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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">I'd like to apologize for the confusion I may have created by forwarding on an email, before I had completely read through it, regarding changes at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (RSABG). These
are certainly difficult economic times for many of the organizations and agencies which care deeply about, and are doing important work regarding, the conservation of our planet's flora. I understand that the difficult choices that institutions make in weathering
these uncertain times are the institution's to make. BGCI stands ready to support our botanical partners, and is working to continue to do what it can to build capacity in support of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">botanical
conservation.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">To learn more about the changes at RSABG, made to ensure the sustainability of the garden into the future, please see
<a href="http://www.rsabg.org/component/content/article/54-welcome/392-executive-directors-letter-about-rsabg-and-the-economy">
www.rsabg.org/component/content/article/54-welcome/392-executive-directors-letter-about-rsabg-and-the-economy</a> and <a href="http://www.rsabg.org/component/content/article/125-press/435-june-2010-reductions-in-force" target="_blank">www.rsabg.org/component/content/article/125-press/435-june-2010-reductions-in-force</a>.</span><br clear="all">
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<div><font face="tahoma">Andrea</font></div>
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Andrea T. Kramer, Ph.D.<br>
Executive Director, U.S. Office<br>
Botanic Gardens Conservation International<br>
at Chicago Botanic Garden<br>
1000 Lake Cook Road<br>
Glencoe, IL 60022 USA<br>
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Tel: 1-847-835-6971<br>
Fax: 1-847-835-5484<br>
E-mail: andrea.kramer@bgci.org<br>
Internet: <a href="http://www.bgci.org/usa">www.bgci.org/usa</a></div>
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