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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The Environmental Resource
Manager, Claudia Thompson-Deahl, of the Reston Association in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Reston</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Virginia</st1:State></st1:place>,
will be speaking to the Reston Community Board about initiating a project that
will remove the invasive exotic plants from the landscape beds around the
recreational facilities. Many Board members are having difficulty understanding
why these plant species, including Burning Bush, Mahonia, Bradford Pears and
others, are a problem. Claudia would like to have as much supportive evidence
for why it is imperative that we remove invasive exotic plants from the landscape
beds.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>It would be useful to list
and describe any government or non-governmental organizations throughout the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> that are implementing
projects to remove invasive exotic species from landscapes. If there are any
sources that would give me this type of information or if anyone on this list
serve knows of such projects, please forward this information to me. So as to
not overwhelm others with e-mail, please write me at <a
href="mailto:patricia@reston.org">patricia@reston.org</a> or call me at the
number below. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Thank you very much. I
appreciate the time and consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Patricia
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Patricia Greenberg</span></font></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Environmental Resource Specialist</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Central Services Facility</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>12250 Sunset
Hills Road</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Reston</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">VA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">20190-3230</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Ph: 703-435-6552</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'><a href="mailto:Patricia@reston.org">Patricia@reston.org</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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