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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black">SAVE THE DATE!</span></i></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black">Southwest Agroforestry Action Network</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> 2<sup>nd</sup>Annual Conference</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Southwest Agroforestry Challenges and Best Practice Solutions</span></i></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">WHEN: </span></i></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">March 17 – 19, 2020</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">WHERE:</span></i></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"> University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">MORE INFORMATION: </span></i></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Registration begins December 6. To receive an announcement that registration is open and get additional information
about the conference, please contact: <a href="mailto:swagroforestry@gmail.com">swagroforestry@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">WHO IS SWAAN?</span></i></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">The Southwest Agroforestry Action Network (SWAAN) mission: <i>Helping people integrate trees, crops, and animals to regenerate Southwest landscapes. </i>SWAAN’s scope of interest is forest-agricultural
activities on tribal, state, federal, county, municipal and private lands in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">AGENDA OVERVIEW</span></i></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Tuesday, March 17, Keynote Speakers (see page 2) and Presentations</span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Morning Keynote – </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Kathleen Merrigan,Director, Swette
Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Afternoon Keynote – </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Brad Lancaster, Author, <i>Rainwater
Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond</i></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The USDA National Agroforestry Center and SWAAN</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Technical and financial assistance for agroforestry activities</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Challenges and best-practice solutions for agroforestry in the southwest</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Urban applications, including water harvesting and food forests</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Wednesday, March 18, Field Trips</span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Agroforestry sites in Sonoita and Wilcox</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dunbar Spring neighborhood tree planting project, Tucson</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mission Garden, a modern re-creation of 4000 years of agriculture, Tucson</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Thursday, March 19, SWAAN’s annual business meeting</span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">WHO SHOULD ATTEND</span></i></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Agricultural
producers, Tribes, ranchers, community gardeners and orchardists, permaculturalists, water harvesters, and others who produce food for themselves;</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Representatives
of government agencies, cooperative extension, universities, and nonprofit organizations who support sustainable solutions for agriculture, forestry, and communities through their programs; and</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">People
interested in community food forests and forest-agricultural activities including alley cropping, forest farming, riparian forest buffers, silvopasture, windbreaks, and shelterbelts.</span><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"> </span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">KEYNOTE SPEAKERS</span></i></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Dr. Kathleen Merrigan, Director, Arizona State University Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Dr. Kathleen Merrigan helped write the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990. As the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture from 2009 to 2013, she managed the <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>initiative
to support local and regional food systems. She became the first female chair of the ‘Ministerial Conference of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization in 2009 and was named one of Time magazine’s “100 most influential people in the world” in
2010. Prior to coming to ASU’s Swette Center, Dr. Merrigan was the executive director of sustainability at George Washington University, leading their Sustainability Collaborative and Food Institute.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Brad Lancaster, Author of the book series<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond</i></span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Bra</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">d<span style="color:black"> Lancaster is</span>
<span style="color:black">a dynamic teacher, consultant, and designer of regenerative systems that sustainably enhance local resources and our global potential. Lancaster has taught water harvesting and sustainable design throughout North America as well as
in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia. His hometown projects have included working with the City of Tucson and other municipalities to legalize, incentivize, and provide guidance on water-harvesting systems, demonstration sites, and policy.
In Tucson, with just 11 inches of annual rainfall, he and his brother harvest around 100,000 gallons of rainwater a year on an eighth-acre urban lot and adjoining vegetated right-of-way.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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