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<h3 style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#3E3E3E">Native Plant Gardening Day<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">Controlling Invasives to allow the Natives to Thrive!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#343332">Friday, May 5th</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#343332">9:00AM - Native & Invasive Plant Presentation
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#343332">10:00AM - 12:30 – Invasives plant removal in the field</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">Do you like to work in the garden and help native plants thrive? Want to learn about some of the rare native plants and habitats at Waquoit and how we take care of them by managing invasive plants?</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span class="ql-cursor"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"></span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">Karro Frost, Conservation Botanist with the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program</span></i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">
will explain the importance of identifying, managing, and removing invasive plants to help support native species and their habitats, such as the Sandplain Gerardia in the grassland here at our headquarters.
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#343332">The Reserve is one of only a few places where these plants exist. Karro will also provide suggestions on what you can do on your own property.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#343332">Bring your gardening gloves or use some of ours! After the presentation we will head out in small groups to identity plants in the field and pull invasive plants in the grasslands on our property. No experience
necessary, we'll work together.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#343332"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#343332">You are welcome to attend the presentation even if you are unable to join us in the field. We hope to schedule additional workdays throughout the spring.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#343332">Light refreshments provided.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#343332">R.S.V.P – laurie.tompkins@mass.gov</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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