<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b style="">Join NAA, and an expert panel, to consider a critical topic for our times on </b></span><b style=""><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Friday, October 28, 2022<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">, </span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">11:00 am - 4:45 pm EASTERN<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">. </span></span></b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><i style="font-weight:bold"><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/virtual_symposium_-_climate_re.php">Nature's Front Line: The Role of Natural Areas in Climate Resilience in Central Appalachian Forests</a> </i></span>will consider the role of natural areas as a critical, strategic component to mitigating impacts of human-caused climate disruption<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span>.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> While focused on the Central Appalachian Forests, the information can be adapted to suit various regions.</span> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Expert presenters will</span> examine the science and equip practitioners with the information needed to inform management plans, educate policy makers, and enlighten the public on the vital role natural areas play in offsetting the impacts of climate change on our planet. Participants will also explore management techniques that maximize the resilience of natural areas to better protect biodiversity, sequester carbon, and maintain valuable ecological services.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u>All registrants will receive a recording of the symposi<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">um</span>. </u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thank you to <b>Colcom</b> for partnering with NAA for this program. </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">ATTENTION STUDENTS: Scholarship funding is available. </span><a href="https://members.naturalareas.org/members/form.php?orgcode=AREA&fid=5899495" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">APPLY HERE</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="4"><b><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/virtual_symposium_-_climate_re.php#agenda">AGENDA </a></b></font><b style="font-size:large"> <a href="https://naturalareas.org/climate_resilience_-_speakers.php">SPEAKERS</a> <a href="https://members.naturalareas.org/members/evr/reg_event.php?orgcode=AREA&evid=32300805">REGISTER</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></p><img alt="" src="https://naturalareas.org/photos/banner_4_PAWS_09212022084224.PNG" class="gmail-img-responsive" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 2px solid; vertical-align: middle; display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; cursor: default; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; width: 1350px;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span><br></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Moira
McGinty Klos (She/Her)</p>
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