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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Good afternoon! I wanted to let folks know we still have 14 spots available for our Urban & Suburban Weeds and Fire Risk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Smartscape course at the Pima County Cooperative Extension Office. The course is THIS Friday, October 17<sup>th</sup> for a 3 hour in-class course and Saturday morning (October
18th) will be a field-trip to practice identifying invasive plants in the field and pull some buffelgrass in Pantano wash. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Here is the link for more information and to register:
<a href="https://smartscape.org/event/urban-suburban-weeds-and-fire-risk/2025-10-17/">
Urban & Suburban Weeds and Fire Risk: Fall 2025 – Smartscape</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Please, spread the word to any landscapers or anyone interested in native plant landscaping with invasive species mitigation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Thank you! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Kaitlyn Tyler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Grant and Project Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black"><a href="mailto:ktyler@desertmuseum.org">ktyler@desertmuseum.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">520-883-3014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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