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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Collaborators,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The link below contains a news article from the Nogales International newspaper published today on the University of Arizona Emerging Leaders certificate program. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.nogalesinternational.com/news/education/students-learn-about-local-opportunities-through-collaborative-program/article_636653b1-c4f2-4401-bd11-011cfcca187b.html">https://www.nogalesinternational.com/news/education/students-learn-about-local-opportunities-through-collaborative-program/article_636653b1-c4f2-4401-bd11-011cfcca187b.html</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(the picture in the article is from the field trip to the Santa Cruz River led by Ben Lomeli, President of “Friends of the Santa Cruz River” who explained the multi-institutional collaboration efforts to conserve the river in the mist of
global warming and drought) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We so much appreciate the collaboration of authorities, social organizations, private enterprises and the Nogales International newspaper for their continued and valuable support to spread the word about this
program and its impacts in community development. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to forward it as you consider pertinent!.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Enjoy!,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2F5496">Rodolfo Martinez Morales, PhD</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Director-Santa Cruz County Cooperative Extension</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Associate Agent-Agriculture and Natural Resources</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#2F5496">Cell Phone: 520-987-6057</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#5B9BD5">
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#2F5496">Web:</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt"> extension.arizona.edu/santa-cruz</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#2F5496">Email:</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt">
<a href="mailto:rodolfom@arizona.edu" title="mailto:rodolfom@arizona.edu">rodolfom@arizona.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">489 N. Arroyo Blvd, Nogales, Arizona 85621</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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