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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Finch, Deborah M -FS
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:50 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: August issue of GSD Update</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dear Forest Service Colleagues:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Our August issue of the
<i>GSDUpdate</i>, a USDA Forest Service quarterly review of grassland, shrubland and desert research from the Rocky Mountain Research Station, is now available. Click here to view
<a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/grassland-shrubland-desert/docs/gsd-update/2012-08.pdf">
<span style="color:windowtext">http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/grassland-shrubland-desert/docs/gsd-update/2012-08.pdf</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt; font-family:DIN-Bold">It Works Both Ways: How Scientists and Managers Join Forces to Conserve Today’s Natural Resources</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-family:DIN-RegularItalic">“Too many people fail to realize that real communication goes in both directions.” Lee Iacocca spoke these wise words about the</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-family:DIN-RegularItalic">failings of business, but clearly there is a lesson here for management of natural resources as well. Scientists are doing research</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-family:DIN-RegularItalic">every day that improves our understanding of our valued resources. But work does not stop at simply conducting an experiment,</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-family:DIN-RegularItalic">but needs to include effective communication of results that are relevant to managers. Scientists listen closely to what managers</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:DIN-RegularItalic">have to say and design studies to address questions across the diverse array of issues that challenge management goals today.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:DIN-Regular">IIN THIS ISSUE</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue-Condensed">It Works Both Ways: How Scientists and Managers Join Forces to Conserve Today’s Natural Resources</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue-Condensed">Vulnerability Assessment in Practice: Assessing What Managers Need</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue-Condensed">Great Plains Workshop: What Does Climate Change Mean for Me?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue-Condensed">Climate Change and the American Southwest: Finding the Right Scale</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue-Condensed">Climate, Genes and Topography Reveal a Surprising Story</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue-Condensed">There’s No Place Like Home: Taking Stock of Native Plant Transfer Guidelines
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Condensed"><img border="0" width="205" height="264" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01CD8525.CDE4F1F0"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Enjoy!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Debbie Finch</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><img border="0" width="63" height="69" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CD8525.CDE4F1F0" alt="Description: Description: FS Logo2 color"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Deborah M. Finch, PhD</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Program Manager</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Grassland, Shrubland and Desert Ecosystems Science</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">USDA Forest Service</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Rocky Mountain Research Station</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">333 Broadway SE, Suite 115</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Albuquerque, NM 87111</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Tel: 505-724-3671; Cell: 505-401-0580</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/grassland-shrubland-desert/">http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/grassland-shrubland-desert/</a></span></p>
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