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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><b>37TH ANNUAL LAHR NATIVE PLANT SYMPOSIUM</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; color: black;"><b>Date/time:
</b>Saturday, March 23 · 9am - 4pm EDT</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; color: black;"><b>Location:</b> US National Arboretum, Washington, DC</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>What it’s all about?</b> Join the U.S. National Arboretum for this all-day event with seven engaging presentations concerning
both native plant gardens and native ecosystems. Learn about soil health management, destructive pests, forest restoration, current research on seed conservation, and the best native trees for your garden.</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Meander through FONA’s Native Plant Sale before the symposium starts, or during the lunch hour. The sale is held from 8
AM to 1 PM, but plants can sell out quickly. Click here to learn more about the Native Plant Sale.</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; color: black;"><b>Presenters from:</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; color: black;">U.S. Forest Service, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, U.S. National Arboretum, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Ward 8 Woods Conservancy, Department of Environmental
Science and Technology at University of Maryland, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; color: black;"><b>Registration:</b> $95</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>Details:</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">
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<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/37th-annual-lahr-native-plant-symposium-tickets-824423652337?aff=usna</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><b>Hosted by:
</b>Friends of the National Arboretum</span></p>
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