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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">It’s for her amazing work on a different species, but huge congratulations, Naomi, on the recent USFWS Recovery Champion award!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Abby Meyer, BGCI-US<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> native-plants [mailto:native-plants-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Naomi Fraga<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> PCA Listserve <native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Newsletter / Marketing: [PCA] Tiehm's buckwheat (Eriogonum tiehmii) a wildflower at risk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I recently wrote an op-ed about a buckwheat species in Nevada threatened by a proposed lithium mine and a translocation project that undermines protection efforts. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/05/16/research-unr-put-fragile-wildflower-risk-fraga/5205712002/">https://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/05/16/research-unr-put-fragile-wildflower-risk-fraga/5205712002/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to share,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Naomi<br clear="all">
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<p class="MsoNormal">_____________________________________________________<br>
Naomi S. Fraga, Ph.D. (Director of Conservation Programs) • <a href="mailto:nfraga@calbg.org" target="_blank">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phone (909) 625-8767 ext. 231 • Fax (909) 626-7670<br>
California Botanic Garden (formerly Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden)<br>
1500 N. College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711<br>
<a href="https://www.calbg.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.calbg.org/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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