<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Please share as appropriate for your organization. Attached is an image for sharing on social media. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Thank you for your continued partnership with Blue Ridge PRISM. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Kind regards,<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Beth Mizell</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">__________________________________________________________________________</div><div class="gmail_default"><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0.32px;word-spacing:0.32px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Text for newsletter or print: </b></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0.32px;word-spacing:0.32px"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">Invasive plants are quickly overwhelming many properties by tearing down the forest canopy and overtaking our native plants at the tree, shrub and/or groundcover levels. Understanding what invasive plants exist on the landscape and what it will take to control them can often feel overwhelming.</font></i></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0.32px;word-spacing:0.32px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><i>Blue Ridge PRISM's Summer Invasive Plant Workshop will enable you to learn how to confidently identify and manage invasive plants best identified and controlled during the summer months.</i> </font><span style="letter-spacing:normal;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i>Our workshops are being conducted virtually and contain the same content as in-person workshops except that the outdoor elements will be conducted when it is safe to do so.</i></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0.32px;word-spacing:0.32px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.32px;word-spacing:0.32px">Topics covered in this session include:</span><br></p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em 1.5em;padding:0px;list-style-position:outside;color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:0.32px;word-spacing:0.32px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">Identifying invasive plants</font></i></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">Which invasives you can best kill now</font></i></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">Which invasives you should treat later</font></i></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">Best seasonal practices for each invasive</font></i></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">Using manual & mechanical control methods</font></i></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">Methods for controlling invasives with herbicides</font></i></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">Choosing the right herbicide and equipment, and using it properly</font></i></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">Planning a work schedule with best timings for multiple plants</font></i></li></ul><i>Summer Invasive Plants Workshop Dates -Registration Details at <a href="http://www.blueridgeprism.org" target="_blank">www.blueridgeprism.org</a><br><br>Wednesday, May 26th (1:00 – 4:00 pm)<br>Saturday, June 12th (1:00 – 4:00 pm)<br></i><div><i>Thursday, June 24th (9:00 am - 12:00 pm) </i></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">_______________________________________</span><br></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal">Elizabeth Anne Mizell</span><span style="font-style:normal;white-space:pre-wrap">         </span></font></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif">Program Director | Blue Ridge PRISM</font></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><a href="mailto:beth@blueridgeprism.org" target="_blank">beth@blueridgeprism.org</a> </span></font></d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