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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Enclosed is the link to USDA Forest Service annual report on Grassland, Shrubland and Desert Ecosystems Science.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">GSD Update: Spotlight 0n 2016 Research of the Grassland, Shrubland and Desert Ecosystems Science Program: <a href="https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_journals/2017/rmrs_2017_finch_d001.pdf">https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_journals/2017/rmrs_2017_finch_d001.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please feel free to pass this report on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Debbie<span style="color:#1F497D"> Finch</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Deborah M. Finch, Ph.D.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555">333 Broadway SE Suite 115 <br>
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