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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Apply Now for the Class of 2025 </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Wild Spotter<sup>TM</sup> Invasive Species Ambassador Training!</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://invasivesfree.org/ambassadors/" title="https://invasivesfree.org/ambassadors/">https://invasivesfree.org/ambassadors/</a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ready to make a real impact in natural resource management? <b>The 3-day Wild Spotter™ Invasive Species Ambassador Training </b>is your chance to gain the skills and tools you need to drive action in your local programs and foster long-term
community engagement!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Applications are NOW OPEN for the Class of 2025!</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">📅</span> When: February 4-6, 2025<br>
</b><b><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">📍</span> Where: Lake Guntersville State Park, Lake Guntersville, Alabama</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Key Workshop Highlights:</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b>Partnership Building & Stakeholder Engagement:</b> Strategies to foster collaboration.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b>Branding & Marketing:</b> Tips to promote programs and build support.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b>Innovative Tools & Technologies:</b> Training on tools like the Wild Spotter app.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b>Volunteer Coordination:</b> Techniques for managing citizen scientists.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b>Leadership & Community Action:</b> Skills for driving sustainable change.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Learn more and apply now on the </b><a href="https://invasivesfree.org/ambassadors/" title="https://invasivesfree.org/ambassadors/"><b>training website</b></a><b>!</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This training is collaboratively hosted by Invasive Plant Control, Inc., U.S. Forest Service, and University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="97" height="113" style="width:1.0104in;height:1.177in" id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image002.png@01DB39BF.12100C60" alt="Image"> <img border="0" width="105" height="114" style="width:1.0937in;height:1.1875in" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image003.png@01DB39BF.12100C60" alt="Image"> <img border="0" width="90" height="111" style="width:.9375in;height:1.1562in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image004.jpg@01DB39BF.12100C60" alt="Image"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Chuck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Chuck Bargeron
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Director and Senior Public Service Associate
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">University of Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">2360 Rainwater Road
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Tifton, GA 31793<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">p: 229-402-0412
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">e: cbargero@uga.edu
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