<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp5d0a240byahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Interesting</div><div><br></div><div class="ydp5d0a240bsignature"><div style="font-size:medium;font-family:new times, serif;"><div>Melissa A. Bravo, M.S. CCA, Agronomist </div><div>Meadow Lake Farm Consulting Services 814-574-4067 / bravomelissa@yahoo.com </div><div><br></div><br><br><div><div><br><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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On Monday, February 3, 2020, 02:31:47 PM EST, Jil Swearingen <jilswearingen@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;">All,</div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;">Apologies, I was referring to the Atlantic article that Faith Campbell forwarded to me in her email below my message. I added the link to the Maryland Invasive Species Council Invader of the Month article on Asian jumping worms published last November.</div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;">Thanks,</div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;">Jil</div><div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196yqt0668286886" id="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196yqt76501"><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_quote"><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 2:28 PM Jil Swearingen <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:jilswearingen@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jilswearingen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;">Hi,</div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;">This is a great, albeit very depressing, article in the Atlantic. <a shape="rect" href="http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/nov-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mdinvasives.org/iotm/nov-2019/</a> </div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;">Perhaps research into biological control for earthworms needs to be made a high priority? We might want to start checking for earthworms on our bio-survey jaunts to record the occurrence of these exotic species and take more care when moving from site to site to avoid spreading them to uninfested areas. Sigh....</div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;">Thanks,<br clear="none"></div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_default" style="font-size:small;">Jil</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif">.............................</font></div><div><div>Jil Swearingen</div><div>Invasive Species Consultant</div><div><i>In the Weeds</i></div><div>410-200-7085</div></div><div><span><a shape="rect" href="https://in-the-weeds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://in-the-weeds.com/</a></span></div></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_quote"><div class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_attr" dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br clear="none">From: <strong class="ydpfdce2290yiv3949654196gmail_sendername">Faith Cambell</strong> <span><<a shape="rect" href="mailto:00000004dd498591-dmarc-request@lists.nationalwildlife.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">00000004dd498591-dmarc-request@lists.nationalwildlife.org</a>></span><br clear="none">Date: Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 11:57 AM<br clear="none">Subject: correction to the link to the Atlantic story about invasive worms<br clear="none">To: <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:NECIS@lists.nationalwildlife.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NECIS@lists.nationalwildlife.org</a>><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div>
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<div><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Sorry - it worked for me on Sunday. This is apparently better:<br clear="none"></span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">hyperlink, </span><a shape="rect" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/01/jumping-worms-are-taking-over-north-american-forests/605257/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cancel Earthworms: Jumping worms are taking over North American Forests.<br clear="none"></a> </span></span></div>
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