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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Webinar Date/Time: Wednesday February 17, 2021; 1PM-2:15PM ET</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span><br>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">What will you learn?</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">This webinar focuses on planning, restoration, and recovery actions that strengthen ecosystem resilience, mitigate the impacts of natural disasters, and realize co-benefits.</span><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Presenter(s):</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Dr. Jennifer Cartwright, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, USGS</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Rachel M. Gregg, Senior Scientist, EcoAdapt</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Hannah Panci, Climate Change Scientist and Robert Croll, Climate Change Program Coordinator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Details:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">More
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/center-news/ecological-drought-national-webinar-series"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">info</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Register
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2612344382037405967"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">**This webinar is a part of the Ecological Drought National Webinar Series. This four-part webinar series, taking place in February and March, seeks to raise awareness of
ecological drought, share actions that strengthen ecosystem resilience and mitigate the impacts of droughts, and discuss research and management needs for future drought planning and preparedness. The series is co-hosted by NIDIS and the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) National Climate Adaptation Science Center, with expert speakers from the research community, tribal nations, and government agencies.</span><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Webinar presented by
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/climate-adaptation-science-centers"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
National Climate Adaptation Science Center</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> and the
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><a href="https://www.drought.gov/"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)</span></a><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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