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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Hi Patricia, Check out </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Invasive Plant Control, Inc. <i> Steven Manning <a href="mailto:stevemanning@mindspring.com">stevemanning@mindspring.com</a> <o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Marc<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Thursday, February 25, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5339156268780177666"><b><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>Weed Wrangle: A Template for Engaging Local Communities through Citywide Invasive Plant Events</span></b></a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Presenter</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>: <i>Steven Manning, President, Invasive Plant Control, Inc.</i></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Abstract:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'> Inspired by national and international efforts now underway, Weed Wrangle Nashville represents a fresh new push to stem the tide of biological pollution in local communities. The goal is two-fold: restoration and preservation. Organizers seek to raise awareness of the “green scourge” before more of our native plants lose the fight for the light and nutrients they require to survive. The Garden Club of Nashville, a member of The Garden Club of America, and GCA members from Chattanooga, Memphis and Knoxville are working hard to pull in other local groups to establish a corps of organized resistance to this blight on our environment. Friends of Warner Parks, Greenways for Nashville and the Radnor Lake State Natural Area are just a few of the partners now backing Weed Wrangle Nashville. The first annual Weed Wrangle was held in Nashville, TN during the 2015 National Invasive Species Awareness Week. This event acted as a template for other cities in the United States to engage local communities to pull together to learn about and manage invasive plants. Steven Manning will discuss the financing, staffing, PR and goals behind this project including 10 sites (from elementary schools to the Nashville Zoo) that created a circle of natural areas around the greater Nashville area. The 2016 event has spread statewide and the event sponsors envision this being a national event within two years. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Biography: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Steven Manning has spent the past 24 years working on invasive species. He is the current President of the Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council, Vice President of the Mid Atlantic Invasive Plant Council, co-chair of the National Military Fish and Wildlife Association’s Invasive Species Working Group and serves on the board of the North Carolina Invasive Plant Council. He is also the founder and President of Invasive Plant Control, Inc. (<i>IPC) </i><a href="http://www.invasiveplantcontrol.com/"><i><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>www.invasiveplantcontrol.com</span></i></a><i>. </i>IPC was created to extend internationally its dedication to the control of invasive species utilizing a revised Integrated Pest Management approach and has successfully controlled hundreds of invasive species for a wide variety of land managers including federal, state, municipal and private landowners throughout the world. Mr. Manning also designs and implements multiple training courses and workshops worldwide with topics ranging from “Invasive Species in Ports of Entry” to “On the Ground Control Techniques.” IPC invests heavily in educational and awareness activities annually and is also heavily involved with local, state and international industry development projects including Volunteer Based Early Detection Networks. In 2012, IPC introduced a suite of software and web based tools dedicated to environmental needs. He is also a co-author on the publication; Miller, J.H.: Manning, S.; Enloe, S.F. 2010 “A field guide for the management of invasive plants in southern forests” published by the USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station. (<a href="http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/36915"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/36915</span></a> <a href="http://wiki.bugwood.org/Invplantmgmt"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>http://wiki.bugwood.org/Invplantmgmt</span></a><u>)</u>. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>2016</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>National Invasive Species Awareness Week - Webinars</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Monday, February 22 - Thursday, February 25</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>Hosted by:</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'><img border=0 width=349 height=97 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D15F12.29336860" alt=naipc></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5C3F17'>See <a href="http://www.nisaw.org/"><span style='color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none'>www.nisaw.org</span></a> for more information on the weeks events</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> MAIPC [mailto:maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Patricia Greenberg<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 03, 2016 2:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> MAIPC <maipc@lists.maipc.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [MAIPC] Local Contractors for Invasive Plant Control/Habitat restoration<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There is someone at Dominion Power trying to move the company from simply cutting trees under the utilities to removing invasives and promoting meadow-like habitat along the W&OD Trail. They need a local company that could do this type of work for them over many years.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Has anyone worked with such a company or could recommend a group? They prefer a local company so that there is a stronger tie to restoring the area.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for your suggestions,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Patricia <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Patricia Pearl Greenberg<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Environmental Resource Supervisor<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Reston Association<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>12250 Sunset Hils Rd<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Reston, VA 20190<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>(703) 435-6552<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><a href="mailto:pgreenberg@reston.org">pgreenberg@reston.org</a><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><a href="http://www.reston.org/">www.reston.org</a><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:5.0pt'><img border=0 width=108 height=40 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D15F12.29336860" alt="RA logo NEW copy (4)"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:teal'>RA Vision: </span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:teal'>Leading the model community where all can live, work, play, and get involved.</span><span style='font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:teal'>RA Mission:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:teal'> To preserve and enhance the Reston Community through outstanding leadership, service, and stewardship of our resources.</span><span style='font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:teal'>RA Core Values:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:teal'> Service~Collaboration~Stewardship~Innovation~Leadership</span><span style='font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green'>NOTICE:</span></i></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green'> </span><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green'>The contents of this email and any attachments to it may contain privileged and confidential information from the Reston Association. 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