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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>All native plant and bug enthusiasts are invited to come
down and check out 13 giant bugs invading 1,500 native plant species at New
England Wild Flower Society’s Garden in the Woods<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>David Rogers sculpted 13 giant “bugs” such as
25-foot ants to bring these” little things that run the world” (as
E.O Wilson describes them)  up close.  The Society highlights insect/plant
interactions, the importance of native plants and ecological garden practice,
and fun for a whole generation of future stewards. It is a “web-of-life”
extravaganza with music, crafts, live bug displays, and lots of native plant
fun. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The show is included FREE with Garden admission which is
free for members all the time.  Members also support the Society’s plant
conservation work, helping to deepen the understanding of North American native
plants and to support on-the-ground field actions in all six New England
states. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Come to BIG BUGS on exhibit through October 31, open daily
at Garden in the Woods 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham.  <a
href="http://www.newenglandwild.org/">www.newenglandwild.org</a> 508-877-7630. 
Tours are weekdays at 10, weekends at 2, and cart tours for those needing
assistance and group tours by appointment at <a
href="mailto:bdrexler@newenglandwild.org">bdrexler@newenglandwild.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>“See them the way they see us”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=2 color=gray face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:gray;font-weight:bold'>Debra Strick<br>
Marketing and Public Relations Director<br>
Curator of Visual Collections<br>
</span></font></b><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><ns0:place w:insAuthor=" "
 w:insDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z" w:endInsAuthor=" "
 w:endInsDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z"><font color=gray><span style='color:gray'>New
 England</span></font></ns0:place><font color=gray><span style='color:gray'>
Wild Flower Society<br>
Garden in the Woods<br>
</span></font><ns0:Street w:insAuthor=" " w:insDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z"
 w:endInsAuthor=" " w:endInsDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z"><ns0:address
  w:insAuthor=" " w:insDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z" w:endInsAuthor=" "
  w:endInsDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z"><font color=gray><span style='color:gray'>180
  Hemenway Road<br>
  </span></font></ns0:address></ns0:Street><ns0:place w:insAuthor=" "
 w:insDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z" w:endInsAuthor=" "
 w:endInsDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z"><ns0:City w:insAuthor=" "
  w:insDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z" w:endInsAuthor=" "
  w:endInsDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z"><font color=gray><span style='color:gray'>Framingham</span></font></ns0:City><font
 color=gray><span style='color:gray'>, </span></font><ns0:State w:insAuthor=" "
  w:insDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z" w:endInsAuthor=" "
  w:endInsDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z"><font color=gray><span style='color:gray'>MA</span></font></ns0:State><font
 color=gray><span style='color:gray'>  </span></font><ns0:PostalCode
  w:insAuthor=" " w:insDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z" w:endInsAuthor=" "
  w:endInsDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z"><font color=gray><span style='color:gray'>01701<br>
  </span></font></ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place><font color=green><span
style='color:green'><a href="mailto:dstrick@newenglandWILD.org">dstrick@newenglandWILD.org</a><br>
508-877-7630 x 3501<br>
Fax: 508-877-3658<br>
<a href="http://www.newenglandWILD.org">www.newenglandWILD.org</a></span></font></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>

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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'><ns0:place w:insAuthor=" " w:insDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z"
 w:endInsAuthor=" " w:endInsDate="2008-07-12T09:56:00Z"><font color=gray><span
 style='color:gray'>New England</span></font></ns0:place><font color=gray><span
style='color:gray'> Wild Flower Society proudly presents<br>
</span></font></span></font></b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>David Rogers'</span></font><b><font
size=2 color="#993300" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#993300;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>BIG BUGS</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color="#993300" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#993300;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>exhibit & Web-of-Life Extravaganza<br>
</span></font><em><b><i><font color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span
style='color:gray;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal'>Garden in the Woods</span></font></i></b></em><b><font
size=2 color=gray face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:gray;font-weight:bold'><br>
July 12-October 31, 2008</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>

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size=2 color=green face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:green;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>"See them the way they see
us"</span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=2 color=teal face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:teal;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>  </span></font></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>

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