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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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Packera aurea, Golden groundsel,</span> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>discourages Japanese Stilt grass and deer. So should we plant it as a native biocontrol in the Piedmont and Mountain natural areas, especially if it also protects neighboring native plants? Just a thought. Marc</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 summary="plant particulars" width="99%" style='width:99.0%;background:#E2FFDD;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"crete round",serif;color:#434343'>Growing Area:<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:10.5pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"MuliRegular",serif;color:#434343'>Mountains, Piedmont<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://plants.ncwildflower.org/plant_galleries/details/packera-aurea">https://plants.ncwildflower.org/plant_galleries/details/packera-aurea</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:lindarieger@verizon.net">lindarieger@verizon.net</a> <<a href="mailto:lindarieger@verizon.net">lindarieger@verizon.net</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 07, 2021 3:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: native plants that discourage the deer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Packura aurea is probably your best bet. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a>><br>To: 'Linda Rieger' <<a href="mailto:lindarieger@verizon.net">lindarieger@verizon.net</a>><br>Sent: Fri, May 7, 2021 2:05 pm<br>Subject: FW: native plants that discourage the deer<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=yiv0715360540><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Hey Linda,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>What are the native plants that discourage Japanese Stilt grass?</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Marc</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Laurel Imlay <<a href="mailto:laurel.imlay@sierraclub.org">laurel.imlay@sierraclub.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 07, 2021 1:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Stan Boyd <<a href="mailto:stanboyd908@gmail.com">stanboyd908@gmail.com</a>>; Stan Boyd <<a href="mailto:stan.boyd@mdsierra.org">stan.boyd@mdsierra.org</a>>; Paula Posas <<a href="mailto:paula.posas@mdsierra.org">paula.posas@mdsierra.org</a>>; Shruti Bhatnagar <<a href="mailto:shruti.bhatnagar@mdsierra.org">shruti.bhatnagar@mdsierra.org</a>>; Lily Fountain <<a href="mailto:lily.fountain@mdsierra.org">lily.fountain@mdsierra.org</a>>; Janet Gingold <<a href="mailto:janet.gingold@mdsierra.org">janet.gingold@mdsierra.org</a>>; Jil Swearingen <<a href="mailto:jilswearingen@gmail.com">jilswearingen@gmail.com</a>>; John G Hedgman <<a href="mailto:Jack.Hedgman@gmail.com">Jack.Hedgman@gmail.com</a>>; Friends of Guilford Woods <<a href="mailto:friendsofguilford@gmail.com">friendsofguilford@gmail.com</a>>; Zygmunt Plater <<a href="mailto:zygmunt.plater@bc.edu">zygmunt.plater@bc.edu</a>>; <a href="mailto:FriendsOfSligoCreek@groups.io">FriendsOfSligoCreek@groups.io</a>; Chuck Woolery <<a href="mailto:chuck@igc.org">chuck@igc.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: native plants that discourage the deer<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Neat!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>If someone recorded the program, or has some slides and notes or pictures to share, this would be a good thing to write a blog about - "plant these natives plants to discourage deer in your yard" - and post and promote along with a reminder that tick season has started and to protect yourself especially if there are deer in the area<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>thx, Laurel<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 6:04 PM Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank">ialm@erols.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>native plants that discourage the deer:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <a href="mailto:lindarieger@verizon.net" target="_blank">lindarieger@verizon.net</a> <<a href="mailto:lindarieger@verizon.net" target="_blank">lindarieger@verizon.net</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 06, 2021 5:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank">ialm@erols.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: native plants that discourage the deer<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>native plants that discourage the deer- not inclusive</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Packera aurea Golden groundsel</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Wisteria frutescens Native wisteria</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Virginia creeper</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Native honeysuckle</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Viburnum nudum</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Goat’s Beard</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sedges</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Violets</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Winterberry</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Red stem dogwood</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Buttonbush</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>River oats and other native grasses</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Red Trumpet Vine</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Mountain mints </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Butterfly weed and all milkweeds</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Amsonia</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>baptisia</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>ferns</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Bottlebrush Buckeye</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Golden Alexander</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>asters</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Zizia</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Green and Gold</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Yarrow</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>boneset</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Liatris</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>obedient plant</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>blue mistflower</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>white snakeroot</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>sedum ternatum</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>many ephemerials</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>pussytoes </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On Apr 30, 2021, at 9:07 PM, Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank">ialm@erols.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Please register for May 5 at 1-2 pm to find out what native plants to plant in your native plan yard.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Linda will discuss native plants that discourage the deer and bring color in your garden throughout the seasons. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Marc</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank">ialm@erols.