inherit;color:#1DA1DB;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=25 height=25 style='width:.2638in;height:.2638in' id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.gif@01D5F21A.52E97240"></span></a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nacdconserve/"><span style='font-family:inherit;color:#1DA1DB;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=25 height=25 style='width:.2638in;height:.2638in' id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image005.gif@01D5F21A.52E97240"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>To unsubscribe from this list please go to <a href="http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=4p07Fpzf1dsLwfbLKdeNW10TUQZepHD2">http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=4p07Fpzf1dsLwfbLKdeNW10TUQZepHD2</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2">
<br /><br />
<hr style='border:none; color:#909090; background-color:#B0B0B0; height: 1px; width: 99%;' />
<table style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none;'>
<tr>
<td style='border:none;padding:0px 15px 0px 8px'>
<a href="https://www.avast.com/antivirus">
<img border=0 src="https://static.avast.com/emails/avast-mail-stamp.png" alt="Avast logo" />
</a>
</td>
<td>
<p style='color:#3d4d5a; font-family:"Calibri","Verdana","Arial","Helvetica"; font-size:12pt;'>
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
<br><a href="https://www.avast.com/antivirus">www.avast.com</a>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></body></html>