<div dir="ltr"><div style="box-sizing:border-box"><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:12pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Blue Ridge PRISM's spring invasive plant workshops are coming up in March for National Invasive Species Awareness Week! These are valuable opportunities to learn about the identification of invasive plants and the best ways to control them in the spring</font></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">. Choose which topics and settings work best for you.</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">"Identification of Invasive Plants in the Spring" (Online)</span></p><div style="box-sizing:border-box"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";font-size:12pt">Tuesday, March 1, 2022</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";font-size:12pt">1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, </span><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";font-size:12pt">via Zoom</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Cost:  $10</span><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";font-size:12pt"><br></span></p></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Register here:  </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/262702148197?fbclid=IwAR0_pbAQt7F2MOI5DLiLj0Rt5sOgBX02LqF51TyhTfOSOvDb_97LMiFncv8" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;outline:none;list-style:none;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;padding:0px;margin:0px;display:inline;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/262702148197</a><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt">***</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">"Management & Control of Invasive Plants in the Spring" (Online)</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Thursday, March 3, 2022 </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">1:00 pm </span><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";font-size:16px">– </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">3:00 pm, </span><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";font-size:16px">via Zoom</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Cost:  $10</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Register here:  </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/262750663307?fbclid=IwAR1HUWffixSeyGimu6uDeODjqp_EMnRbQNlYO34uLtgfNa4qIjsczrzhpWA" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;outline:none;list-style:none;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;padding:0px;margin:0px;display:inline;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/262750663307</a><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt">***</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Charlottesville Field Session/Workshop (In-Person)</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0in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