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<b><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">RE: 3<sup>rd</sup>
Nantucket
Biodiversity Initiative Week <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Sunday, May 25-Saturday,
May 31, 2008</span></font></i></b><font size="5"><span
style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">The Nantucket Biodiversity
Initiative
(NBI)</span></font></b> will sponsor the 3<sup>rd</sup> NBI Week on
Nantucket,
Sunday, May 25 to Saturday, May 31, 2008. The NBI is a collaborative of
Nantucket’s leading conservation organizations together with <font
color="#003333"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">universities,
non-governmental
organizations, and individual partners on and</span></font> off-island
acting
to inventory and monitor the many species of plants and animals found
on the
island and to educate the community about Nantucket’s rich local
biodiversity. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">The NBI seeks scientists and naturalists to
visit Nantucket to conduct
biodiversity surveys in their area of expertise. Participants can spend
as
little as a day or up to the full week or more on island. We encourage
you to
join us in whatever way works best. To join us, download a registration
form
from the website (below) or call or email NBI Chair Cheryl Beaton or
Co-Chair
Kathy Butterworth (information below.) <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Deadline
for Registration is April 25, 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Housing and funding to support parking and
ferry travel are available
for qualified registrants needing financial support. Housing and
funding are
limited so please complete the Financial Need section of the
Registration Form
and submit it as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">NBI Week offers an exciting opportunity to
those <font color="#003333"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">interested
in documenting the biodiversity of the island
and adjacent waters</span></font> to visit Nantucket to conduct
short-term
inventories or to initiate long-term biodiversity research, to work
with island
naturalists and conservation groups and to provide an educational
experience
for the public. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">During the week there will be free public
programs, field trips and
workshops for participants and the people of Nantucket. Ample time will
be
available to work on the taxonomic group of your expertise.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Our Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative website
will be updated as the
plans for the week develop. Please check the site to learn all the
important
details regarding NBI Week.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">We hope to see you on island for a great
week. Please join us!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Sincerely yours,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Cheryl Beaton, NBI Week
Chair
Kathy Butterworth, NBI Week Co-Chair<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Maria Mitchell
Association
The Trustees of Reservations<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">4 vestal
Street
44 Wauwinet Road<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Nantucket, MA
02554
Nantucket, MA 02554<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">508 228
0898
774-994-0746<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">508 221 7040
(cell)
<a href="mailto:kathybutterworth@hotmail.com">kathybutterworth@hotmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="mailto:nantucket.native@comcast.net">nantucket.native@comcast.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">NBI Website: <a
href="http://www.nantucketbiodiversityinitiative.org/">http://www.nantucketbiodiversityinitiative.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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