<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><img src="cid:ii_kyact1cu0" alt="image.png" width="412" height="159"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align:center"><table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in"><div style="text-align:center"><table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="550" style="text-align:left;width:412.5pt;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td width="550" valign="top" style="width:412.5pt;padding:0in"><div style="text-align:center"><table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="text-align:left;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:3.75pt 0in 0in"><table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="text-align:left;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 7.5pt"><p style="text-align:left;margin:0in;line-height:12.75pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><em style="font-size:11pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/stewardship_in_action_virtual_field_workshop.php">Sustainable Summits<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">: </span>Managing Public Access for the Protection of Rare Plant Communities</a> </span></b></em><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">is a compact, interactive, virtual
field workshop that will include expert-led discussions <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">and video footage </span>in connection
to three high-elevation sites with frequent public access in Virginia: </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><i>Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve</i></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">, </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">B<i>ull Run Mountain Natural Area Preserve</i></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">,
and </span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><i>The Channels Natural Area Preserve</i></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">
Along with natural history, the field workshop will explore
innovative stewardship strategies for mitigating the effects of public
access to rare plant communities on public lands.</span><br></font></p>
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workshop will feature opportunities for collaboration and networking
among land managers, ecologists, and outdoor recreation experts from
around North America.</font></span></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:0in;line-height:12.75pt;word-break:break-word;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:0in;line-height:12.75pt;word-break:break-word;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" style=""><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b style=""><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/stewardship_in_action_virtual_field_workshop.php" style=""><font size="4">LEARN MORE and register.</font></a></b></span><br></font></span></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:0in;line-height:12.75pt;word-break:break-word;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></span></p><p style="text-align:left;margin:0in;line-height:12.75pt;word-break:break-word;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">We hope you will join us!</span></font></span></p>
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