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Solutions? Inspiration?</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> Immerse yourself in a two-day exploration of ecological concepts as our speakers share their experiences and expertise.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <span style='color:#555555'>Two full-days of workshops.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-clip: border-box;background-origin: padding-box;background-position-x: 0%;background-position-y: 0%;background-size: auto;border-bottom-color:currentColor;border-image-outset: 0;border-image-repeat: stretch;border-image-slice: 100%;border-image-source: none;border-image-width: 1;border-left-color:currentColor;border-right-color:currentColor;border-top-color:currentColor;font-size-adjust: none;font-stretch: normal;orphans: 2;outline-color: invert;outline-style: none;outline-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-attachment:scroll;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#428BCA;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Forests and natural systems are under enormous pressure from the effects of climate change, insect damage, invasive plants, and rapid urbanization. What can you do to protect these systems? Join us to learn more about how to restore lost ecological connections, better manage urban land, and create beautiful, highly functioning landscapes!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-clip: border-box;background-origin: padding-box;background-position-x: 0%;background-position-y: 0%;background-size: auto;border-bottom-color:currentColor;border-image-outset: 0;border-image-repeat: stretch;border-image-slice: 100%;border-image-source: none;border-image-width: 1;border-left-color:currentColor;border-right-color:currentColor;border-top-color:currentColor;font-size-adjust: none;font-stretch: normal;orphans: 2;outline-color: invert;outline-style: none;outline-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-attachment:scroll;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Wednesday, March 6</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>- <span style='color:#555555'>Presentations will focus on the science and management of natural and urban forests and on <i>managing stormwater</i> naturally, effectively, and aesthetically.<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Thursday, March 7 -</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> Sessions range from an in-depth look at insects, plants, and fungi to larger concepts of creating urban habitat, repairing degraded land, and restoring human connections to the natural world. And much, much more!</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-clip: border-box;background-origin: padding-box;background-position-x: 0%;background-position-y: 0%;background-size: auto;border-bottom-color:currentColor;border-image-outset: 0;border-image-repeat: stretch;border-image-slice: 100%;border-image-source: none;border-image-width: 1;border-left-color:currentColor;border-right-color:currentColor;border-top-color:currentColor;PT Serif"arial,sans-serif;font-size-adjust: none;font-stretch: normal;orphans: 2;outline-color: invert;outline-style: none;outline-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-attachment:scroll;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:4.5pt;font-family:&quot;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></h2><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Early registration discounts through 2/25/19. <a href="http://www.ecolandscaping.org">www.ecolandscaping.org</a> </span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#222222;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-clip: border-box;background-origin: padding-box;background-position-x: 0%;background-position-y: 0%;background-size: auto;border-bottom-color:currentColor;border-image-outset: 0;border-image-repeat: stretch;border-image-slice: 100%;border-image-source: none;border-image-width: 1;border-left-color:currentColor;border-right-color:currentColor;border-top-color:currentColor;PT Serif"arial,sans-serif;font-size-adjust: none;font-stretch: normal;orphans: 2;outline-color: invert;outline-style: none;outline-width: 0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;background-attachment:scroll;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;color:#222222;font-weight:normal'><a href="https://www.ecolandscaping.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-ELA-Conference-Brochure-March-6-and-7.pdf" target="_blank"><span style='color:#428BCA;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Click here to view conference brochure!</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=109 height=109 style='width:1.1354in;height:1.1354in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01D4B480.748D0700"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>