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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#003300'>24<sup>th</sup>
Annual Lahr Native Plant Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#003300'>March
27, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#003300'> US
National Arboretum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#3C1B06'>This
annual symposium seeks to foster the beneficial use and preservation of native plants
and promote a better understanding of our natural ecosystems. Locally and
internationally renowned presenters will share their current projects and
insights from the worlds of eco-savvy design, horticulture, botany, and habitat
conservation. Presenters include Bill Cullina, Darrel Morrison, Dr. Kim Winters
and several others. Explore topics such as rain gardens, mosses, pollinators, and
nomenclature, and take a tour of the newly renovated Fern Valley Native Plant
Collection. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#3C1B06'>Fee
includes lunch and early admission to the Native Plant Sale. See the National
Arboretum <a href="http://www.usna.usda.gov/Education/events.html"><span
style='color:#3C1B06'>website</span></a> or call 202-245-5898 for
details. Fee $89 (FONA $71). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#003300'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#003300'>Friends
of the National Arboretum <strong>Native Plant Sale</strong></span></b><span
style='color:#003300'><br>
March 27, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
line-height:150%'><span style='color:#003300'>9:30 am – 2:00 pm<br>
</span><b><br>
</b><span style='color:#3C1B06'>This group sale features regional nurseries
offering an extensive selection of native plants, and growers will be on hand
to offer garden information. Most vendors accept cash or checks only. Free
admission.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:150%;
color:#3C1B06'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>Lindsay
Hicks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>Horticulture
Education Programs Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>U.S.
National Arboretum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>3501
New York Ave. NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>Washington,
DC 20002<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>202-245-5898<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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