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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This is a great article! The only thing I would add is to use a small amount of herbicide on the invasive vine cut stump. (Most anti pesticide groups agree this is a good use of pesticides.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Train your volunteers that “</span><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;background:white'>Cutting vines from a tree is not rocket science, but it does require some basic knowledge to be able to differentiate invasive vines from native vines, which sometimes look similar. Native vines, including grapevines, Virginia creeper, and poison ivy, coevolved with the region's native trees, and can coexist in peace. Native vines are also a valuable source of food for local fauna, while invasives are either not eaten or provide low-nutrient food for animals.”</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Marc Imlay<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Maryland Sierra Club Natural Places Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> FriendsOfSligoCreek@groups.io <FriendsOfSligoCreek@groups.io> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kit Gage via groups.io<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 03, 2021 7:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> FriendsOfSligoCreek@groups.io; sligoparkhills <sligoparkhillsnews@groups.io><br><b>Subject:</b> [FriendsOfSligoCreek] Re Takoma Park, trees, and vines.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good story about a grassroots effort that’s seeing results removing vines from trees.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.npr.org/local/305/2021/07/09/1014566230/this-man-documented-5-000-trees-being-killed-by-vines-in-takoma-park" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/local/305/2021/07/09/1014566230/this-man-documented-5-000-trees-being-killed-by-vines-in-takoma-park</a> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://Groups.io">Groups.io</a> Links:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>Groups.io Links:<o:p></o:p></p><p>You receive all messages sent to this group. <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://groups.io/g/FriendsOfSligoCreek/message/8031" target="_blank">View/Reply Online (#8031)</a> | <a href="mailto:FriendsOfSligoCreek@groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5BFriendsOfSligoCreek%5D%20Re%20Takoma%20Park%2C%20trees%2C%20and%20vines." target="_blank">Reply To Group</a> | <a href="mailto:kgage@verizon.net?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5BFriendsOfSligoCreek%5D%20Re%20Takoma%20Park%2C%20trees%2C%20and%20vines." target="_blank">Reply To Sender</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/mt/84636657/2522162" target="_blank">Mute This Topic</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/g/FriendsOfSligoCreek/post">New Topic</a><br><a href="https://groups.io/g/FriendsOfSligoCreek/editsub/2522162">Your Subscription</a> | <a href="mailto:FriendsOfSligoCreek+owner@groups.io">Contact Group Owner</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/g/FriendsOfSligoCreek/leave/5808162/2522162/1538389371/xyzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [ialm@erols.com]<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2">
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