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<p class="MsoNormal">I have been loving all the emails where I learn from you all about pests and proactive activities for management. Thank you for sharing.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Unfortunately, I will be leaving the West Virginia Department of Agriculture due to a change in careers. However, I am happy to announce that I will still be in West Virginia and still working with plants and land management! I will be
working with the non-profit Appalachian Headwaters in southern West Virginia that focuses on native plant restoration and the beneficial ecological impacts of doing so. I will lose my WVDA email address on July 13<sup>th</sup> and start my new position on
Aug 2<sup>nd</sup>. In the interim please use my email address for correspondence:
<a href="mailto:klw5421@gmail.com">klw5421@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I will be happy to attend the board meeting when it is schedule in two weeks as well.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC"">Kristen Wickert PhD
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Spotted Lanternfly Coordinator and Plant Pathologist<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Plant Industries Division - West Virginia Department of Agriculture<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Based in Morgantown, WV<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cell: 681-313-9140 Email: <a href="mailto:kwickert@wvda.us">
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