<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div><p class="MsoNormal">We are so excited! – Jennifer<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance received a special award last night from the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, presented in Philadelphia with Dr. Jon Ambrose of Georgia Department of Natural Resources accepting on behalf
 of GPCA!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1. Attached is a word document of the news release from GA DNR.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">See this link for the news announcement. <a href="http://www.georgiawildlife.com/node/4256" target="_blank">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext">http://www.georgiawildlife.<wbr>com/node/4256</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2. Photos are attached to this email and here is the caption.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">---   high- and low-res award photos for use with the announcement.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Pictured at the AFWA awards banquet with the award honoring the Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance are, from left, DNR Deputy Commissioner Walter Rabon, DNR Commissioner Mark Williams, DNR Wildlife Resources
 Division Nongame Conservation Section Chief Dr. Jon Ambrose, Wildlife Resources Division Director Rusty Garrison, Nongame Conservation Section Assistant Chief Mary Pfaffko and former Wildlife Resources Division Director Dan Forster.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">3. <a href="http://www.fishwildlife.org/index.php?section=afwa_press_releases&prrid=328" target="_blank">
<span style="color:windowtext">http://www.fishwildlife.org/<wbr>index.php?section=afwa_press_<wbr>releases&prrid=328</span></a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies has a press release as well.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hooray, GPCA! Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance earns national special recognition award Tuesday from the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. Said DNR Commissioner Mark Williams, “GPCA has proven incredibly effective in focusing
 and increasing efforts to conserve Georgia’s rare plant species and their habitats.” More at
<a href="http://www.georgiawildlife.com" target="_blank">www.georgiawildlife.com</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/georgiaplantconservationalliance" target="_blank">
www.facebook.com/<wbr>georgiaplantconservationallian<wbr>ce</a>. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Photo</u>: GPCA mountain bog work crew_GPCA<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>TWEET<u></u><u></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hooray, GPCA! Ga. Plant Conservation Alliance earns national honor from AFWA.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Possible hashtags: #GPCA #PlantChamps #Plants<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>INSTAGRAM</b> (hopefully with award pix)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hooray, GPCA! Ga. Plant Conservation Alliance earns national honor from AFWA.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Rick<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Rick Lavender<br>
</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333">Communications and Outreach Specialist</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><br>
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</span><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#666666">A division of the</span></i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333">GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">Jennifer Ceska<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">Conservation Coordinator<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">State Botanical Garden of Georgia<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">at the </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:red">University of Georgia</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://botgarden.uga.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">http://botgarden.uga.edu/</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">Botanical Guardians<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">Mimsie Lanier Center for Native Plant Studies<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">Georgia Native Plant Initiative<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">Connect to Protect<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">2450 S. Milledge Avenue<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">Athens, GA  30605<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">cell <a href="tel:770-540-7129" value="+17705407129" target="_blank">770-540-7129</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sbgcnps" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>sbgcnps</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/georgiaplantconservationalliance" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>georgiaplantconservationallian<wbr>ce</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ConnectToProtectGA" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0;background:white">http://tinyurl.com/<wbr>ConnectToProtectGA</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0;background:white">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/sbgblue" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0;background:white">http://tinyurl.com/sbgblue</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0;background:white"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0;background:white">“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030a0"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Lindsey Riibe<div>Bureau of Land Management Plant Conservation Program</div><div><a href="http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/fish__wildlife_and/plants/pca.htm" target="_blank">Plant Conservation Alliance</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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