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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'>“Since 2005, we have collectively freed more than 13,000 trees of English ivy to make them stronger” If RCC can do it so can we. Marc</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Rock Creek Conservancy <info@rockcreekconservancy.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 07, 2019 4:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> Marc <ialm@erols.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Rock Creek E-News: Mini-oases, adopt-a-stream, volunteer events, and more.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:1.75in 0in 1.75in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background:cover;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;background-size: cover;background-position-x:50%;background-position-y:50%' id=templateBody><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background:#transparent none no-repeat center/cover;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;background-color:#transparent;background-size: cover;background-position-x:50%;background-position-y:50%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;max-width:100%;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><h3>This is what an oasis looks like. <br> <span style='color:white'><span style='color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'>Hello Marc,<br><br>They're back! We're delighted to see our partners at Rock Creek Park return to work following the shutdown. It means that our beloved national park is being managed proactively and we can focus on ways to make Rock Creek an even greater resource for us all. <br><br>This year, the Conservancy is centering its restoration efforts on five 'mini-oases' that are located in different parts of the park and see a lot of foot traffic from the communities that live around them. Since 2005, we have collectively freed more than 13,000 trees of English ivy to make them stronger, removed more than 360,000 pounds of trash to clean the watershed, and enjoyed countless hours of fun, relaxation, and rejuvenation in the abundant green space that we have at our fingertips.<br><br>Our mini-oases will concentrate the work of staff, volunteers, and our Rock Creek Conservation Corps students in about 15 acres of parkland and showcase just how fabulous Rock Creek can be. We'll also continue to work outside of park boundaries, all the way to headwaters in Laytonsville, MD, to ensure that we're taking preventive measures to care for the park from the outside in.<br><br>I look forward to seeing you in the park, <br><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><img width=120 height=53 style='width:1.25in;height:.552in' id="_x0000_i1043" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/271d7014-1b6f-411b-a5a9-339cb536c773.png" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/271d7014-1b6f-411b-a5a9-339cb536c773.png"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br>Jeanne Braha<br><br>P.S. We have a lot of volunteer events coming up! <a href="#EVEnts" target="_blank"><span style='color:#007C89'>Find one near you</span></a> and help us restore Rock Creek! <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #858585 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=d719f1aa65&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=564 style='width:5.875in' id="_x0000_i1042" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/df01beb7-895a-4eec-b540-22358ea2beba.png" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/df01beb7-895a-4eec-b540-22358ea2beba.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=564 valign=top style='width:423.0pt;padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Introducing the mini-oases: </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br><br>Rock Creek and its parks have always been a source of beautiful green space within our busy city. In 2019, Rock Creek Conservancy wants to show you how, through simple actions, we can work together to preserve Rock Creek’s beauty and keep our watershed as healthy as it can be! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'>What does the restoration of an oasis look like? </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#1C428A;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=5a2376fe2f&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank" title="Click Here to Read the Restoration Plan"><b><span style='color:white;text-decoration:none'>Click Here to Read the Restoration Plan</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #858585 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=5cf5e011d2&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=564 style='width:5.875in' id="_x0000_i1041" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/f2cdec9d-c606-48a6-84c5-187059b16ff3.jpg" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/f2cdec9d-c606-48a6-84c5-187059b16ff3.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=564 valign=top style='width:423.0pt;padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><em><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Volunteers prepare to collect trash in the neighborhoods near Carter Barron Amphitheatre. </span></em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Thanks to Our MLK Day Volunteers! </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br>Despite the government shutdown and freezing cold temperatures, Rock Creek Conservancy and our volunteers could not be stopped! With <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>244 volunteers</span></strong> we collected <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>90 bags of trash </span></strong>and <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>71 bags of recycling</span></strong>. <br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#1C428A;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=8c243728e3&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank" title="Read the Field Report"><b><span style='color:white;text-decoration:none'>Read the Field Report</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #858585 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=324f6bca79&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=564 style='width:5.875in' id="_x0000_i1040" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/30cb9898-a640-4bf2-bd33-38c544453dcb.png" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/30cb9898-a640-4bf2-bd33-38c544453dcb.