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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">VIRTUAL MEETING: An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities Public Meeting #9</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Date/time:</span></b><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Monday,
April 12, 2021; 4:00 – 5:15 PM EDT</span><span class="eop"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*Location:</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Virtual (via Zoom)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Description:
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The public is invited to join the Committee on An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities on
<b>Monday, April 12, 2021 from 4:00 - 5:15 pm EDT (via Zoom)</b> as it continues to explore the nation’s capacity to supply native seed and plants for ecological restoration and other uses. A member of the leadership team for Texas Native Seeds will describe
how the organization was started and share its approach to plant development for species and ecotypes needed in different parts of the state. In addition, a member of the Assessment committee will share his experience in building New York City’s Greenbelt
Native Plant Center as a source of foundation seed for ecotypes of native species that meet local needs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Keith Pawelek, Associate Director Texas Native Seeds</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:5.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Ed Toth, Director, NYC Parks’ Greenbelt Native Plant Center (GNPC)</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">*</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Details and Registration:</span></b><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-public-meeting-tickets-149761539797">
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-public-meeting-tickets-149761539797</a></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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