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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Hello SD-CWMA Participants,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Stinknet has started to flower! The
<b>Stinknet Working Group</b> has been actively coordinating rapid response efforts to remove new (and old) stinknet sightings. It looks like some flowering stinknet has been spotted near Arivaipa Canyon
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">🙁</span><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">. To protect this beautiful area from a widespread infestation in this lovely Canyon, Dan Beckham, Biological Science Technician
at Saguaro National Park, and others are coordinating a volunteer treatment outing on
<b>March 27th</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">It is a long drive (~1.5 hours), but I'm told the flowers look amazing right now so it should be a stunning drive. Please help us protect this area by joining the effort & it's also a
great educational opportunity if you are not yet familiar with this species. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Below are some of the details, but keep in mind that the group is still finalizing these details. If you are interested in joining,
<b><span style="background:yellow">please sign up <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jLLJwELnpCNXRlp95H5t9K5CYU3EJT1AGZL7eIxSrjc/edit?usp=sharing" title="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jLLJwELnpCNXRlp95H5t9K5CYU3EJT1AGZL7eIxSrjc/edit?usp=sharing">
HERE</a> and Dan will keep you posted. </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Date:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Wednesday, March 27th<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Meeting Location:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Along north Oracle Rd. and carpool from there.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Stinknet Location:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">The property is at 85277 E Aravaipa Rd, an easy road for any vehicle.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Work Description:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black;background:white">The plan for Wednesday is to have a few experienced sprayers treat one side of a very dense patch, and have hand pullers on the other side in a patch that has a mix of stinknet
and natives. </span><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Direct any questions about this outing to Dan Beckman who is copied on this message.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Lastly, I don't believe I've shared the new Stinknet Flyer with this group. See the attached final version of the flyer that our SD-CWMA Stinknet Working Group put together. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Share with your volunteers or those who may be interested in joining!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Best Regards,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:#1F3864;background:white">Vianey Avila</span><span style="font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white"><a href="https://www.desertmuseum.org/" title="https://www.desertmuseum.org/">Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">2021 N Kinney Rd, Tucson, AZ 85743<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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