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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><a name="_Hlk513021534"><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#333333'>Register Now for Ecosystem Restoration and Invasive Species Management Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>July 10-11, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>NE Ohio and NW Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>Workshop for natural areas practitioners<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>Register at </span></span><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/naa_regional_workshops.php"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>naturalareas.org</span>/</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>naa_regional_workshops.php</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'> or go to naturalareas.org and Click the Learn tab.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'><br>Description<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>This workshop is geared towards practitioners who are managing similar systems in the region of the Great Lakes. <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The Natural Areas Association (NAA), along with its member partners at the </span></span><a href="https://www.cmnh.org/naturalareas"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#337AB7'>Cleveland Museum of Natural History</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>(CMNH), </span></span><a href="https://waterlandlife.org/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#337AB7'>Western Pennsylvania Conservancy</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'> (WPC) and the </span></span><a href="http://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/Pages/default.aspx"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#337AB7'>Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – Bureau of State Parks</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>, will be conducting an on-the-ground workshop that will focus on <b>ecosystem restoration as the result of successful invasive species management. </b> This workshop will provide practitioners with an opportunity to learn about <b>three highly successful restoration projects within the Lake Erie Watershed</b> that have resulted in rare species and ecosystem function recovery.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>We will begin our<b> two-day gathering</b> at </span></span><a href="http://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/PresqueIsleStatePark/Pages/default.aspx"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#337AB7'>Presque Isle State Park</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'> in northwest PA where we will hear about cooperative efforts to address invasive species throughout the Lake Erie basin, as well as provide an overview of the sites we plan to visit. As a group, we will tour the unique sand spit of Presque Isle and get an overview of the natural communities and management foci of park staff with an in-depth tour of a black oak - savanna restoration project. <br><br>We will then head west to </span></span><a href="http://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/ErieBluffsStatePark/Pages/default.aspx"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#337AB7'>Erie Bluffs State Park</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'> where restoration efforts to remove the invasive bush honeysuckle, black locust, and Asian bittersweet have resulted in the return of a similar black oak community. Comparisons of the different ecosystems within these two state parks will be offered by DCNR state park staff and WPC ecologists. Next, attendees will drive to the nearby Mentor, Ohio area where we will overnight in close proximity to our second day’s field site. That evening will provide an opportunity to gather and share the day’s experiences over complimentary beverages. On the morning of July 11, we will meet at the </span></span><a href="https://www.cmnh.org/mentor-marsh"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#337AB7'>Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Mentor Marsh Natural Area</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'> along the Lake Erie shoreline. There, restoration ecologists will lead attendees through an educational program focused on the large-scale restoration efforts that include salt abatement, Phragmites removal and helicopter seeding of native plants.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>It is NAA’s mission is to foster a community of professionals</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'> that come together to find solutions to our shared challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Fee</span></u></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>$45 NAA Members<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>$65 Non-members<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Fee includes two lunches, water and snacks, coffee and pastries (first day) and event planning expenses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>To register, or for details such as the full itinerary and overnight accommodations, go to </span></span><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/naa_regional_workshops.php"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>https://www.naturalareas.org/naa_regional_workshops.php</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk513021534'></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Kate Luce Angell <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Communications and Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:kangell@naturalareas.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>kangell@naturalareas.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>412-925-2537<br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>