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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Dear
Western Rangelands Partners,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
WRP Executive Council is preparing a letter requesting contributions to
the
Partnership from Deans/Directors of both Ag/Natural Resources Colleges
and
Libraries at WRP member institutions. This is a follow-up to the
original
request for contributions sent out in 2008. We received a total of
$16,000 from
that first round of solicitations!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p> </o:p>The
attached letter/report has been drafted by the WRP Steering Committee.
However, before we send out the letters we need your input.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">We
are requesting that you review the letter, confirm the members from
your state,
and provide the name of the administrator(s) you would like to have
contacted
and their College. All comments and suggestions are welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Also,
if new people have come on board (either range professionals or
librarians) who
need to be officially invited to join the Partnership, we would
appreciate your
letting us know so we can do that immediately. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br>
We would like to send out this letter very soon so we are asking for
your quick
review of the letter and member list. <b><span style="color: red;">Please
respond ASAP or by February 26th. </span></b><span
style="color: red;"><font color="#000000">Norm Harris
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nrharris@alaska.edu">nrharris@alaska.edu</a>) Barb Hutchinson (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:barbarah@Ag.arizona.edu">barbarah@Ag.arizona.edu</a>) Jeanne
Pfander (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pfanderj@u.library.arizona.edu">pfanderj@u.library.arizona.edu</a>). <br>
</font></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span
style="color: red;"><font color="#000000">Thanks,<br>
Norm</font></span></span></p>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Norman R. Harris, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Range Science and Management
University of Alaska Fairbanks
School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences
Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
Administrator, Palmer Research and Extension Center
533 E. Fireweed Ave.
Palmer, Alaska 99645-6629
Phone: 907-746-9467
Cell: 907-232-5732
Fax: 907-746-2677</pre>
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