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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.25pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Update your plant knowledge! Join Environmental Concern in historic St. Michaels, Maryland for these upcoming courses:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.25pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Advanced Plant Identification</u></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:red'>July 9-11 **Registration deadline This Friday, June 29<sup>th</sup>!**</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:90%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%'>This three-day course is designed for professionals who have basic plant identification training and experience, including those looking for a refresher course. Key field characteristics of select vascular plant families will be covered, and the identification and recognition of major plants found in both uplands and wetlands will be emphasized.</span><b> William Sipple, Instructor Fee: $600</b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:90%;mso-ligatures:standard'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:90%'><span style='font-size:3.0pt;line-height:90%'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:90%'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:90%'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%'>Wetland Plant </span>Identification Basics</u></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%'>: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:90%'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%'>July 25-26<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:90%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%'>Designed for wetland professionals to improve vegetation identification, this two-day field course will focus on both tidal and non-tidal wetland plant identification. Emphasis will be on key field characteristics of select vascular plant families. Instructor-led and group keying will teach the necessary skills for field id of wetland indicator species.</span> <b>Leslie Hunter-Cario, Instructor Fee: $300</b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:90%;mso-ligatures:standard'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:90%'><span style='font-size:3.0pt;line-height:90%'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:90%'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:90%'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%'>Grasses, Sedges and Rushes </span>Identification</u></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%'>: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:90%'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%'>August 13-16<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:90%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%'>A solid understanding of grasses, sedges, and rushes is necessary for anyone working with wetlands. This four-day course will focus on identification of these members of the plant kingdom. Participants will leave with an understanding of the families, family subdivisions, and genera of the often confusing species of grasses, sedges, and rushes (wetland and upland).<b> William Sipple, Instructor Fee: $700 <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:90%'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:90%'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%'>Also open for registration – Hydric Soils August 29-30th and Wetland Delineation September 10-14th. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:90%'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To Register or gain more information – visit <a href="http://www.wetland.org">www.wetland.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wishing you a great week,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#400040'>Sarah T. Hilderbrand<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:#400040'>Education Director &<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Berlin Sans FB","sans-serif";color:#400040'>Schoolyard Habitat Specialist </span><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright","serif";color:#400040'>Environmental Concern Inc. </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright","serif";color:#400040'>PO Box P</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright","serif";color:#400040'>St. Michaels, MD 21663</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright","serif";color:#400040'>410-745-9620 – office <b>ext. 226</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright","serif";color:#400040'>410-745-3517 - fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright","serif";color:#400040'><a href="mailto:dir.educate@wetland.org">dir.educate@wetland.org</a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Bright","serif";color:#400040'><a href="http://www.wetland.org/">www.wetland.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Footlight MT Light","serif";color:#1F497D'>Celebrating 40 years of wetland stewardship!</span></b><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Footlight MT Light","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>