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<p>Five years ago a<a href="https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2135/cropsci2019.05.0309" id="OWA5780cc1f-fa56-9a6a-0f97-6d4a3a069828" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="Verified" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> Road Map</a> was developed
for the conservation, use, and public engagement around North America's crop wild relatives and wild utilized plants.</p>
<p>This year, BGCI-US, the United States Botanic Garden, and collaborators are planning a
<a href="https://www.bgci.org/news-events/cwr2024/" id="OWA152d80ad-507b-39a1-dd0f-45de5f19b135" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="Verified" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
CWR Symposium</a> in Denver, Colorado on September 17-19, 2024, to assess progress and discuss future priorities.</p>
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<p><b>We invite you to take this 10-minute survey</b> to share your activities on crop wild relatives and wild utilized plants:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DHSNTVD" id="OWA541c98bb-8922-ad46-eea2-1090e4955114" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="Verified" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DHSNTVD</a></p>
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<p>Your response will help us gauge progress and identify barriers for this important group of plants.</p>
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<p><b>Please share this message with your colleagues and complete this survey by February 29, 2024.</b></p>
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<p>Thank you!</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);">Abby Meyer (she/her) <b>|</b> 308.293.1782
<b>|</b> <a href="mailto:abby.meyer@bgci.org" id="OWA6758b1f7-4168-01ed-5ad3-9e226d14a9d1" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
abby.meyer@bgci.org</a></span></p>
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Gardens Conservation International U.S</a>. (<a href="https://us-west-2.protection.sophos.com/?d=bgci.org&u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5iZ2NpLm9yZy8=&i=NTk0MmY0MjIyOGU2MWMwZjM2MGY4MTg3&t=WDhpaVpDRGNaYnh0c2dpZ0J5NWZXc3hqNXh3b0hWajdCd21GYUNPZzN2TT0=&h=5af295a5c4764fd38b17dd0d75c02094" id="OWA3e0ab514-d09d-77a9-9fc1-437a19f53726" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="Verified" style="color: rgb(64, 64, 64); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">BGCI-US</a>)</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);">at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens <b>|</b> Los Angeles, CA</span></p>
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