<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><br></div><div><span></span><blockquote type="cite"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">Resilient Communities workshop, Halifax Town Hall, November 12 3:00-5:30</font></b></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You are invited β and please share this message.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"> </font></o:p></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Building Resilient Communities</b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development:</i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>Save Money, Prevent Flood Damage, and Enhance Your Community</i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Wednesday, November 12, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">3:00 β 5:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Halifax Town Hall<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">How can your community be resilient to intense storms and other impacts of a changing climate, provide parks and trails, minimize infrastructure costs, and enhance property values βall while supporting economic growth?</font></b></div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div><o:p></o:p></font></b></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Speakers:</b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Mass Audubon</b>, Valerie Massard, AICP and E. Heidi Ricci<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>Losing Ground: Planning for Resilience </i>β Land use trends 2005-12 and the many benefits of green design.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>The Nature Conservancy</b>, Cathy Bozek<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management: Effectiveness and Costs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, New England</b>, Margherita Pryor<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>Strengthening the Resilience of the Taunton River Watershed: A Tool to Prioritize Local Action</i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">Free, registration required:<o:p></o:p></font></b></p><p class="Default" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Online: <a href="http://www.massaudubon.org/shapingthefuture">www.massaudubon.org/shapingthefuture</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>or</b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="Default" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Email: <a href="mailto:shapingthefuture@massaudubon.org">shapingthefuture@massaudubon.org</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>781-259-2146</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"> </font></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"> </font></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>E. Heidi Ricci <br></b>Senior Policy Analyst<i><br></i>Mass Audubon <br>208 South Great Road <br>Lincoln, MA 01773 <br>781-259-2172 <br><a href="mailto:hricci@massaudubon.org">hricci@massaudubon.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>Shaping the Future of Your Community </i>Program - <a href="http://www.massaudubon.org/shapingthefuture">www.massaudubon.org/shapingthefuture</a><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Visit <u><a href="http://www.massaudubon.org/">www.massaudubon.org</a></u> to learn more about our conservation, education, and advocacy work.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"> </font></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" width="279" height="90" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CFF303.A6B51350" alt="cid:image001.png@01CFE93C.4ED8E2E0"><img border="0" width="221" height="89" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01CFF303.A6B51350" alt="cid:image003.png@01CFE92E.B6E656F0"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></blockquote><div><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br></p></div></div><span></span><br><span>Best regards, Val Massard</span><br></div></body></html>