<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">SUMMIT AT THE MORTON ARBORETUM TO FOCUS ON CONTROLLING SPREAD OF PROBLEM PLANTS </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">– Public garden representatives encouraged to save the date for this </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">important conference, <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">November 10-11</span></span> –</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">LISLE, Ill (DATE) —</span><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Public gardens have special knowledge and perspectives on plants that escape cultivation and invade natural areas to disrupt ecosystems. </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Morton Arboretum, together with its partners, is encouraging those with gardens of all sizes to bring their scientific expertise and on-the-ground experience to a new effort focused on identifying and managing problem plants.</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></font></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The Morton Arboretum, the Midwest Invasive Plant Network, and the Ohio Invasive Plants Council will convene a summit this fall to discuss how public gardens can collaborate to identify potentially invasive cultivated plants and control them before they spread too far. The summit will take place <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Thursday, November 10 and Friday, November 11</span></span> at the Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle, Illinois. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Gardens small and large can contribute to discussions about this increasing problem as participating organizations explore how to leverage their collective expertise and experience to in combating this major environmental issue. Save the date to participate in this important conference, and watch for a full title, schedule, and details.</span></p><font color="#888888"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></font></span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Megan Dunning, PhD</span><b style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"> </b><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font style="font-size:small"> |  </font>Manager of Adult Programs</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,51)">  </span><br></div><span style="font-size:13px"><font style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial;font-size:small">The Morton Arboretum</font><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial;font-size:small">  |  4100 Illinois Route 53</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial;font-size:small">  |  Lisle, Illinois 60532</span><font size="2" color="#222222" style="font-family:arial"></font><br style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"></span>Office: 630-725-2101 | Mobile: 773-600-8407 </div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:mdunning@mortonarb.org" target="_blank">mdunning@mortonarb.org</a> | <a href="http://www.mortonarb.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">mortonarb.org</font></a></div></div><div dir="ltr"><img src="http://www.mortonarb.org/files/16EDU_Ribbit_Email-Signature_0.jpg" class="gmail-CToWUd"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></span><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Lindsey Riibe<div>Bureau of Land Management Plant Conservation Program</div><div><a href="http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/fish__wildlife_and/plants/pca.htm" target="_blank">Plant Conservation Alliance</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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