<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-m_-2450452672583287387gmail-p2" style="font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;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;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35)">I founded an organization called <a href="http://nycwildflowerweek.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">NYC Wildflower Week</a> to get New Yorkers excited about local nature. May 11-20 we offer <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/nyc-wildflower-week-441825278" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">free events in all 5 boroughs</a>. Come out for a walk in the woods!<br></p><p class="gmail-m_-2450452672583287387gmail-p2" style="font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;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;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35)"><span class="gmail-m_-2450452672583287387gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-2450452672583287387gmail-p2" style="font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;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;margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35)"><span class="gmail-m_-2450452672583287387gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">And to celebrate our 10th year, we're launching<span> </span><a href="https://www.popupforest.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">PopUP Forest</a>.<span> </span></span><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:"Maison Neue Book","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">This Friday May 11 I'm taking to the streets of Manhattan riding a bicycle with a “forest" in tow. The mobile woodland will feature wildflowers, shrubs and ferns that are native to New York City. My two boys will join me wearing costumes of extinct species. People on the street can take urban nature selfies and get a free plant for a wildlife garden. Teachers can<span> </span><a href="https://www.popupforest.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">download science curriculum</a><span> </span>and watch the forest bike ride in classrooms with their students on Facebook Live.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);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;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></p><p style="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;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Maison Neue Book","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(40,40,40)">You can also <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/150997748927378/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:rgb(39,82,255);font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none">RSVP on Facebook</a> as "interested" to help boost the event. And tune in to <a href="https://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:rgb(39,82,255);font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none">WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show</a> where I'll be a guest this Friday. <br></p><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);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;float:none;display:inline">Cheers,</span><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);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;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Marielle</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);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;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">@nycbotanist</div></div>