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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:16.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#DF6E00'>National Invasive Species Awareness Week Fair/reception<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 3.75pt 3.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Date:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 3.75pt 3.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Thursday, February 25, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 3.75pt 3.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Time:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 3.75pt 3.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>4:00 PM to 7:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 3.75pt 3.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Presented by:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 3.75pt 3.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Maryland Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 3.75pt 3.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Leader:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 3.75pt 3.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Marc Imlay - 301-283-0808 <a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com?subject=National+Invasive+Species+Awareness+Week+Fair%2Freception" target="_blank"><span style='color:#6785B2'>ialm@erols.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 3.75pt 3.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Location:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 3.75pt 3.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>NISAW Fair/reception in room B-354 of the Rayburn House Office building, Washington DC 20515<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333'>National Invasive Species Awareness Week February 21-27, 2016 - Save the Date! NISAW Fair/reception in room B-354 of the Rayburn House Office building, Washington DC, from 4 pm-7pm, February 25 National Invasive Species Awareness Week is a great time to get started on management and control of invasive species. Start by constructing a management plan or meeting with a committee to implement the control. Take time to plan an event or join a working group with the same goals as you on controlling invasives. Talk with a representative to encourage more funds and research for fighting these species that are rapidly invading our forests and parks. It is also a great time to learn about new invasives so you can hit the ground running this spring. A new invasive of concern to our region is the wavyleaf basketgrass (Oplismenus undulatifolius)……WLBG has been found too difficult to control in the Mid-Atlantic region by cut, pull, and spray. It is the species most in need of biological control research in our region. (Now that Japanese Stiltgrass is already being researched by the $50,000 USFS grant). We can also facilitate biocontrol research on Fig Buttercup/Lesser Celandine. We will have a table at the congressional reception, with the annual NISAW fair, on Feb 25. Please come and join us at the table if you can. Please send handouts, including items on invasive species control important for your locations to present at our table. Congressional staff and other guests will be invited to arrive at 4pm to interact with exhibitors, and around 4:30 pm the food will begin to be served. The program will begin at 5 pm and continue to about 6 pm, and the reception will continue until 7 pm. At 7 pm, exhibitors will be asked to pack up their exhibits, and we have to vacate the room by 8pm. Congressional staff really like hands-on exhibits, so all exhibitors should try to be creative in that regard. Realize that most of the Congressional staff attending were likely government majors in college, so select and tailor your materials to effectively educate non-biologists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://tioga.sierraclub.org/oars-activity/pages/activity.jsf?activity=95482" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0033FF'><br>http://tioga.sierraclub.org/oars-activity/pages/activity.jsf?activity=95482</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>
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