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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The board is in the process of planning a summer workshop. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Our working idea is to bring together the nursery industry and invasive plant managers so that we all can share perspectives in a non-confrontational, summit-like setting. One area of convergence would be to show how the nursery/landscape industry can profit from increased sales of natives or expanding into invasive plant management on smaller properties. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We don’t have any firm dates or locations yet, but we’ll keep the listserve apprised as we settle on them. If anyone is interested in helping to plan the workshop, especially if they have contacts in the nursery industry in PA, VA and other states, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Damien Ossi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>MAIPC President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> MAIPC [mailto:maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Don Callihan<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 24, 2016 3:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> maipc@lists.maipc.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [MAIPC] MAIPC Digest, Vol 53, Issue 3<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I haven't heard anything about the summer MAIPC conference. Perhaps I have not been paying attention. Any updates?<br id=FontBreak></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br><br></span><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#5133AB'>Don Callihan</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Biosafety Consultant </span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Baltimore Area Council Outdoor Ethics Advocate</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Leave No Trace Master Educator</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Maryland Master Naturalist Intern</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>410-961-8132 cellular<br>410-683-4001 home</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>email </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:don_ihan@hotmail.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>don_ihan@hotmail.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>> From: <a href="mailto:maipc-request@lists.maipc.org">maipc-request@lists.maipc.org</a><br>> Subject: MAIPC Digest, Vol 53, Issue 3<br>> To: <a href="mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org">maipc@lists.maipc.org</a><br>> Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 12:09:29 -0700<br>> <br>> Send MAIPC mailing list submissions to<br>> <a href="mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org">maipc@lists.maipc.org</a><br>> <br>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> <a href="http://lists.maipc.org/listinfo.cgi/maipc-maipc.org">http://lists.maipc.org/listinfo.cgi/maipc-maipc.org</a><br>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> <a href="mailto:maipc-request@lists.maipc.org">maipc-request@lists.maipc.org</a><br>> <br>> You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> <a href="mailto:maipc-owner@lists.maipc.org">maipc-owner@lists.maipc.org</a><br>> <br>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> than "Re: Contents of MAIPC digest..."<br>> <br>> <br>> Today's Topics:<br>> <br>> 1. Fwd: FW: Invasive Plant News Clips - February 2016<br>> (Swearingen, Jil)<br>> <br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 14:51:46 -0400<br>> From: "Swearingen, Jil" <<a href="mailto:jil_swearingen@nps.gov">jil_swearingen@nps.gov</a>><br>> To: Jil Swearingen <<a href="mailto:jil_swearingen@nps.gov">jil_swearingen@nps.gov</a>><br>> Subject: [MAIPC] Fwd: FW: Invasive Plant News Clips - February 2016<br>> Message-ID:<br>> <<a href="mailto:CAF689tmkpEM=gLjzKHFjnXxPMmFV7snw7wVePhUg3RmimS2jHw@mail.gmail.com">CAF689tmkpEM=gLjzKHFjnXxPMmFV7snw7wVePhUg3RmimS2jHw@mail.gmail.com</a>><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br>> <br>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>> From: Foster, Donna M -FS <<a href="mailto:donnamfoster@fs.fed.us">donnamfoster@fs.fed.us</a>><br>> Date: Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 10:26 AM<br>> Subject: FW: Invasive Plant News Clips - February 2016<br>> <br>> <br>> Florence Peterson, FS Durham Field Office does a great job with these<br>> invasive news clips.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> [image: Forest Service Shield]<br>> <br>> <br>> *Donna Marie Foster **Landscape Architect, MLA*<br>> <br>> *Forest Service *<br>> <br>> *Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry*<br>> <br>> p: 304-285-1547<br>> c: 304-276-8989<br>> <a href="mailto:*donnamfoster@fs.fed.us*">*donnamfoster@fs.fed.us*</a> <<a href="mailto:donnamfoster@fs.fed.us">donnamfoster@fs.fed.us</a>><br>> <br>> 180 Canfield Street<br>> Morgantown, WV 26505<br>> <a href="http://www.fs.fed.us">www.fs.fed.us</a><br>> [image: USDA Logo] <<a href="http://usda.gov/">http://usda.gov/</a>>[image: Forest Service Twitter]<br>> <<a href="https://twitter.com/forestservice">https://twitter.com/forestservice</a>>[image: USDA Facebook]<br>> <<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Forest-Service/1431984283714112">https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Forest-Service/1431984283714112</a>><br>> <br>> *Caring for the land and serving people*<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> *From:* Peterson, Florence -FS<br>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 23, 2016 3:17 PM<br>> *To:*<br>> *Subject:* Invasive Plant News Clips - February 2016<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Good Afternoon All,<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Here are invasive plant news clips from February. Sorry they are late ? I<br>> was knocked out with a bad flu and sinus infection for a couple of weeks.<br>> <br>> March clips will be along soon so read, read, read!<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Happy Spring!<br>> <br>> Florence<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> *----------------------------------------------------------*<br>> <br>> *Florence Peterson, Forest Health Specialist*<br>> <br>> *Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry*<br>> <br>> *US Forest Service*<br>> <br>> *271 Mast Road, Durham, NH 03824*<br>> <br>> <a href="mailto:*fpeterson@fs.fed.us*">*fpeterson@fs.fed.us*</a> <<a href="mailto:fpeterson@fs.fed.us">fpeterson@fs.fed.us</a>><br>> <br>> *603-868-7714*<br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely<br>> for the intended recipients. 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