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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seasons Greetings:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>GREN should develop a laison with someone in First
Nations who is involved with programs along the Grand River or just part of
it. We need to continue to build the Network.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Randy</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=shbryant@artsmail.uwaterloo.ca
href="mailto:shbryant@artsmail.uwaterloo.ca">Susan H. Bryant</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ante712-gren@yahoo.ca
href="mailto:ante712-gren@yahoo.ca">ante712-gren@yahoo.ca</A> ; <A
title=executive@gren.ca href="mailto:executive@gren.ca">'GREN Executive'</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 30, 2009 5:59
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [GREN-Exec] contact for Six
Nations</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I agree with
Theo.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Susan B.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <A
href="mailto:executive-bounces@gren.ca">executive-bounces@gren.ca</A>
[mailto:executive-bounces@gren.ca] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Theo
Negoita<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 30, 2009 10:04 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'GREN Executive'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [GREN-Exec] contact for Six
Nations<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Susan,<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I think it's a very good idea to contact them and see
if we can have a GREN meeting there.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Theo<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 12/30/09, Susan Koswan
<I><<A
href="mailto:dandelion@gto..net">dandelion@gto..net</A>></I></B>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><BR>From: Susan Koswan
<dandelion@gto.net><BR>Subject: [GREN-Exec] contact for Six
Nations<BR>To: "'GREN Executive'" <executive@gren.ca><BR>Date:
Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 9:34 AM<o:p></o:p></P>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Happy
(almost) New Year GREN Exec!</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">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" target=_blank><U><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">http://www.sixnations.ca/LRWLOffice.htm</SPAN></U></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-)</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Susan
K</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Hello
Everyone,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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? </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">We have an
excellent group of speakers and very interesting topics that should be
of interest to your members.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Thank you
very much,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Harold Smith,
Director, NANPS <A title=http://www.nanps.org/
href="http://www.nanps.org/" target=_blank><U><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">www.nanps.org</SPAN></U></A> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
<U>NANPS SPEAKERS SERIES 2010 </U></SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Garden Hall, Toronto Botanical
Garden, </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">777
Lawrence Ave. E., Toronto, </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">$8.00 Members,
$12.00 non-members</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">DATE</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P></TD>
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style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 201.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 17.65pt"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">SPEAKER</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P></TD>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">TOPIC</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P></TD></TR>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Wed.
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> January
20, 2010</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">7:30
to 9:30 p.m. </SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P></TD>
<TD
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 201.05pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 53.75pt"
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Paul
General</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> is the
general manager of the Si<I>x </I>Nations Eco-Centre.
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></TD>
<TD
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">“Allies
in Protecting the Environment: First Nations and the Land”.
</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P></TD></TR>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Wed.
</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">February
17, 2010</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">7:30
to 9:30 p.m.</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P></TD>
<TD
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Janine
McLeod</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Hon.
B.Sc. in Conservation Biology from Trent University.
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Tallgrass
Prairie: One of Canada’s Most Threatened Native Habitats - the
Alderville Savanna.</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
</SPAN> <I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Wed.
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">April 7,
2010</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">7:30
to 9:30 p.m.</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Jane
Bowles</SPAN></I></B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
</SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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'">
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">“Rare
Native Plant Gems” or Species at Risk </SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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.</SPAN></I><o:p></o:p></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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