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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I wanted to see if any grad students are interested in the green volunteering student organization that I will be creating this fall. The plan is to centralize many green volunteering opportunities through this organization and deliver a weekly (maybe monthly) email digest directly to student members.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Volunteering opportunities could include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>tree planting/assessment, buffelgrass/invasive species removal/mapping/data collection, adopt-a-park/street/wash, erosion control measure installation/monitoring, air quality monitoring, fire management, trail maintenance, litter removal, building maintenance, landscape restoration, desert animal care, gardening<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Organizations that I've already made contact with include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tucson Clean & Beautiful / City of Tucson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Southern Arizona Buffelgrass Coordination Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Altar Valley Conservation Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pima County Dept of Environmental Quality<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Nature Conservancy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Town of Oro Valley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Saguaro National Park<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tucson Botanical Gardens<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN HELPING ME GET THIS ORGANIZATION UP AND RUNNING OR WOULD JUST LIKE TO BE A MEMBER</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (to receive the email list of green volunteer opportunities, no pressure to actually volunteer)<b> PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL AND LET ME KNOW AT WHAT LEVEL YOU'D LIKE TO BE INVOLVED </b>(eg. leadership role, member only)<b>. PLEASE ALSO MENTION WHAT DEPARTMENT YOU ARE FROM.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I plan to hold a meeting in early September to gather everyone that wants to get involved on more than the member level.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>So that's it! I hope some of you will want to get involved. I think it will be a great way to make new friends, meet environmental professionals throughout Southern Arizona, get your hands dirty, and get a few good deeds under your belt. If you've made it all the way to the end of this email, thanks a lot!!! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kerrie Geil<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:kgeil@email.arizona.edu">kgeil@email.arizona.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Department of Atmospheric Sciences<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PAS Building Rm 526<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1118 E 4th Street<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Ms. Georgina Lambert<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Program Coordinator, Sr.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>School of Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office 520-621-1219<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cell 520-404-2856<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>FAX 520-621-7186<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>