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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Optima><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>PLEASE
DISTRIBUTE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Optima><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Based
in St. Michaels, Environmental Concern has been “all about
wetlands” for more than 32 years.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Our work in native plant horticulture, wetland restoration and wetland
education has developed a national reputation.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Learn more about us by logging on to <a href="http://www.wetland.org/">www.wetland.org</a>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Optima><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Make
plans to join us for the following events:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face=Optima><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Living
Shorelines Discovery Tour<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>- </span></font></i></b><st1:date
Month="9" Day="11" Year="2004"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>September
11, 2004</span></i></b></st1:date> <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Optima><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If
you are a waterfront landowner, you may be facing an eroding shoreline.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>To protect your investment, you must stop the
erosion.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Wooden or concrete bulkheads
and rocked rip-rap do protect shorelines, but, unlike wetlands, they offer no
habitat or water quality benefits.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Environmental Concern has stabilized over 30 miles of shorelines using
wetlands.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The methodology is tried and
true.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Optima><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On </span></font><st1:date
Month="9" Day="11" Year="2004">September 11, 2004</st1:date> Environmental
Concern will be hosting its second annual Living Shorelines Discovery
Tour.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Together we will tour some of the
shorelines, talk with homeowners who made the vegetated choice, and learn how
wetlands are the smart alternative to rip-rap.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Spaces are limited.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Please call
(410) 745-9620 to reserve a space or for more information.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>A $25 donation is requested – all
proceeds are used to support <st1:place>Eastern Shore</st1:place> wetland
education initiatives.<o:p></o:p></p>
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normal'><font size=3 face=Optima><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;
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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font
size=3 face=Optima><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Fall
Plant </span></font></i></b><st1:City><st1:place><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>Sale</span></i></b></st1:place></st1:City><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'> and Open House – </span></i></b><st1:date Month="9" Day="25"
Year="2004"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;
font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>September 25, 2004</span></i></b></st1:date>
<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Optima><span lang=EN style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Fall is the perfect time to plant trees and
shrubs.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Bring the whole family to the
nation’s first wholesale wetland plant nursery.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Browse aisles of natives, ask your gardening
questions to our certified horticulturists, take a guided tour of a working
nursery, and explore the wonders of wetlands with our education staff.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span><b><span style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></font></p>
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