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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=160 height=162 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01CDAD14.E7A2A6C0" alt="mountain laurel 1 (2).gif"></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2012 Pennsylvania Botany Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>November 9-10, 2012</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Registration is filling fast for the inaugural Pennsylvania Botany Symposium at Powdermill Nature Reserve in the beautiful Laurel Highlands of western Pennsylvania! We hope you will register now and spread the word. This great gathering of plant enthusiasts is only a few weeks away. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to be a part of this celebration of our botanical heritage!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Invited speakers will cover a variety of topics, including important recent field discoveries, early botany in North America, species interactions in a Pennsylvania forest, lichens of Pennsylvania, recovery of rare native plants after invasive species removal, and addressing the shortage of botanical capacity in academia and land management agencies. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please join us for an informative program and opportunities to network with fellow plant enthusiasts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Registration is limited</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>! Please visit our website for more information and to register at </span><a href="http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/plants/index.htm"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/plants/index.htm</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Apologies for cross-postings.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Chris Firestone | </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Wild Plant Program Manager</span><i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Bureau of Forestry</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Tioga State Forest</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>One Nessmuk Lane | Wellsboro, PA 16901<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Phone: 570-724-8149 | Fax: 570-724-6575<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Email:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000099'> <a href="mailto:rregester@state.pa.us"><span style='color:blue'>cfirestone@pa.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#C69200'><a href="http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/"><span style='color:#C69200'>www.dcnr.state.pa.us</span></a></span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>