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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I once counted the number of butterflies I collided with on the highway driving home from the beach ( ~ 200 miles). I gave up at about 50 miles along the route after I had already hit 100. It was too depressing and I was getting distracted from driving.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Makes me worry about counting highway rights-of-way as good habitat for living creatures.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Katherine K. Schlosser<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> native-plants <native-plants-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Taylor, John<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 27, 2018 4:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [PCA] RFP: Pollinator Habitat Conservation Along Roadways<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Sorry for any cross postings. Received notice about a National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) RFP to develop a pollinator habitat guidebook, with a focus on protecting and improving habitat adjacent to roadways. Handbook target audience: State DOTs and right-of-way owners. Proposals due January 17, 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><a href="https://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4589">https://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4589</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>John M. Taylor</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Palm Springs</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>777 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 208</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Palm Springs, CA 92262</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>760-322-2070 x418</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="mailto:john_m_taylor@fws.gov" target="_blank">john_m_taylor@fws.gov</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>