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 05, 2021 9:14 AM<br><b>To:</b> '<a href="mailto:lily.fountain@mdsierra.org" target="_blank">lily.fountain@mdsierra.org</a>' <<a href="mailto:lily.fountain@mdsierra.org" target="_blank">lily.fountain@mdsierra.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Updating NPC tick info<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Please join us Lily.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>PLEASE DO NOT FORGET - </span></b><a name="m_-831214160090900127_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_"></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'>“Q & As ABOUT DEVELOPING A NATIVE GARDEN” </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>with Linda Rieger is</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'> TOMORROW</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>, MAY 5 at 1:00 – 2:00 PM.</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span 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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E'>I look forward to sharing this event with you!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E'>Lisa Rosenthal</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323E4F'><img border=0 width=150 height=88 style='width:1.5625in;height:.9166in' id="yiv0715360540gmail-m_-831214160090900127yiv8292640214x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:6UlDGafYfr2FNhKW0iyT"></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323E4F'>Lisa Rosenthal</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323E4F'>LFV Executive Director</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323E4F'>4701 Sangamore Road, Suite S-232</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323E4F'>Bethesda, MD 20816</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323E4F'>301-320-3267</span></b><span 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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;background:yellow'>OOM Meeting invitation – Click on the ZOOM Meeting Link to Join the Group:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Join Zoom Meeting:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://zoom.us/j/92991863964?pwd=dktwa250NjlRU1IvY3h3ZjgzaTBqQT09" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>https://zoom.us/j/92991863964?pwd=dktwa250NjlRU1IvY3h3ZjgzaTBqQT09</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <a href="mailto:lindarieger@verizon.net" target="_blank">lindarieger@verizon.net</a> <<a href="mailto:lindarieger@verizon.net" target="_blank">lindarieger@verizon.net</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 05, 2021 8:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank">ialm@erols.com</a>; <a href="mailto:lily.fountain@mdsierra.org" target="_blank">lily.fountain@mdsierra.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Updating NPC tick info<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I will look over these later today. I have a presentation to give right after lunch. I will be letting the participants know about the Sierra Club's emphasis on Natural Places. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Linda <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank">ialm@erols.com</a>><br>To: 'Lily Fountain' <<a href="mailto:lily.fountain@mdsierra.org" target="_blank">lily.fountain@mdsierra.org</a>>; 'Linda Rieger' <<a href="mailto:lindarieger@verizon.net" target="_blank">lindarieger@verizon.net</a>><br>Sent: Tue, May 4, 2021 6:45 pm<br>Subject: RE: Updating NPC tick info<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yiv0715360540gmail-m_-831214160090900127yiv8292640214"><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The articles look good to me. Although I was surprised about the article on Black Locust. Marc</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div id="yiv0715360540gmail-m_-831214160090900127yiv8292640214yqt26906"><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Lily Fountain <<a href="mailto:lily.fountain@mdsierra.org" target="_blank">lily.fountain@mdsierra.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 04, 2021 2:41 PM<br><b>To:</b> Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank">ialm@erols.com</a>>; Linda Rieger <<a href="mailto:lindarieger@verizon.net" target="_blank">lindarieger@verizon.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Updating NPC tick info<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Marc and Linda, Please look over these papers on recent documentation of the tick lyme etc disease cycle. I want to make sure our public guidance is up-to-date.<br>Lily<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Lily Fountain <br>Chair, Maryland Sierra Club Natural Places Committee<br>Secretary, Prince George's Group<br>NAACP Lifetime Member<br>301-442-5854 mobile<br><br><a href="mailto:lily.fountain@mdsierra.org" target="_blank">lily.fountain@mdsierra.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>---------- Forwarded message ---------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I’m attaching some key papers and happy to discuss. You could also check in with Megan Fritz in UMD Entomology (<a href="mailto:mfritz13@umd.edu" target="_blank">mfritz13@umd.edu</a>), who mostly studies mosquitos but has also done quite a bit of work with ticks. She would be a great resource for either providing clear answers or pointing you to people who could.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>All I know is based on a not super careful reading of these papers (but I’m pretty good at this…). From this, I would say that asserting that the presence of bush honeysuckle or barberry at a site greatly increases the risk of lyme disease looks to me like at best a great oversimplification--but is not without some basis (also: some other plants may be equally problematic). I think checking in with Megan about this would be worth trying.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On May 3, 2021, at 6:40 PM, Lily Fountain <<a href="mailto:lily.fountain@mdsierra.org" target="_blank">lily.fountain@mdsierra.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Natural places publicizes this information all over the place so if it is possibly false I want an open discussion about the current state of the literature. I had to take antibiotics for both the dog tick and the Lone Star tick.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Lily<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Lily Fountain <br>Chair, Maryland Sierra Club Natural Places Committee<br>Secretary, Prince George's Group<br>NAACP Lifetime Member<br>301-442-5854 mobile<br><br><a href="mailto:lily.fountain@mdsierra.org" target="_blank">lily.fountain@mdsierra.