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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><img width="67" height="73" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CDFF1A.A8F2F620" alt="cid:image005.jpg@01CDFF1A.A8F2F620"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">North
to Alaska!: The <a href="http://globalrangelands.org/alaska/events/annual-meeting-rangelands-west-partnership">
2013 Rangelands Partnership Annual Meeting</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><img border="0" width="62" height="67" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image006.png@01CDFF1A.A8F2F620" alt="cid:image006.png@01CDFF1A.A8F2F620"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Sunday, May 12- Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Optional local field tours on Saturday, May 11 and Wednesday, May 15.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To help us plan, please let us know if you think you might participate in these tours.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Where:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> The meeting sessions will take place in Anchorage and Palmer, Alaska<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">May 12-13: University of Alaska -Anchorage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Note: We will re-locate to Palmer on Monday afternoon, May 13.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">May 14: Matanuska Experiment Farm in Palmer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hotel Info</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">:
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Anchorage: </span><a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ancum-springhill-suites-anchorage-university-lake/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">SpringHill Suites University Lake</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.
Tell them you are with the "Rangelands" group to get special rate of $99/night for Friday through Sunday, May 10 – 12.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Palmer: </span><a href="http://eaglehotel.com/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Eagle Hotel</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">. The Eagle Hotel will hold a block of 10 rooms (two queen beds
each) until the end of March. A room with two queens will cost $119 a night while a single queen room is $90 a night. Book by the end of March for best possible rooms and prices for Monday through Thursday (for those staying for the Weds. Tour), May 13-16.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Registration, etc.:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> More details -<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>on registration (estimated $150.00), WERA authorization, etc. -<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>will be coming out soon.<span style="color:#1F497D"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Questions:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<span style="color:#1F497D">C</span>ontact Norm Harris (</span><a href="mailto:nrharris@alaska.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">nrharris@alaska.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">)
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">or Jodee Kuden (</span><a href="jlkuden@uaa.alaska.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">jlkuden@uaa.alaska.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Visit the
</span><a href="http://globalrangelands.org/alaska/events/annual-meeting-rangelands-west-partnership"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Alaska Rangelands</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> site for updates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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