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=564 valign=top style='width:423.0pt;padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><h3>Plant this, not that! <o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'>February is the perfect time to start planning your spring garden, and this year we encourage our supporters to plant native plants that naturally grow in the Rock Creek watershed.<br><br>In this blog, you'll find a list of native alternatives to a few common non-native invasive plant species that you can purchase at local nurseries!<br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#1C428A;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=9d888deb60&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank" title="Read the Blog"><b><span style='color:white;text-decoration:none'>Read the Blog</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #858585 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=81d84dee64&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=564 style='width:5.875in' id="_x0000_i1039" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/365391ac-7485-4af9-8f83-7b92681459d7.jpg" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/365391ac-7485-4af9-8f83-7b92681459d7.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=564 valign=top style='width:423.0pt;padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><h3>Share your love of Rock Creek with a special Valentine this holiday!<o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'>We couldn't do the work we do without you. To thank you, we created these printable Rock Creek Valentine's cards. They feature animals that live in Rock Creek and some pretty good animal puns! Print and share them with the people in your life that you couldn't imagine having a Rock Creek adventure without.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#1C428A;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=a5b34e8532&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank" title="Download Your Valentine"><b><span style='color:white;text-decoration:none'>Download Your Valentine</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #858585 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=f132af8048&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 style='width:3.125in' id="_x0000_i1038" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/327173e9-7048-426a-9ad0-9eefeadc40c3.jpg" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/327173e9-7048-426a-9ad0-9eefeadc40c3.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=564 valign=top style='width:423.0pt;padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><h3><strong><span style='font-size:15.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Welcome, Sweda Chandran!</span></strong><br> <o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'>Rock Creek Conservancy is pleased to announce that Sweda Chandran has joined the team as the Senior Manager of Development and Communications! She brings with her extensive experience in fundraising, communications, and nonprofit management, and a love of nature that will help ensure Rock Creek is protected for years to come.<br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=826b7d7be8&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank"><span style='color:#007C89'>Send her a note to say hello!</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #858585 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'>More Fresh Faces:</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br>You might also see some new faces in Rock Creek Park as our student interns take the field! <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=200 style='width:150.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=150 style='width:1.5625in' id="_x0000_i1037" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/4a5f8aaf-696d-432b-86ad-6a37b0c6d7e3.jpg" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/4a5f8aaf-696d-432b-86ad-6a37b0c6d7e3.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=346 style='width:259.5pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Mack Rogers | American University</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Environmental Science</span></em><br><br>As the Restoration Intern, Mack will be collecting vital information about the five mini-oasis restoration sites and assisting with restoration projects. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Mack's RCC Haiku: </span></strong><br>Invasive plants gone<br>Mapping out the sites all five<br>Documenting trees.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=200 style='width:150.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=150 style='width:1.5625in' id="_x0000_i1036" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/945b3fb5-d3e1-47f5-a756-d455ae8a8971.jpg" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/945b3fb5-d3e1-47f5-a756-d455ae8a8971.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=346 style='width:259.5pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Will Goldman | American University</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Communications</span></em><br><br>As the Communication and Digital Media Intern, Will will be collecting content for the Rock Creek Blog and assisting with projects in the communications department.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Will's RCC Haiku: </span></strong><br>I'm in the woods<br>And I'm down by the stream<br>To blog my good times<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:6.75pt 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#1C428A;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:200%'><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="_x0000_i1035" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/df38cb52-14ca-404a-b9f3-3733bed3515b.png" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/df38cb52-14ca-404a-b9f3-3733bed3515b.png"></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2'><br><a name=EVEnts></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>UPCOMING EVENTS</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2'><br><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=5668d6e01f&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank"><span style='color:white'>Check out our new Rock Creek Calendar to discover events in and around Rock Creek Park. It's not just Rock Creek Conservancy!