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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Due to the new federal holiday, tomorrow’s public meeting on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Assessment
 of Native Seed Needs and Capacities has been moved to <u>Tuesday, June 29, 2021, 3:30 – 5:30 pm EDT</u>. See modified announcement below.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">VIRTUAL MEETING: An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities Public Meeting #14</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">*NEW
</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">DATE/TIME:</span></b><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Tuesday,
 June 29, 2021; 3:30 – 5:30 pm EDT</span><span class="eop"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*Location:</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Virtual (via Zoom)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Description:
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The public is invited to join the Committee on An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and
 Capacities on <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Tuesday, June 29<sup>th</sup>, 2021 from 3:30 - 5:30 PM Eastern (via Zoom)</span> as it continues to explore uses of native seeds and the state of their supply.  Presenters from the Bureau
 of Land Management (BLM) will explain the role of native seeds in the agency’s emergency response after wildfires and its current efforts to have native seeds on-hand in BLM warehouses for future emergencies and planned needs.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*Invited Speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Molly Anthony, BLM Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation Program Lead</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:5.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Anne S. Halford, BLM Idaho State Botanist</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:5.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Patricia Roller, BLM National Seed Warehouse System, National Seed Coordinator</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:5.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ricardo Galvan, BLM National Seed Warehouse System, Administrative & Financial Seed Specialist</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">*</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Details and Registration:</span></b><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-public-meeting-tickets-159146137381">
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-public-meeting-tickets-159146137381</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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