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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Just 3 more weeks until the deadline for proposals for the <b>Natural Areas Conference, October 8-10, 2019 – Pittsburgh Sheraton, Pittsburgh PA</b>. Attendees will <span style='color:#333333;background:white'>have access to cutting-edge information, emerging management techniques, and science-based practices for natural areas practitioners. </span>Attendees from across the region and country will come together to find solutions to our common challenges. <a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/current_conference_2019.php">More info.</a><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'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=kN-9www9tGo">View our video on the importance of getting your proposal in by the deadline.</a><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'>This year's theme is At the Water's Edge: Managing Our Land and Water in a Changing Landscape. Topics include: Best Management Practices on Land for Freshwater Ecosystem Integrity, Mitigating the Impact of Energy Development, Advances in State Forest Management,š Identifying Natural Areas Management of Wildlife Habitat, Invasive Species Management and Prevention, Using Data and Technology to Advance Conservation, Parcelization of Large Private Land – Opportunities for Conservation, Native Plant Conservation Initiatives, Pollinators in Natural Areas Management, Management Planning to Advance the Conservation of Special Species/Natural Communities, Urban Natural Areas and Green Infrastructure, Wetlands Conservation for Rare Species, Climate Change – Species and Natural Communities on the Move, and Restoration of Natural Areas Qualities<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'><a href="https://naturalareas.org/proposals_conference_2019.php">More information on the Call for Proposals.</a><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><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white'>Practitioner Scholarships Will Be Available</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;background:white'><br><br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Natural areas practitioners working in the state of Pennsylvania and in the Southwestern Pennsylvania region</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> will be eligible to apply for scholarships covering all or part of conference registration. We're fortunate to have conference supporters that are helping to ensure the attendance of some regional natural areas practitioners who otherwise might not be able to attend our 2019 Natural Areas Conference. <b>Applications will be available June 1</b>, when conference registration opens.<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'><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 & Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Natural Areas Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>412-925-2537<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:kangell@naturalareas.org">kangell@naturalareas.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://naturalareas.org/">naturalareas.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/NaturalAreasAssc/">Facebook</a> </span>│<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="file://twitter.com/naturalareas">Twitter</a><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=80 height=56 style='width:.8333in;height:.5833in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D4E0AC.C8A329C0" alt="Natural Areas-Assocation-COLOR_email"><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Call for Proposals for the</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/current_conference.php">2019 Natural Areas Conference</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Now Open<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Pittsburgh, PA Oct. 8-10<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>