</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=aa60c4fa13&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=564 style='width:5.875in' id="_x0000_i1034" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/626532e1-f982-432d-9bce-3685dbad3dc4.jpg" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/626532e1-f982-432d-9bce-3685dbad3dc4.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=564 valign=top style='width:423.0pt;padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><h3>Roll-Off Day Trash Cleanup & Invasive Plant Removal @ Melvin Hazen<o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'>2/9 | 12 noon - 2:00 PM</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'>Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the Mayor's Office of the Clean City as we clean up Rock Creek Park on this weekend's Roll-Off Day!<br><br>In addition to responsibly removing the things you don't want from your home during roll-off day, we invite you to remove invasive plant species and trash from this section of Rock Creek, which is one of the 2019 mini-oasis sites. <br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h4><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=05c8a7ed49&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank"><span style='color:#007C89'>RSVP to this event.</span></a><o:p></o:p></h4></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #858585 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><h3>Trash Cleanup & Invasive Removal @ Normanstone<o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'>2/16 | 10 AM - 12 noon </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br>Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service as we cleanup and restore one of our "mini-oases", the Normanstone tributary to Rock Creek.<br> <br></span><strong><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#757575'><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=e766d4d9b4&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank"><span style='color:#007C89;font-weight:normal'>RSVP to this event.</span></a></span></i></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #858585 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><h3>Adopt-A-Stream Leader Training @ Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library<o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'>2/16 | 10 AM - 12:30 PM</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br>Become a citizen scientist and join the Alice Ferguson Foundation and Rock Creek Conservancy as we partner to launch DC's first residential Adopt-A-Stream program! <br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h4><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=5ce35bb610&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank"><span style='color:#007C89'>RSVP to this event.</span></a><o:p></o:p></h4></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #858585 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><h3>Stream Team Leader Training @ Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library<o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'>2/23 | 10 AM - 1 PM</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'><br><br>Join Rock Creek Conservancy as we train this year's cadre of Stream Team Leaders. This is a great way for Stream Team Leaders, new and old, to refresh their event leading skills, learn a few things about invasive plant management, and a chance to share tips and experiences with fellow leaders. <br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h4><a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=ae838cdbd0&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank"><span style='color:#007C89'>RSVP to this event.</span></a><o:p></o:p></h4></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid #858585 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:6.75pt 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#1C428A;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:200%'><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/ea02242a-c5aa-416e-919f-dc18597cb663.png" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/ea02242a-c5aa-416e-919f-dc18597cb663.png"></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>HOW DO YOU #LOVEROCKCREEK?</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2'>Every month we feature one of your social media posts about Rock Creek. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and use the #LoveRockCreek hashtag for a chance to be featured in our next e-newsletter!</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 6.75pt 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=455 style='width:4.7395in' id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/2899612b-3600-4c0f-b877-6a1e81767bb1.jpg" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/2899612b-3600-4c0f-b877-6a1e81767bb1.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=564 valign=top style='width:423.0pt;padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break:break-word'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575'>This month we're featuring this post by Twitter user <a href="https://rockcreekconservancy.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255&id=5381bf83f8&e=81eb8daa6c" target="_blank"><span style='color:#007C89'>@yoursunny,</span></a> who singlehandedly cleared 100 plastic bottles out of Rock Creek AND taught us about a new outdoor activity. For those of us who are out of the geo-caching loop, CITO means "Cache In, Trash Out." <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:6.75pt 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#1C428A;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:200%'><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/2b238a33-8dfd-4554-b0aa-ac8bf19eba70.png" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b681d2e74fd6948e25e875255/images/2b238a33-8dfd-4554-b0aa-ac8bf19eba70.png"></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Support Rock Creek</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#F2F2F2'><br>When you give to Rock Creek, Rock Creek gives back. Donate today to help us make Rock Creek the best park it can be. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#1C428A;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a 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