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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a
name="OLE_LINK3"><b><font size=4 color="#003300" face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#003300;font-weight:
bold'>The 23<sup>rd</sup> Annual Lahr Native Plant Symposium and Plant </span></font></b></a><st1:place
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"Book Antiqua";color:#003300;font-weight:bold'> Saturday, March 28, 2009</span></font></b><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=3 color="#003300" face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#003300'>Mark your
calendar!</span></font></u><font color="#003300" face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#003300'> This year’s symposium,
“Native Plants: In Design” features an exciting group of speakers
who will present an array of topics related to designing landscapes with native
plants. The annual Native Plant Sale will run concurrently, featuring a
collection of local native plant nurseries offering an extensive selection of
plants. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color="#003300" face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Book Antiqua";color:#003300;font-weight:bold'>Registration information will be
available in January 2009 at </span></font></b><a
href="http://www.usna.usda.gov/"><b><font face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";font-weight:bold'>www.usna.usda.gov</span></font></b></a><b><font
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color="#003300" face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Book Antiqua";color:#003300'>US National Arboretum<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#003300'>3501 New
York Avenue NE</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font color="#003300"
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color:#003300'>, <st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003300" face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#003300'>Please
contact me for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Lindsay Hicks</span></font><font
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Horticultural Education
Programs Specialist</span></font><font face="Book Antiqua"><span
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National Arboretum</span></font><font color="#003300" face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#003300'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>202-245-5898</span></font><font
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:lindsay.hicks@ars.usda.gov"><font size=2
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>lindsay.hicks@ars.usda.gov</span></font></a><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Lindsay Hicks</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Horticultural Education Programs Specialist</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>U.S.</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> National
Arboretum</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>202-245-5898</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><a href="mailto:lindsay.hicks@ars.usda.gov"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>lindsay.hicks@ars.usda.gov</span></font></a></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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