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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='color:#1F497D'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>A very belated thank you to all of you (and especially Karen and Jeanne) for pulling together and submitting this important nomination. If it is successful, this could be very helpful to all of us as we apply for external funds for projects related to Rangelands West and our state sites, and also to continue to gain support at our respective institutions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I look forward to hearing the outcome!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you again,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Barb <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> rangelands-bounces@CALS.arizona.edu [mailto:rangelands-bounces@CALS.arizona.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Launchbaugh, Karen<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 18, 2011 12:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> Rangelands West<br><b>Cc:</b> Colin Kaltenbach<br><b>Subject:</b> [Rangelands] Award Submitted<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Rangeland Partners,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks to all of you helped with the NIFA award nomination. Please find attached the document the Jeanne and I submitted on our behalf.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Of course it was impossible to tell our whole story in 2.5 pages. But, I hope we hit the highlights. I again want to apologize for having to settle on the idea that just 6 WRP members would be highlighted and represent the whole group. Sorry there was just no way to fully recognize the many individual efforts that create the Western Rangeland Partnership.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have a spare moment and want to do one for the team… go to your State Site, update it a little and change the “last updated” date to July 2011. That would sure help our chances if the reviewers look at our site.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks to everyone and a special thanks to Collin Kaltenbach for submitting this nomination on our behalf. Go Team Go!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Steady On,<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Karen<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Karen Launchbaugh<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rangeland Center Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Idaho<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(208) 885-4394<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.uidaho.edu/range">www.uidaho.edu/range</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=306 height=71 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC4DEC.68F92200" alt=RangelandCenter><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>