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center'><b><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold'>Please Join</span></font></b> <b><font
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Support Activity <st1:place w:st="on">North Potomac</st1:place>,<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold'>DoD Legacy, and the Wildlife Habitat
Council for a Free Seminar<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold'>Conservation Partnering: Invasive
Species Management as a Successful Watershed Protection Partnership<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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center'><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>During
this time of tightening budgets, it’s more important than ever to find
innovative, efficient ways to produce lasting conservation results. This
seminar will cover the whys and hows of using community partnerships to avoid
dumping money into short-term projects and start managing for long-term
success. We will focus on invasive species management as a jumping-off point
for partnership conservation programs.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;
font-weight:bold'>Location:</span></font></b><font size=1><span
style='font-size:9.0pt'> Naval Support Facility Carderock —
Building 40, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">9500 MacArthur
Boulevard, West</st1:Street> <st1:City w:st="on">Bethesda</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">MD</st1:State>, <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">20817</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;
font-weight:bold'>Date:</span></font></b><font size=1><span style='font-size:
9.0pt'> Thursday, April 30th, 8:00am — 4:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;
font-weight:bold'>Who Should Attend:</span></font></b><font size=1><span
style='font-size:9.0pt'> community members, students, nonprofit employees, military
personnel, government officials, business owners, land owners and any other
interested parties<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-weight:bold'>More Information, Registration & Exhibitor Signup:</span></font></b><font
size=1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> Please email <u>ConservationTrainingRSVP@gmail.com</u>
or call <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Susan Reines</st1:PersonName> Robinson at
240-247-0912. Registration is required; no fee. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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9.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Morning sessions <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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9.0pt'>Expert speakers will discuss strategies for maximizing resources through
effective partnerships and building programs around invasive species
management. Featured speakers will include L. Peter Boice, DoD Conservation
Team Leader & Director of the Legacy Program; Bob Hoyt, director of the
Department of Environmental Protection for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Montgomery</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">MD</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>; Mary Travaglini of
The Nature Conservancy; & North American Pollinator Protection Campaign.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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9.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Afternoon sessions<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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9.0pt'>Attendees will split into small groups for interactive learning
activities. Groups will tour Carderock natural areas, identifying invasive
species and discussing management strategies. After the tour, groups will
participate in an invasive species management planning class. Experts from the
Wildlife Habitat Council, The Nature Conservancy and the US Navy will lead
groups through a decision-making exercise to devise an invasive species
management plan for an example scenario. The focus will be on allocating
resources efficiently, setting priorities, and working within the confines of
any budget.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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