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<b><a href="https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/education/adults/conferences-symposia/wa-botanical-symposium/" target="_blank">REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!</a></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">2021 Washington Botanical Symposium (online)<br>
</span>Thursday, March 4, 2021</b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%"><br>
</span></b>9:00am – 3:30pm (Pacific Standard Time)<o:p></o:p></p>
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Co-hosted by University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum, Seattle, Washington, USA. Sponsored by the Washington Native Plant Society.<br>
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Program information at: <a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=ac6e596c-f3f56073-ac6e71dc-8630ffab37ab-77725f76ed9da3f6&q=1&e=5c93f1b0-e7b6-4544-9a22-5e400d776388&u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fwabotanicalsymposium" target="_blank">
http://bit.ly/wabotanicalsymposium</a> <br>
or <a href="https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/education/adults/conferences-symposia/wa-botanical-symposium/" target="_blank">
https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/education/adults/conferences-symposia/wa-botanical-symposium/</a>
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This Symposium will be presented online as a Zoom webinar. Scholarships are available for students, service corps members, or anyone with need.<o:p></o:p></p>
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An extensive network of professional, academic, and amateur botanists are actively engaged in the conservation, management, and study of Washington’s diverse flora. Their expertise ranges from how best to manage biodiversity, to understanding climate change
impacts on plant communities, to naming and classifying the flora’s rare, common, and invasive elements. Invited speakers and poster presentations will share new insights and discoveries about these topics and more. Participants from throughout Washington
and adjacent areas will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues within and across disciplines. <o:p></o:p></p>
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Attendees are invited to present research posters and make announcements about related news and opportunities on the symposium website. Contributions may include video, text, and/or images.<o:p></o:p></p>
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