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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Happy (almost) New Year GREN Exec!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>We had been looking for a contact for Six Nations/Brantford area
– I had forgotten about the Six Nations Eco-Centre. <a
href="http://www.sixnations.ca/LRWLOffice.htm">http://www.sixnations.ca/LRWLOffice.htm</a>
until I got the email below. Don’t think I want to go trotting down there
in the winter, but it might be good in the spring. Let me know if you want me
to contact them. If nothing else, it would be an interesting educational
experience. 8-)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Susan K<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Harold Smith
[mailto:harbersmith@sympatico.ca] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> December-29-09 7:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Harold Smith<br>
<b>Subject:</b> NANPS Speakers Series<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello
Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Could
you please help us publicize the NANPS Speakers Series at the Toronto Botanical
Garden by forwarding this email, poster and flyer to your members?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We
have an excellent group of speakers and very interesting topics that should be
of interest to your members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NANPS
is a volunteer-based non-profit, registered charitable organization dedicated
to the study, conservation, cultivation and restoration of native plants.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank
you very much,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Harold
Smith, Director, NANPS <a href="http://www.nanps.org/"
title="http://www.nanps.org/">www.nanps.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-9.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <u>NANPS
SPEAKERS SERIES 2010 <o:p></o:p></u></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Garden
Hall,</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
Toronto Botanical Garden, </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>777
Lawrence Ave. E., Toronto, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>
</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>$8.00 Members, $12.00
non-members</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>DATE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>SPEAKER<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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border-left:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:17.65pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>TOPIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Wed. </span></b><b><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> January 20, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>7:30 to 9:30 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:53.75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Paul General</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is the general manager of the Si<i>x </i>Nations
Eco-Centre. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Eco-Centre is a leading aboriginal centre for
ecological sustainability located in Ontario, Canada. The Centre’s
mission focuses not only on the preservation and protection of the natural
environment, but also on the opening of communications between Aboriginal and
non-Aboriginal communities.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<td width=248 valign=top style='width:185.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:
none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:53.75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>“Allies in Protecting the Environment: First
Nations and the Land”. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <i>First Nations are an important
ally and key player in protecting the native plant species and habitat from
urban sprawl and poor planning and the consequences of short-sighted
political and development decisions.</i></span> <b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Wed. </span></b><b><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>February 17, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>7:30 to 9:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Janine McLeod</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is the Natural Heritage Coordinator of the
Alderville Black Oak Savanna and Tallgrass Prairie. She has an </span> <span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hon. B.Sc. in
Conservation Biology from Trent University. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:53.75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tallgrass Prairie: One of Canada’s Most
Threatened Native Habitats - the Alderville Savanna.</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span> <i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The site is on the
Rice Lakes Plains, with the largest remnant of Tallgrass Prairie in Eastern
Ontario. Janine explores the use of prescribed burns and illustrates the
spectacular results of this aggressive and effective process to restore
nature back to its former glory and promise for a balanced and expanding
ecological marvel.</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Wed. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>April 7, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>7:30 to 9:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jane Bowles</span></i></b><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jane grew up and
discovered her passion for nature in Kenya. She entered Canada to do her PhD at
Western Ontario. For almost 30 years she has worked as a freelance ecologist
mainly in southwestern Ontario. She is on the Vascular Plant Sub-committee of
COSEWIC and COSSARO (Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario as
well as being on several recovery teams. Since 2003, she has worked with
Walpole Island First Nation on their species at risk and habitat stewardship
programs. She is Adjunct Professor in Biology and Geography at Western and
Director of the UWO Herbarium and Sherwood Fox Arboretum.</span><em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>“Rare Native Plant Gems” or Species at Risk
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;
mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:
column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>What makes species rare and how they are evaluated as
species-at-risk? Jane will share some of her experiences studying the
ecology, monitoring and working on recovery of endangered plant species from
Wood Poppy in London to rare gems of the tallgrass prairies on Walpole
Island.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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