<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Save the Date! The </span><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2016 Colorado Plateau Native Plant Program
Annual Meeting </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">will
be in </span><b style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Page, Arizona, March
22 & 23, 2016</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">, at
the </span><a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/pgacy-courtyard-page-at-lake-powell/?pid=corptbta&scid=b661a3c4-9c47-48c8-9e13-75b66089dd79" target="_blank" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Courtyard Page at Lake Powell</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> hotel.</span><br></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">It has been a busy year for native
plant materials! New Federal strategies
such as the </span><a href="http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/fish__wildlife_and/plants/seedstrategy.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">National
Native Seed Strategy</span></i></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">
and </span><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/05/19/announcing-new-steps-promote-pollinator-health" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">National
Strategy to Promote the Health of Honeybees and Other Pollinators</span></i></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">, as well as events like the </span><a href="http://nativeseed.info/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">National
Native Seed Conference</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">,
have underscored the importance of regional programs like the CPNPP.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Therefore I hope that everyone who has
<i>anything</i> to do with native plant
materials in our region will be able to join us in Page! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">CPNPP invites your</span></u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">:</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Proposals
for Sessions. </span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Due December 15, 2015</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2.<span style="font-style:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Abstract
submissions. </span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">500
word limit.</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Due
January 15, 2016</span></i></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Requests
for Partner or Vendor Exhibit space <i>(limited)</i></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">4.<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Sponsorships
for refreshments during breaks or evening social </span><a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotelwebsites/us/p/pgacy/pgacy_pdf/EventsMenu1.pdf" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Event
Menu</span></i></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please send all inquiries and
submissions to:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Adrienne Pilmanis, CPNPP
Coordinator, </span><a href="mailto:apilmani@blm.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">apilmani@blm.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">;
801-539-4076</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We expect detailed Program and Agenda
information, including any evening socials or field trips, will be announced in
February. For examples of past CPNPP
meeting Programs, see the CPNPP website: <a href="http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/more/CPNPP.html" target="_blank">http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/more/CPNPP.html</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Lodging</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Courtyard Hotel has reserved a
block of rooms for $99/ night </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Call: <b>877-705-4495</b> and specify Colorado Plateau Native Plant Program
Annual Meeting</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Reservations must be made
by February 20, 2016</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">There are also many other options for
lodging in Page.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">You can also find these details under
“Upcoming Events” on the CPNPP webpage: </span><a href="http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/more/CPNPP/whats_new.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/more/CPNPP/whats_new.html</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">See you in March in Page!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Adrienne Pilmanis<div>Ecologist/ Coordinator</div><div>Colorado Plateau Native Plant Program</div><div><a href="http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/more/CPNPP.html" target="_blank">http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/more/CPNPP.html</a> <br></div><div>Bureau of Land Management</div><div>440 West 200 South, Suite 500 <br></div><div>Salt Lake City, UT 84101</div><div>p: 801-539-4076</div><div>c: 385-315-6977</div><div><a href="mailto:apilmani@blm.gov" target="_blank">apilmani@blm.gov</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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