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<p class="fluidplugincopy" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">Registration is now open!</span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="fluidplugincopy" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">Co-hosts University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum, are pleased to announce the <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="fluidplugincopy" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">2023 Washington Botanical Symposium (in-person with online option)</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white"><br>
</span><span style="color:black;background:white">Wednesday, March 8, 2023</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white"><br>
</span></b><span style="color:black;background:white">9:00 am – 4:00pm</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white"> </span></b><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="fluidplugincopy" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">Program information is available at:
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http://bit.ly/wabotanicalsymposium</a><span class="contentpasted0"> </span><br>
or <a href="https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/education/adults/conferences-symposia/wa-botanical-symposium/">
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<p class="fluidplugincopy" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">This program will be presented in-person in Seattle, WA, with an option to attend online via a Zoom webinar. Scholarships are available for students, service
corps members, or anyone with self-identified need. A discount is also available for those who opt to attend the event online. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="fluidplugincopy" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">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="fluidplugincopy" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">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. The first ten students to have research posters accepted will be able to attend the event at no cost. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="fluidplugincopy" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">Sponsor: Washington Native Plant Society <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="fluidplugincopy" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">Supporters: Parametrix; Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="fluidplugincopy"><span style="color:black;background:white">Friends: AECOM; The Watershed Company <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="fluidplugincopy" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">Here’s the
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