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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 2/11/2008 12:51:35 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [ma-eppc] With invasive species, you should sweat the little stuff</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=640464817-11022008>This is a great article, for those of us on the ground thinking from down up, and a good message to pass along, about just being more thoughtful and conscious of our actions. A sure message that even making a small difference can have profound impacts.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><EM><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=#000080>Mary Travaglini</FONT></EM> <BR><I><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=#000080 size=2>Potomac Gorge Habitat Restoration Manager</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=#000080 size=2>The Nature Conservancy of MD/DC</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=#000080 size=2>5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 100</FONT></I> <BR><I><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=#000080 size=2>Bethesda, MD 20814</FONT></I> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=#000080 size=2>(301) 897-8570 x210</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=#000080 size=2>fax: (301) 897-0858</FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face="Book Antiqua"><FONT color=#000080><EM>"</EM><EM>We still need conservationists who will attempt the impossible, achieving it because they aren't aware of how impossible it is." </EM><EM>David Brower</EM></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial> </FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080207/COLUMN0401/802070329/1064">http://www.statesma<WBR>njournal.<WBR>com/apps/<WBR>pbcs.dll/<WBR>article?AID=<WBR>/20080207/<WBR>COLUMN0401/<WBR>802070329/<WBR>1064</A></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial-BoldMS size=6>With invasive species, you should sweat the little stuff</FONT> <BR><FONT face=ArialMS color=#001267 size=5>HENRY MILLER</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Verdana color=#666666 size=5>February 7, 2008</FONT> <BR><FONT face=ArialMS size=5>Thanks to Paul and Sam, Danette and Val and Kathy, Jim and Paul and Mark, I'll never look at a $*&#%$ bubble the same way again.</FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT face=ArialMS size=5>Those are some of the experts, along with about a baker's dozen others who have been sources for the stories that I've done for the packages about non-native invasive species.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=ArialMS size=5>Which got me thinking about that bubble......<WBR>.........<WBR>...</FONT> </P><BR>
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