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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">A Western Center for Native Plant Conservation and Restoration Science was recently established by the USDA Forest Service. Attached is a Forest Service announcement about the center. A media announcement if
forthcoming but I am trying to get it out to some who have an active interest such as the Plant Conservation Alliance. Nine Forest Service scientists from three western research stations signed on to the center which is open to collaboration with external
scientists and with stakeholders from state and federal agencies, universities, tribes, non-government organizations and private.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Debbie Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Deborah M. Finch<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#669900">Pr</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#525252">ogram Manager</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#669900"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Forest Service
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#28742E">Rocky Mountain Research Station<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#28742E">Grasslands Shrublands and Desert Ecosystems<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">p: 505-724-3671<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#28742E">Caring for the land and serving people<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Senn, Sara -FS <b>On Behalf Of </b>FS-Mailroom RMRS<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 08, 2016 7:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> FS-pdl wo Chief NLT Mailrooms <pdl_wo_Chief_NLT_Mailrooms@ms.fs.fed.us><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Dumroese, Kas -FS <kdumroese@fs.fed.us>; Finch, Deborah M -FS <dfinch@fs.fed.us><br>
<b>Subject:</b> 4000 : Western Center for Native Plant Conservation and Restoration Science<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Please share the enclosed announcement letter and charter broadly with anyone who may be interested.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Link to Work Package FY 2016 - 117218: <a href="https://ems-portal.usda.gov/sites/fs-wo-csa1/Mercury/_layouts/15/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=CV22QSYQPP7S-2-311691">
https://ems-portal.usda.gov/sites/fs-wo-csa1/Mercury/_layouts/15/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=CV22QSYQPP7S-2-311691</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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