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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">AN ASSESSMENT OF NATIVE SEED NEEDS AND CAPACITIES PUBLIC ZOOM</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="color:black">*Date/time:</span></b><span style="color:black"> TODAY (Monday, February 22, 2021); 3:00 – 4:15 ET</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="color:black">*Location:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Virtual (Zoom</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black">)</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="color:black">*Description:</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee on An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities will kick off the second phase of its work on Monday, February 22, from 3:00 -
 4:15 pm Eastern with an informal discussion with representatives from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) from OR, NV, NM, and CO. The public is invited to join this zoom session which will explore the roles of TNC staff from different state units in the native seed
 supply. Panelists will discuss their experience as users of native seeds and plants for restoration, and identify barriers to and opportunities for expanding their supply.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="color:black">*Panelists:</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Olga </span></span><span class="spellingerror"><span style="color:black">Kildisheva</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">, Innovative Restoration Project Manager, Sagebrush
 Sea Program, TNC Oregon</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;cursor:text;overflow:visible">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Catherine </span></span><span class="spellingerror"><span style="color:black">Schloegel</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">, Watershed Forest Manager, TNC Colorado</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;cursor:text;overflow:visible">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Anne Bradley, Forest Conservation Program Director (or Collin </span></span><span class="spellingerror"><span style="color:black">Haffey</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">,
 Forest and Watershed Health Manager), TNC New Mexico</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;cursor:text;overflow:visible">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Kevin </span></span><span class="spellingerror"><span style="color:black">Badik</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">, Rangeland Ecologist, TNC Nevada</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="color:black">*Registration and Agenda: </span></b></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/02-22-2021/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-meeting-4" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue">https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/02-22-2021/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-meeting-4</span></span></a></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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