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>As for the lyme disease-honeysuckle/barberry connection, there may be one, but the PNAS paper cited in the news release you shared, which is apparently where the 10X number comes from, is <b>(a</b>) about a different species of tick, the lone star tick, which is not known to transmit lyme disease, and <b>(b)</b> it estimated the density of ticks infested with bacteria causing erlichiosis, which is not the same as estimating the risk of humans in the area being infected. Some other studies have found that certain plants such as barberry and bush honeysuckle (and native black locust, which is also at the site?) appear to <i>concentrate</i> infected black-legged ticks (Lyme disease vectors) BUT that the risk of <i>actual transmission to humans</i> may in fact be lower than it is in forests <i>without</i> these plants due to other aspects of tick ecology and behavior. There are also scale issues, i.e., the effect at different spatial scales is not necessarily consistent, which can be very important if what we’re really interested in is disease transmission. Bottom line is that the (vague) assertion that the presence of bush honeysuckle and barberry increases the risk of contracting Lyme disease by a factor of 10 seems not to be grounded in published research (based on my literature searches last night and today). That said, I’m all for eliminating non-native barberry and honeysuckle from our continent and it is POSSIBLE that this could reduce Lyme disease risk. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On May 3, 2021, at 3:22 PM, Lily Fountain <<a href="mailto:lily.fountain@mdsierra.org" target="_blank">lily.fountain@mdsierra.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I’m emailing just the two of you because I don’t want to bruise any egos (Marc’s or Sally’s), but...</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Thanks!<br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Laurel</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=470 style='width:352.5pt'><tr><td width=10 valign=top style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 7.5pt 0in 7.5pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img border=0 width=65 style='width:.677in' id="yiv0715360540gmail-m_-831214160090900127yiv8292640214_x005f_x0000_i1025" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ucwebapp.wisestamp.com/26768949-7b99-49aa-a6f2-1dc12aed3928/SCLogo_VertWebGreen.format_png.resize_120x.png" alt=photo></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></td><td valign=top style='border:none;border-right:solid #333333 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 7.5pt 0in 7.5pt;text-align:initial;font-stretch:normal'><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Laurel Imlay</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>pronouns: she/her/hers</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999'>Maryland Chapter Coordinator</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999'>PO Box 278</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999'>Riverdale, MD 20738</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999'>Desk: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888'><a href="http://240-764-5309/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>(240) 764-5309</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999'>Front office: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888'><a href="http://301-277-7111/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>(301) 277-7111</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'>Direct: 443-837-5424</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888'><a href="mailto:Laurel.Imlay@sierraclub.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>laurel.imlay@sierraclub.org </span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 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In today's political climate, state-based action is the best way to move towards zero waste, clean transportation and 100% renewable energy. Support Sierra Club's bold, grassroots approach: <a href="https://sierra.secure.force.com/donate/rc_connect__campaign_designform?id=701310000008lbn&_ga=2.107892673.2140107532.1555340703-1162890752.1537540284" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Donate to the Maryland Chapter today</span></a>!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Sans;color:#009900'>Explore, Enjoy and Protect the Planet!</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Sans;color:#009900'><a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/maryland" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>www.sierraclub.org/maryland</span></a> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Getting outside benefits our mental and physical health. Learn about Sierra Club's <a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/outdoors-for-all" target="_blank">Outdoors for All Campaign</a>!</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="yiv0715360540gmail-m_-831214160090900127yiv8292640214DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span 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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Thanks!<br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Laurel</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=470 style='width:352.5pt'><tr><td width=10 valign=top style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 7.5pt 0in 7.5pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><img border=0 width=65 style='width:.677in' id="yiv0715360540_x005f_x0000_i1029" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ucwebapp.wisestamp.com/26768949-7b99-49aa-a6f2-1dc12aed3928/SCLogo_VertWebGreen.format_png.resize_120x.png" alt=photo></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td valign=top style='border:none;border-right:solid #333333 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 7.5pt 0in 7.5pt;text-align:initial;font-stretch:normal'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Laurel Imlay</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#666666'>pronouns: she/her/hers</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#999999'>Maryland Chapter Coordinator</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#999999'>PO Box 278</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#999999'>Riverdale, MD 20738</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#999999'>Desk: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888'><a href="http://240-764-5309/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>(240) 764-5309</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#999999'>Front office: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888'><a href="http://301-277-7111/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>(301) 277-7111</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'>Direct: 443-837-5424</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#888888'><a href="mailto:Laurel.Imlay@sierraclub.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>laurel.imlay@sierraclub.org </span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>P.S. In today's political climate, state-based action is the best way to move towards zero waste, clean transportation and 100% renewable energy. Support Sierra Club's bold, grassroots approach: <a href="https://sierra.secure.force.com/donate/rc_connect__campaign_designform?id=701310000008lbn&_ga=2.107892673.2140107532.1555340703-1162890752.1537540284" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Donate to the Maryland Chapter today</span></a>!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#009900'>Explore, Enjoy and Protect the Planet!</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#009900'><a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/maryland" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>www.sierraclub.org/maryland</span></a> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Getting outside benefits our mental and physical health. 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