<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">The <a href="http://naturalareas.org" style=""><font color="#6aa84f">Natural Areas Association</font></a> will host the <b style=""><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/2023_natural_areas_conference.php"><font color="#6aa84f">2023 Natural Areas Conference - A One-day Virtual Event</font></a>, on November 2, 2023, 11:30 am - 4:30 pm Eastern.</b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><p style="line-height:19px;word-break:break-word"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:19px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(86,159,70);line-height:14px"><strong><em>The Power of Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER): Informing Natural Areas Management</em> </strong></span>will </font></span>highlight the important research being done within the LTER network that informs the practices of land management practitioners from around North America. Researchers from 17 LTERs representing 5 ecoregions will convey the findings of their studies that inform on-the-ground management decisions that affect biodiversity conservation and ecological health in the systems in which natural areas practitioners work.</p>
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<li style="line-height:19px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:19px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(86,159,70);line-height:21px"><strong>17 LTER RESEARCHERS</strong></span> will share findings specifically for natural areas practitioners</font></span></li>
<li style="line-height:19px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:14px"><span style="color:rgb(86,159,70);line-height:14px"><span style="line-height:21px"><strong>5 ECOREGIONS</strong></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:14px">, including </span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:14px"><span style="color:rgb(86,159,70);line-height:14px"><strong><span style="line-height:14px"><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/2023_natural_areas_conference.php#Forest" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(86,159,70)" rel="noopener"><span style="color:rgb(56,60,120);line-height:14px">Forests</span></a></span></strong></span><span style="background-color:transparent;line-height:14px">, <span style="color:rgb(56,60,120);line-height:14px"><strong><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/2023_natural_areas_conference.php#Prairies/Grasslands" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(56,60,120)" rel="noopener">Prairies and Grasslands</a></strong></span>, <span style="color:rgb(56,60,120);line-height:14px"><strong><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/2023_natural_areas_conference.php#Coastal" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(56,60,120)" rel="noopener">Coastal Regions</a></strong></span>, <span style="color:rgb(56,60,120);line-height:14px"><strong><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/2023_natural_areas_conference.php#Lacustrine/Riverine" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(56,60,120)" rel="noopener">Lacustrine/Riverine</a></strong></span>, and </span></span><span style="line-height:14px;color:rgb(56,60,120)"><span style="background-color:transparent;line-height:14px"><strong><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/2023_natural_areas_conference.php#Drylands" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(56,60,120)" rel="noopener">Drylands</a></strong></span></span></font></li>
<li style="line-height:19px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:14px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:21px"><strong><span style="color:rgb(86,159,70);line-height:14px">BREAKOUT SESSIONS</span></strong></span> organized by ecoregion to support dialogue and knowledge sharing</font></span></li>
<li style="line-height:19px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:14px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style=""><span style="line-height:21px"><strong><span style="color:rgb(86,159,70);line-height:14px">SESSION RECORDINGS</span></strong></span> will be available to registered participants.</font></span></li></ul><div><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif">This conference is not to be missed!</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size="4" color="#6aa84f"><b><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/2023_natural_areas_conference.php#Detailed%20Agenda">DETAILED AGENDA</a>           </b>                           <b><a href="https://members.naturalareas.org/members/evr/reg_event.php?orgcode=AREA&evid=35581875"> REGISTER</a></b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><img src="cid:ii_lnuhcj0l0" alt="image.png" width="476" height="183"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><div><table border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><tbody><tr><td width="305" valign="top" style="width:228.75pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Moira McGinty Klos (She/Her)</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Director of Programs & Communications </i></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(110,188,110);padding:11.25pt 0.75pt 0.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:mmcgintyklos@naturalareas.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">mmcgintyklos@naturalareas.org</span></a><br>703.328.7481 | PO Box 17646 Pittsburgh, PA 15235</p></td></tr></tbody></table><b>Check out the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTvCKnkaHOo2n-6u8yqM6XA" target="_blank">NAA YouTube Channel!</a></b><br><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zhx2FM9lL91nXuB6q79jH22rdMXGl1ekfnnQ9xTxE2hWp90mBVrOwVK619RrX06t99NLdV8_4"><br></div></div></div></div></div>