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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">PLESE READ AND VOTE FOR THE WILD RIVERS INVASIVE SPECIES COALITION’S<u> “SLOW THE SPREAD: EARTHWORM EDUCATION FOR ANGLERS”
</u>PROJECT. PLEASE VOTE NOW and VOTE DAILY!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">As you may or may not know, earthworms are not native to the Lake States. European settlers brought earthworms with them when they settled here. At least 15 non-native earthworm
species have been documented in this region. Earthworms are detrimental to hardwood forests because they consume the duff layer and mix soil layers, permanently altering the forest floor. The duff layer is the natural growing environment for wildflowers and
ferns, ground nesting birds, reptiles, amphibians, and some small mammals. When earthworms invade, they eat the duff layer and destroy this critical habitat and kill tree seedlings. Once a forest has been invaded by earthworms, they can’t be removed. The only
way to protect our forests is to prevent new earthworm infestations. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The Wild Rivers Invasive Species Coalition (WRISC) is a Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) whose management area includes northeast Wisconsin and the southwestern Upper
Peninsula of Michigan. WRISC is currently <u>competing</u> for a <u>NATIOWIDE</u> grant to secure funds to provide education to anglers about proper earthworm bait disposal and the impacts earthworms have on the ecosystems here. For the complete application
packet and to learn more about earthworms and WRISC, please visit our website <a href="http://www.wrisc.org">
http://www.wrisc.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">WRISC’s grant application was accepted by the BoatUS Foundation Grassroots Grant and is now 1 of 13 projects selected
<u>nationwide</u> for the final phase, a voting round. THE PROJECT WITH THE MOST VOTES GETS THEIR PROJECT FUNDED. Voting opened on March 1 and closes March 15. Please help WRISC and the Chequamegon-Nicolet NF with this project by casting your vote! You can
vote once on the BoatUS website and once on the Facebook page PER DAY. SO PLEASE VOTE DAILY ON BOTH PAGES!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">TO VOTE, CLICK ON THESE LINKS TO VOTE FOR THE PROJECT: “Slow the Spread: Earthworm Education for Anglers”</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Website: <a href="http://bit.ly/x0X68f">
http://bit.ly/x0X68f</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Facebook: <a href="http://on.fb.me/zXTSJJ">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Please vote daily to help us fund this project. Your votes can get us there! And share with others you know that love our northern hardwood forests!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thank you for your help!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Melissa, a WRISC Partner</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century","serif";color:#002041">715-528-4464 x 139 work</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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