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<b style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-187675e6-abe8-e225-de63-ed83ed76f18f"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(84,141,212);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Trees for Bees: Pollinator Habitats in Urban Forests</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Webinar date/time:  July 10, 2018 1:00 pm US/Eastern.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Duration: </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(84,141,212);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> hour</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What will you learn?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The webinar will provide Extension Agents with information and resources to promote pollinator habitats in urban and suburban forests.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Pollinator habitats are important to all landscapes, including urban and suburban forests. Pollinators need numerous resources in addition to nectar and pollen, such as nesting sites, water, and shelter. The webinar will cover pollinator habitat needs and ways to promote pollinators in urban and suburban forests. Available resource materials and instructions for a hands-on learning activity will be included.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Presenter</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(84,141,212);background-color:transparent;font-we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<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0c343d" style="font-size:12.8px">Leah Prescott</font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Bureau of Land Management</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Plant Conservation & Restoration Program </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px">Data Coordinator</span><span style="color:rgb(12,52,61);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#0c343d">202-912-7232</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">Plant Conservation Alliance</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Seeds of Success</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>