<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><img src="cid:ii_lulaaspd0" alt="image.png" width="400" height="154" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:16px"><font color="#000000">Join Natural Areas Association for the two-part webinar series </font><a href="https://naturalareas.org/embracing_the_power_of_nature.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><strong><font color="#38761d">Embracing the Power of Nature for Watershed Recovery</font></strong></em></a> </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16px">to explore nature-based approaches to recover watershed stream systems as we delve more deeply into some techniques. </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16px">Discover how materials found in nature, if utilized strategically, will not only help in restoring watersheds, but can also assist in creating land and water features that will mitigate future damage. T</span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16px">his approach is not only steeped in Indigenous Knowledge, but it's also more practical, better for nature, and more cost-effective than some modern engineering approaches.</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><p style="line-height:14px;word-break:break-word"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><u><a href="https://naturalareas.org/embracing_the_power_of_nature.php">LEARN MORE</a></u></b></font></span></p>
<p style="line-height:14px;word-break:break-word"></p><ul><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:19px"><span style="line-height:14px"><span style="line-height:14px"><b><font color="#000000">Monday, April 22: </font></b><strong style="font-style:italic"><font color="#38761d">Case Studies in Nature-Based </font></strong></span></span><span style="font-style:italic;line-height:14px"><span style="line-height:14px"><strong><font color="#38761d">Approaches </font></strong></span></span><span style="font-style:italic;line-height:14px"><span style="line-height:14px"><strong><font color="#38761d">to Restore Watersheds</font><font color="#569f45"> - </font></strong></span></span></span><em style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:14px">12 p.m. ET, </span></em><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:14px"><em><span style="line-height:14px">11 a.m. </span></em></span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:14px"><em><span style="line-height:14px">CT, 10 a.m. MT, 9 a.m. PT</span></em></span></li></ul><p></p><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i>This is a 90 minute program - </i></font><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/embracing_the_power_of_nature.php#haring" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(65,121,53)">Christopher Haring, Ph.D.</a><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">, Research Physical Scientist, River Engineering Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, and </span><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/embracing_the_power_of_nature.php#altmann" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(65,121,53)">Garrett Altmann, M.Sc.</a><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">, Western Restoration Program Manager, EPIC, will provide an overview of natural, nature-based approaches to recovery from fire and other natural disturbances. This webinar will consider Santa Clara Pueblo watershed restoration as one of several case studies highlighting these applications in various regions in the U.S. The presenters will share their experiences making the case for this approach, funding, and implementation considerations.</span><p></p><p style="line-height:14px;word-break:break-word"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><u><a href="https://members.naturalareas.org/members/evr/reg_event.php?orgcode=AREA&evid=39965189"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">REGISTER</font></a></u></b></p><ul style=""><li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><em style=""><span style="line-height:19px"><span style="line-height:14px"><span style="line-height:14px"><strong><font color="#000000">Tuesday, May 7:</font><font color="#569f45"> </font><font color="#38761d">Process-based</font></strong></span></span><span style="line-height:14px"><span style="line-height:14px"><strong style=""><font color="#38761d"> Stream Recovery Strategies</font><font color="#569f45"> - </font></strong></span></span></span></em><em style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:14px">12 p.m. ET, 11 a.m. CT, 10 a.m. MT, 9 a.m. PT</span></em></font></li></ul><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i>This is a 60 minute program - </i></font><em style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:14px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-style:normal">Join </span><a href="https://www.naturalareas.org/embracing_the_power_of_nature.php#whittlesey" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(65,121,53);font-style:normal">Reid Whittlesey</a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-style:normal">, restoration program director, </span><a href="https://riograndereturn.org/" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(65,121,53);font-style:normal">Rio Grande Return</a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-style:normal">, as he considers process-based strategies for stream recovery that embrace the power of nature. This webinar will emphasize natural techniques using plants and the reintroduction of beaver (</span><em style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Castor canadensis</em><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-style:normal">) to support nature's ability to restore ecological systems. Learn more about how these strategies may be universally applied across North America.</span></span></em></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span><div style=""><font color="#000000"><font style="" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><a href="https://members.naturalareas.org/members/evr/reg_event.php?orgcode=AREA&evid=39966411">REGISTER</a></b></font></font></div><p></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><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><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Moira McGinty Klos (She/Her)</font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Director of Programs & Communications </font></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"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><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</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:413px;height:150px"><a href="https://bit.ly/3Rkr6Bu" target="_blank"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/p7VsUoB82RcH05PYISVtAx49tK76aXeZgrdPb9BpY8eCL5i5d-y9CCGr_cEgepCrCOAh78ZN8YXOEdblkvA3CVh1ayoA290RscdfKN66cLHLe4VhOoUDNo68_ccQneMo_TdhosbpCkG9OchpkkiZ_dE" width="413" height="150" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px"></a></span></span></span><br></font><br></div></div></div></div>