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<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The idea of using local, native
seeds in restoration is taking off, just like the wildfires they are designed to follow, as ecologists and botanists from the USFWS, The Nature Conservancy, University of Nevada, Reno and the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada, embark on research to test
the use of these seeds in helping burned areas recover and become resilient. Find out how it's working here: </span><a href="https://www.fws.gov/cno/newsroom/Featured/2020/Using_Local_Seeds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">https://www.fws.gov/cno/newsroom/Featured/2020/Using_Local_Seeds/</span></a><br>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">The campaign is scheduled to run throughout May and June.</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Your
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">This item was copied from the SageWest discussion list.</span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">SageWest: <a href="https://www.partnersinthesage.com/" style="margin: 0px">https://www.partnersinthesage.com/</a></span></p>
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