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<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:black">2013 PROFESSIONAL WEBINAR SERIES</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D">PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES : SPECIFICATION, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:black">The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center,
<a href="http://www.wildflower.org/consulting/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2C2CF6">Ecosystem Design Group</span></a> has put together a four-part webinar series called “Principles of Successful Sustainable Landscapes: Specification, Installation, and
Maintenance” (see attachment). We are reaching out to you all as folks who might have staff or colleagues whom you feel might benefit from these trainings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif"">The webinar series focuses on the key components of designing successful sustainable landscapes starting with the foundational aspects of the process and culminating with
techniques used to quantify the success of the design. The series is based on guidelines developed by Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) - a voluntary rating system for sustainable land design, construction and maintenance practices, created through a
joint partnership with ASLA, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, and US Botanic Garden. The goal of this series is to help train design professionals and contractors for efficient and successful specification, installation, and maintenance of project
that have sustainable features. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:black">Workshop information and details can be found on our website:
<a href="http://www.wildflower.org/edg_workshops/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2C2CF6">http://www.wildflower.org/edg_workshops/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:black">Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:black">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:black">Matt O’Toole<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#4D4D4D">Matthew D. O'Toole<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:gray">Environmental Designer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:gray">Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:gray">University of Texas at Austin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:gray">4801 La Crosse Avenue | Austin, Texas 78739<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:gray"><a href="mailto:motoole@wildflower.org"><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:gray;text-decoration:none">motoole@wildflower.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:gray">
| 512.232.0134<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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