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<p><a href="http://www.bgci.org/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="303" height="73" style="width:3.1562in;height:.7604in" id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image001.png@01DA544F.AE045500" alt="signature_1617852143"></span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Five years ago a <a href="https://www.bgci.org/resources/bgci-tools-and-resources/wild-crop-roadmap/">
<span style="color:windowtext">Road Map</span></a> was developed for the conservation, use, and public engagement around North America's crop wild relatives and wild utilized plants.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This year, BGCI-US, the United States Botanic Garden, and collaborators are planning a
<a href="https://www.bgci.org/news-events/cwr2024/"><span style="color:windowtext">Symposium</span></a> in Denver, Colorado on September 17-19, 2024, to assess progress and discuss future priorities.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Please take this 10-minute survey by February 29</b> to share your activities on crop wild relatives and wild utilized plants:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DHSNTVD">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DHSNTVD</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Your response will help us gauge progress and identify barriers for this important group of plants.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Please share this message with your colleagues and complete this survey by February 29, 2024.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#404040">Abby Meyer (she/her) <b>|</b> 308.293.1782
<b>|</b> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> <a href="mailto:abby.meyer@bgci.org">
<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">abby.meyer@bgci.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.bgci.org/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#404040">Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#404040">. (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">BGCI-US<span style="color:#404040">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#404040">at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens <b>|</b> Los Angeles, CA</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404040"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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