<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The Natural Areas Conference Call for Proposals closes <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">MAY 12</span></span>.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><a href="http://naturalareas.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=628f7f20c5a1879960c0a0a44&id=dda685441a&e=53c2dd38b4" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">We are now accepting proposals</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> for the 2017 Natural Areas Conference! The 44th annual Conference will be held <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">October 10-12, 2017</span></span>, at the Hilton Fort Collins. This venue is right on the edge of the Colorado State University Campus, in the shadow of Colorado's beautiful Front Range. Our theme this year is <b>Working Beyond Boundaries: Collaboration as a Key to Natural Areas Management.</b><br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Deadline for the Call for Proposals is <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">May 12</span></span>.<br><br><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">We invite proposals related to these topics:<u></u><u></u></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0in"><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Conservation Across (Natural/Political/Cultural) Boundaries<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Urban/Wildland Interface<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Wilderness and Research Natural Areas Management<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Value of Healthy Land in Water Resource Management<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Role of Native Plant Materials in Restoration & Rehabilitation<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Role of Natural Areas in Pollinator and Invertebrate Conservation<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Natural Areas Management in Light of a Changing Climate<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Value of Ecosystem Services and Working Landscapes<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Restoration in the Anthropocene<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Communicating About Natural Areas Conservation<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Technology for Land Management Success<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Forest and Range Management<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Wildland Fire as a Management Tool<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Invasive Species Management<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Species Re/Introductions & Assisted Migration<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Rare Species Management<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br>Visit our </span><a href="http://naturalareas.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=628f7f20c5a1879960c0a0a44&id=8f11f345e8&e=53c2dd38b4" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">conference website</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> to find more details about proposal types and to submit your proposal.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br>Types of proposals we are seeking:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br>Special Sessions<u></u><u></u></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0in"><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Organized oral sessions<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Symposia<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Workshops<br><br><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">General Sessions<u></u><u></u></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0in"><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Oral Presentations<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="gmail-m_-1394402989104084262MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:16.96px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.5467px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Poster Presentations<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">We especially encourage students to submit abstracts for General Session oral and poster presentations. Students will be eligible to compete for prizes in the student presentation competition. </span><a href="http://naturalareas.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=628f7f20c5a1879960c0a0a44&id=5a269c9102&e=53c2dd38b4" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Find out more about what the 2017 Natural Areas Conference offers students.</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Colorado, Fort Collins and Colorado State University<br></span></b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Fort Collins, Colorado is the cultural capital of northern Colorado. It’s also the state’s craft brewery capital, with more than 20 local breweries, including the nationally famous New Belgium brewery, maker of Fat Tire beers.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Fort Collins is conveniently located near Rocky Mountain National Park, the Arapaho National Forest, and Pawnee National Grassland, as well as one of the many natural areas owned by the city of Fort Collins: Soapstone Prairie Natural Area. Fort Collins is also the home of Colorado State University and its nationally recognized Warner College of Natural Resources<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Student Scholarships Available<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><a href="http://naturalareasconference.org/student-scholarship" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">We're now taking applications for student scholarships</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> up to $500 to be used for registration (includes Student-Mentor Networking lunch, NAA membership lunch, Awards Dinner, and field trip), lodging, and travel to the 2017 Natural Areas Conference. The deadline for applying for the John W. Humke student scholarship is <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">June 2, 2017</span></span>.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Full-time students attending accredited institutions and majoring in an applicable field such as natural resource management, biology, ecology, conservation, or related subjects are eligible to apply. You must be a current NAA student member to be eligible for the scholarship. Not a member? </span><a href="https://naturalareas.org/get-involved/become-member" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Join today</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> or join when you register for the conference, at the special student rate. </span><a href="http://naturalareasconference.org/student-scholarship" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Apply now.</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Nominations for Awards Open<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Nominations are now open for the Natural Areas Association's George B. Fell and Carl N. Becker Awards. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:13.568px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">These awards represent recognition of the best and brightest in our natural areas professional community, and are a huge highlight of our yearly Awards Banquet at the Natural Areas Conference. Do you know a colleague who deserves to be recognized? </span><a href="http://www.naturalareasconference.org/awards" target="_blank"><span style="font-fam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