<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div style="padding:20px 0px 0px;font-size:0.875rem;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Hi,<br><br>Please see below. I think Andy did a nice job with this article and I hope it's received in a mostly positive manner. The White House grounds are managed by the National Park Service which is how I gained access to the property during my 23 years working for NPS. I made many suggestions for native plants that didn't get included but that's ok. </div><div style="padding:20px 0px 0px;font-size:0.875rem;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Thanks,</div><div style="padding:20px 0px 0px;font-size:0.875rem;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Jil</div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><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 dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif">.............................</font></div><div><div>Jil Swearingen</div><div>Invasive Species Biologist</div><div><i>In the Weeds Consulting</i></div><div>410-200-7085</div></div><div><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif"><a href="https://in-the-weeds.com/" target="_blank">https://in-the-weeds.com/</a></span></div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">------------------</div><div style="padding:20px 0px 0px;font-size:0.875rem;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:0px;width:auto;font-size:0.875rem;letter-spacing:0.2px;display:block"><tbody style="display:block"><tr style="height:auto;display:flex"><td style="white-space:nowrap;padding:0px;vertical-align:top;width:560.1px;line-height:20px;display:block;max-height:20px"><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:560px"><tbody><tr><td style="display:flex"><h3 style="overflow:hidden;font-size:0.75rem;font-weight:inherit;margin:inherit;text-overflow:ellipsis;letter-spacing:0.3px;color:rgb(95,99,104);line-height:20px"><span name="McGlashen, Andy" style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-size:0.875rem;font-weight:bold;display:inline;vertical-align:top;letter-spacing:0.2px;line-height:20px"><font style="vertical-align:inherit"><font style="vertical-align:inherit">McGlashen, Andy</font></font></span></h3></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;display:block;max-height:20px"><div style="padding:0px;display:flex"><span id="gmail-m_8113049431613103872m_4114731004554634192gmail-:6js" title="Sep 9, 2020, 4:48 PM" alt="Sep 9, 2020, 4:48 PM" style="vertical-align:top;margin:0px;font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:0.3px;color:rgb(95,99,104);display:block;line-height:20px">4:48 PM (1 hour ago)</span><div style="display:inline-block;height:20px;margin-left:20px;outline:0px"><span style="display:inline-flex;height:20px;text-align:center;width:20px;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:none;outline:none"></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;display:flex"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;display:block;max-height:20px"><div style="display:inline-flex;border-radius:2px 0px 0px 2px;font-size:0.875rem;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;height:20px;line-height:18px;min-width:0px;outline:none;padding:0px;background:transparent;color:rgb(68,68,68);border:none"><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif" alt="" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="background: url("https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/-o7NGl1u2vQt2toON6kibR2op6dqwt04iQGwMpHVJHanSo0Ix1iKXU9szxbctnGhp1XNqVYlwcq3BVOHG0-23DWyKTgjjhm7mvJAeAxrr_GRQcK3kKA9NTRbxLI0Uhk=s0-d-e1-ft#https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/reply_black_20dp.png") 50% 50% / 20px no-repeat; height: 20px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 20px; opacity: 0.7; display: inline-block; padding: 0px;"></div><div id="gmail-m_8113049431613103872m_4114731004554634192gmail-:6k3" style="display:inline-flex;border-radius:0px 2px 2px 0px;font-size:0.875rem;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;height:20px;line-height:18px;min-width:0px;outline:none;padding:0px;background:transparent;color:rgb(68,68,68);border:none"><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif" alt="" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="background: url("https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/b1KGD8VFPfiX2c0sJdvQAS0EelTKSNvTErm1oFYH8BDmtb5KSKrTYkR7t4AVHDAgCHp2ddFenv1zCzV3AoSEDOgapFn4eAW7B8wCtmN-wKzn23IcCc1EayhId4PlEJK4BDbA=s0-d-e1-ft#https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/more_vert_black_20dp.png") 50% 50% / 20px no-repeat; height: 20px; width: 20px; margin: 0px; vertical-align: middle; opacity: 0.7; display: inline-block; padding: 0px;"></div></td></tr><t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