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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings partners!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy fall! We hope you are enjoying the changing of the seasons.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Save the date for the 14th <u>annual meeting of the Rangelands Partnership</u>. We will meet
<b>March 20-23 in Kona, Hawaii</b> to share our collective work, explore ways to expand our impact, and learn more about the local ecology of rangelands on the Big Island. Plans are underway, so watch your email or check back here for updates.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i>Mark Thorne, the state range extension specialist with the University of Hawaii at Manoa will be our local host. Mark can be reached at
<a href="mailto:thornem@hawaii.edu"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">thornem@hawaii.edu</span></a> or 808-887-6163.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Keep an eye on your inbox for the <u>Rangelands Partnership newsletter</u>. We have started using a new tool to streamline how we get information to you. Special thanks to Amber Dalke for her efforts as volunteer editor and chief task master.
She is doing a great job to keep us all informed of exciting new state-level resources to support decision-making on rangelands and upcoming events to watch for.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Your executive team meets monthly with our keystone partners at the University of Arizona. All are welcome to join! As always, our
<u>member website</u> is a great resource to stay up on what’s happening. You’ll find information about our upcoming annual meeting, newsletter archives, and much more. Check it out at:
<a href="http://uwyoextension.org/rwpmembers/">http://uwyoextension.org/rwpmembers/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Take care,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lovina<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">AKA: Your 2015-2016 Secretary and Treasurer for the Rangelands Partnership<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Lovina Englund<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Idaho Rangeland Center<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Moscow, Idaho 83844-1135<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">208-885-6536<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://rangelandcenter.org/">http://rangelandcenter.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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