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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">REMINDER:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please join us in attending tomorrow’s webinar showcasing the National Academy of Science’s interim report on native seed needs and capacities! Details below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">WEBINAR: AN ASSESSMENT OF NATIVE SEED NEEDS AND CAPACITIES: INTERIM REPORT WEBINAR</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">*Webinar date/time: TOMORROW, Friday November 13, 2020; 12:30-1:30 PM ET</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">*Duration: 1 hour</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">*What will you learn?</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The bust and boom nature of the demand for native seed contributes to a volatile market already challenged by the sheer diversity of native seed needed to address restoration
projects in many different geographies and climates across the United States. Native plant seed is needed not only after disasters but also to improve the resilience of natural landscapes, including overgrazed land, roadsides, and stream valleys. Native seed
are increasingly sought for “green” infrastructure projects in urban areas and by advocates for wildlife, including native pollinators, to create the critical, diverse plant habitats that provide food and shelter. This report provides a broad overview of the
demand for and supply of native plants seeds and poses questions about the reasons for native seed shortages that lead to the use of less locally-adapted seed, including non-native plant seeds. The report sets the stage for a second data-collection phase,
about to begin. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">*Presenter: Dr. Susan P. Harrison, Committee Chair, University of California, Davis</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*Registration: </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-interim-report-webinar-tickets-125369067255" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-interim-report-webinar-tickets-125369067255</span></span></a></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*Details, including pdf of interim report: </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities</span></span></a></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*Webinar hosted by: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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