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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Native Plant Conservation Campaign News:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <a href="http://t.ymlp46.com/bbbafaebsseaoajesapabe/click.php">Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest</a> Entries Invited by March 1, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>February 9, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>If you know young artists who make art of endangered plants and wildlife, they may wish to submit some pieces to the 2017 Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest. Entries are due March 1. Details below. <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://t.ymlp46.com/bbhalaebsseaaajesacabe/click.php">Endangered Species Day</a> is a joint effort among science and conservation organizations and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, Wildlife Refuges and other federal plant and wildlife management agencies. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From the Endangered Species Coalition: </span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#494D49'>2017 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#494D49'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#494D49'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:12.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;border-radius:5px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;orphans:2;widows:2;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;float:right;word-spacing:0px' id="attachment_11880"><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://t.ymlp46.com/bbwapaebsseaiajesalabe/click.php"><b><span style='color:#248F2A;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 height=259 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.endangered.org/cms/assets/uploads/2014/10/2016ESDayArtWinningEntryMilesYun.jpg" alt="2016 Winning Entry from Miles Yun."></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt'><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#494D49'>2016 Winning Entry from Miles Yun.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#494D49'>The Endangered Species Coalition (ESC) is pleased to announce our 2017 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest, which is open to K-12 grade students, including those who are homeschooled or belong to a youth/art program. The contest is an integral part of the 12<sup>th</sup> annual Endangered Species Day on May 19, 2017. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#494D49'>Please review and follow </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.endangered.org/campaigns/endangered-species-day/saving-endangered-species-youth-art-contest/">contest guidelines</a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#494D49'> carefully<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>All entries are to be submitted electronically at <a href="http://t.ymlp46.com/bbqalaebsseapajesadabe/click.php"><b><span style='color:#248F2A;text-decoration:none'>endangered.org/submit-your-art</span></b></a>. (See “Submitting Artwork” section below for details on sending student art.)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><u><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>All artwork must depict species chosen from one of the lists as noted in “Subject Matter” (below). We will make no exceptions to this rule</span></u><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Entries must be received by March 1, 2017. Late entries will not be judged.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><u><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>All entries become the property of the Endangered Species Coalition</span></u><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>For more information and full contest rules, see the <a href="http://t.ymlp46.com/bbbafaebsseaoajesapabe/click.php">Endangered Species Day Art Contest website</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>___________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Emily B. Roberson, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://plantsocieties.cnps.org/">Native Plant Conservation Campaign</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>415 531 4439<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:emilyr@plantsocieties.org">emilyr@plantsocieties.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The mission of the Native Plant Conservation Campaign is to promote the conservation of native plants and their habitats through collaboration, research, education, and advocacy.</span></em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://signup.ymlp46.com/xghwwhjjgmgb">Sign up for NPCC News</a>! </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/plantsocieties"><b>Like us on Facebook!</b></a> <b><a href="http://plantsocieties.cnps.org/index.php/action-main/donate-to-campaign">Donate</a>!</b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://plantsocieties.cnps.org/index.php"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://img.ymlp46.com/09yp_NCCPLogoEmailSz_2.jpg"></span></a></span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=1 width="50%" noshade style='color:black' align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://ymlp46.com/ughwwhjjgsgbegmqjsggwebbq"><span style='color:black'>Unsubscribe / Change Profile</span></a> <br><a href="http://ymlp46.com/m/"><span style='color:black'>Powered by YMLP</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://t.ymlp46.com/zbefghueqmvmbua/footer.gif" alt=" "><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>