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<div>Thanks for the info, Whitney. This is the first we've heard of this. I will contact the extension agent to see if WVDA can be of assistance. </div>
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<div id="composer_signature">Eric W. Ewing, Director<br>
Plant Industries Division<br>
WV Department of Agriculture <br>
1900 Kanawha Blvd., East<br>
Charleston, WV 25305-0191<br>
Office: 304-558-2212<br>
Mobile: 304-993-5362<br>
eewing@wvda.us</div>
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From: "Bailey, Whitney - FS" <whitneybailey@fs.fed.us> <br>
Date: 08/13/2015 11:27 AM (GMT-05:00) <br>
To: maipc@lists.maipc.org, "Streets, Brian P" <Brian.P.Streets@wv.gov>, "Vanderhorst, James P" <James.P.Vanderhorst@wv.gov>, "Byers, Elizabeth A" <Elizabeth.A.Byers@wv.gov>, "Foster, Donna M -FS" <donnamfoster@fs.fed.us>, "Ewing, Eric" <eewing@wvda.us>, John
Schmidt <john_schmidt@fws.gov>, "McWhorter, Barbara - NRCS, Morgantown, WV" <barbara.mcwhorter@wv.usda.gov>, FS-pdl r9 monongahela eco group <pdl_r9_monongahela_eco_group@ms.fs.fed.us>, FS-pdl r9 ro botany <pdl_r9_ro_botany@ms.fs.fed.us>, FS-pdl r9 ro nnis
<pdl_r9_ro_nnis@ms.fs.fed.us> <br>
Subject: Giant hogweed identified in Brooke County, WV (northern panhandle) <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Looks like we have giant hogweed in WV now…</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.wtrf.com/story/29764464/giant-hogweed-spotted-in-brooke-county" target="_BLANK">http://www.wtrf.com/story/29764464/giant-hogweed-spotted-in-brooke-county</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black">Whitney Bailey
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#28742E">Monongahela National Forest</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black">p: 304-636-1800 x280
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black">200 Sycamore St.
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Elkins, WV 26241<br>
<a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/" target="_BLANK"><span style="color:blue">www.fs.fed.us</span></a>
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