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<p class="MsoNormal">We still have 20 seats open for this free training in Northern Virginia:
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:24.0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVnLr6rypZKeXqm2eIa1Mo3NqV6bWbUCDA2Jsw_Ik0eTKmWQ/viewform">Register here</a> </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt">for
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">June 6, 2023 9:00 AM-3:30 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">This will be a <b>free</b> in-person training.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Pesticide licensure recertification CEUs approved by DC, MD, VA, and WV<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">CEUs approved by CBLP and ISA.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">More details are available on the registration form.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#831100">Topics and speakers will include:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">DC DOEE Updates: Pesticide Laws and Regulations</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">by Megan Wilkerson, Ph.D., Branch Chief, D.C. Dept. of Energy & Environment</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Spotted Lanternfly / Tree of Heaven Update</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Joan Allen, Urban Forester, Urban Forest Management Division, Fairfax County VA</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Success Story: Lubber Run Invasives Management </span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">(Presentation & Tour)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Jen Soles, Alonso Abugattas, Arlington County Parks Department</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Chemical Methods & PPE </span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">(Outdoor Presentation)</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Nate Finney, Invasive Plant Management Team Leader, National Park Service</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Recognition & Reporting of Early Phase Invaders</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Damien Ossi, Sara Tangren, Wildlife Management Branch, DC Dept. of Energy & Environment</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Italian Arum Management</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Alex Voznitza, Invasive Plant Management Team, National Park Service</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Pesticide Laws and Regulations </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Ryan Rutherford, Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Again, the link for registration is:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVnLr6rypZKeXqm2eIa1Mo3NqV6bWbUCDA2Jsw_Ik0eTKmWQ/viewform"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVnLr6rypZKeXqm2eIa1Mo3NqV6bWbUCDA2Jsw_Ik0eTKmWQ/viewform</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#831100">Registration is limited to 90 people, so don’t dally!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Please forward questions to <a href="mailto:sara.tangren@dc.gov">sara.tangren@dc.gov</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Damien P. Ossi<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wildlife Biologist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fisheries & Wildlife Division<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Energy & Environment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Government of the District of Columbia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(202) 741-0840<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:damien.ossi@dc.gov"><span style="color:blue">damien.ossi@dc.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Energy & Environment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Government of the District of Columbia<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:damien.ossi@dc.gov"><span style="color:blue">damien.ossi@dc.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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