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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><a href="https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/education/adults/conferences-symposia/wa-botanical-symposium/"><b>REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum (Seattle, Washington, USA) are pleased to announce the
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">2022 Washington Botanical Symposium (online)<br>
</span>Wednesday, March 2, 2022</b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%"><br>
</span></b>9:00 am – 3:30pm (PST)<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Co-hosted by University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum<br>
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Program information available at: <a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=362781bf-69bcb8f4-3627a90f-867c6b071c6f-edeb93fba125a110&q=1&e=e47d9ada-cc73-4e92-8107-4c4b6e597f6c&u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fwabotanicalsymposium">
http://bit.ly/wabotanicalsymposium</a> <br>
or <a href="https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/education/adults/conferences-symposia/wa-botanical-symposium/">
https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/education/adults/conferences-symposia/wa-botanical-symposium/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">or <a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=9578af35-cae3967e-95788785-867c6b071c6f-ff9d8f5b47ffcf0b&q=1&e=e47d9ada-cc73-4e92-8107-4c4b6e597f6c&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fevents%2F2359754990849366%2F">
Facebook event page</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">This program 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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">Sponsor:<br>
Washington Native Plant Society.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">Supporters:<br>
King County Noxious Weed Program<br>
Parametrix<br>
The Watershed Company<br>
Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">Friends: <br>
AECOM<br>
Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Jessica Farmer </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">(she/her)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Adult Education Supervisor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">University of Washington Botanic Gardens</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">206.685.8033, <a href="mailto:urbhort@uw.edu">urbhort@uw.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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