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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🌿</span></b><b> Wild Spotter Invasive Species Ambassador Training<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>February 3–5, 2026 | Lake Guntersville State Park & Lodge, Alabama<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Protect the Places You Love. Lead the Change.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Are you ready to step up as a champion for wild places?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <b>Wild Spotter Invasive Species Ambassador Training</b> is a fast-paced, hands-on program designed to build leadership skills, engage communities, and launch ground-up invasive species campaigns where they matter most.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What You’ll Learn<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">✅</span> Building partnerships & engaging stakeholders<br>
<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">✅</span> Branding & marketing invasive species programs<br>
<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">✅</span> Using the Wild Spotter app & EDDMapS for real-time reporting<br>
<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">✅</span> Recruiting & coordinating volunteers<br>
<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">✅</span> Growing sustainable leadership skills<br>
<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">✅</span> Networking with experts & peers<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Who Should Attend<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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Natural resource managers<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Volunteer & outreach coordinators<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Site managers & conservation groups<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Weed wranglers & community stewards<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Anyone ready to lead invasive species efforts!<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Training Details<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">📅</span> <b>February 3–5, 2026</b><br>
<span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">📍</span> <b>Lake Guntersville State Park & Lodge, Northern Alabama</b><br>
<span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">💲</span> <b>$335 Registration Fee</b> (includes materials & meals)<br>
<span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🛏</span> Participants will cover travel & lodging expenses | No travel grants available at this time<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Be an Ambassador<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Every wild place needs a champion. Graduates of the 2026 Ambassador Training will join a national network of leaders driving grassroots invasive species action through the Wild Spotter app.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">👉</span></b><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt"> Apply online at</span></b><span style="font-size:24.0pt">
</span><span style="font-size:24.0pt"><a href="https://invasivesfree.org/ambassadors/">https://invasivesfree.org/ambassadors/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Questions?<br>
<span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">📧</span> <a href="mailto:debby.monfort@uga.edu">
debby.monfort@uga.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">📧</span> <a href="mailto:caroline.shaw@uga.edu">
caroline.shaw@uga.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🌎</span> <b>Explore. Report. Protect.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://invasivesfree.org/ambassadors/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="810" height="679" style="width:8.4375in;height:7.0729in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DC2882.9CA71F50"></span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Chuck Bargeron
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Director and Senior Public Service Associate
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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-size:11.0pt;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-size:11.0pt;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-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">2360 Rainwater Road
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">p: 229-402-0412
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">e: cbargero@uga.edu
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