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<font style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">In effort to achieve Action 3.1.2 of the <a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/program_natural%20resources_seed%20strategy_quick%20link_seed%20stregy.pdf" target="_blank" style="">National Seed Strategy for Restoration and Rehabilitation</a> to 'Use and, where appropriate, expand the network of restoration field sites and demonstration areas,' please consider completing the short survey below, </font><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">informing us of your organization's native plantings</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">. </span>
</span><i>If you have already completed the Native Plant Demonstration Site Network Survey, thank you for your participation and please disregard this email.</i></font><div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">If you are aware of other organizations demonstrating the use of native plants, please feel free to forward this invitation.</font></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">Thank you for taking a few minutes to share details regarding your native planting!</font><br><div><br></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="font-family:Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(163,29,8)"><tbody><tr height="64px"><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding-left:24px"><img alt="Google Forms" height="26px" width="143px" src="https://www.gstatic.com/docs/forms/google_forms_logo_lockup_white_2x.png" class="gmail-m_-8590000140726771387gmail-m_2094026712523154897gmail-m_-6420255870912014117gmail-m_-1631644615288930701gmail-m_4119287856727090509gmail-CToWUd gmail-m_-8590000140726771387gmail-m_2094026712523154897gmail-m_-6420255870912014117gmail-m_-1631644615288930701gmail-CToWUd gmail-m_-8590000140726771387gmail-CToWUd gmail-CToWUd" style="display: inline-block; margin: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family:Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;padding:24px;background-color:rgb(203,208,191)"><div align="center" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-bottom:1px solid rgb(224,224,224);margin:0px auto;max-width:624px;min-width:154px;padding:0px 24px"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="display:table-cell;vertical-align:top;font-size:13px;line-height:18px"><font color="#000000"><br>Greetings!<br><br></font></span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:20px;line-height:24px"><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="display:table-cell"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsh7XIK91uXKmHh2CbmQ36EBY2y3eNc22nIk13mz4EG_l9Lg/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;vertical-align:middle"><font color="#ff0000" style="">Native Plant Demonstration Site Network: Survey</font></a><div></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="display:table-cell;vertical-align:top;font-size:13px;line-height:18px"><font color="#000000"><br>You have received an invitation to complete the Native Plant Demonstration Site Network Survey due to your interest in conserving native plant species and native plant communities. In order to achieve objectives set forth by the National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration, please share details regarding the demonstration of native plants at your organization. <br><br>This survey should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. <br><br>When completing this survey, you are helping to connect land managers by facilitating the sharing of best practice methods for the conversion of land into native displays. The network will also be used to educate the public of the need for native plant materials and where their use can be demonstrated. By entering your site information, you are agreeing to allow your native plant demonstration site to be included in the forthcoming Native Plant Demonstration Site Network Database. <br><br>We appreciate your input and interest in furthering the progression of the National Seed Strategy. <br><u>Please feel free to forward this survey to other organizations who also manage native plant displays. </u><br><br><div style="text-align:center"><b>Together we can protect native plants by ensuring that native plant populations and their communities are maintained, enhanced, and restored.</b></div></font></span></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsh7XIK91uXKmHh2CbmQ36EBY2y3eNc22nIk13mz4EG_l9Lg/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(255,255,255);border-radius:3px;box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;height:40px;line-height:40px;padding:0px 24px;text-align:center;text-decoration-line:none;text-transform:uppercase;vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(163,29,8)">FILL OUT FORM</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px"><br></p><i><font color="#000000">The National Seed Strategy-Seeing is Believing Task Force is a volunteer team of expert stakeholders that was formed at the 2017 National Native Seed Conference (Washington, DC) to coordinate on Action 3.1.2 of the <a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/program_natural%20resources_seed%20strategy_quick%20link_seed%20stregy.pdf" target="_blank" style="">National Seed Strategy for Restoration and Rehabilitation </a>to 'Use and, where appropriate, expand the network of restoration field sites and demonstration areas.'</font></i></div><div><div class="gmail-m_-8590000140726771387gmail-m_2094026712523154897gmail-m_-6420255870912014117gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Thank you,</font></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">
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