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<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">2021 Southwest Adaptation Forum (SWAF)</span><o:p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p><br>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Date/location: April 6-8, 2021; </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Virtual</span><o:p style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">What will you learn?</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Day one will feature an interactive experience exploring the </span><span style="outline: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Connecting
Wildlands and Communities</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> project, a model for advancing transformational adaptation through interdisciplinary collaboration to support resilience for ecosystems and local communities.</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> See
schedule <a href="https://www.swaf2021.org/day-1" title="https://www.swaf2021.org/day-1">
here</a>.</span></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Day two will include a hands-on training experience for practitioners interested in cultivating meaningful and authentic collaborations with Indigenous communities.</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> See
schedule <a href="https://www.swaf2021.org/day-2" title="https://www.swaf2021.org/day-2">
here</a>.</span></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Day three will serve as an opportunity for roundtable conversations focused on overcoming challenges to fire and forest management in the Southwest. Forum attendees
will have the opportunity to actively engage with practitioners, leaders, and researchers across topics related to fire management, cultural burning, and emerging initiatives throughout the region.</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> See
schedule here. See schedule <a href="https://www.swaf2021.org/day-3" title="https://www.swaf2021.org/day-3">
here</a>.</span></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Details & Registration:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">https://www.swaf2021.org/</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">This is event is free to attend
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