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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Environmental
Law Institute cordially invites you to join us<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><br>
</span></font>in honoring the 2011 National Wetlands Award<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> </span></font>Recipient<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>s</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Wednesday,
May 4, 6-8 p.m. at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Botanic Garden<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please RSVP to ELI by April 29, acceptances only, by
providing your name, affiliation, and email to <a
href="mailto:wetlandsawards@eli.org">wetlandsawards@eli.org</a>, (202)
939-3842, or <a href="http://www.nationalwetlandsawards.org/ceremony.htm">www.nationalwetlandsawards.org/ceremony.htm</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>2011
National Wetlands Awards Recipients<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>CONSERVATION AND
RESTORATION<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>Rio</span></font></b></st1:place><b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> de la Vista<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;font-style:italic'>Rio Grande</span></font></i></st1:PlaceName><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Headwaters</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Land</st1:PlaceType></span></font></i></st1:place><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>
Trust<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Del Norte</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Colorado</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>EDUCATION AND OUTREACH<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Margaret
H. Sedlecky<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;font-style:italic'>Baldwin</span></font></i></st1:PlaceName><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></span></font></i></st1:place><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'> Board of Education<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Fairhope</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Alabama</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>LANDOWNER
STEWARDSHIP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Scott
House<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Bearitage
Farms<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Cherry Valley</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Arkansas</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SCIENCE RESEARCH<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Loren
M. Smith<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;font-style:italic'>Oklahoma</span></font></i></st1:PlaceName><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></span></font></i></st1:place><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Stillwater</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Janet
Morlan<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Oregon
Department of State Lands<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Corvallis</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>WETLAND COMMUNITY
LEADER<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Todd
Miller<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;font-style:italic'>North Carolina</span></font></i></st1:State></st1:place><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'> Coastal Federation<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Newport</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State w:st="on">North
Carolina</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Since 1989, the National Wetlands Awards have honored more than
150 outstanding individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary effort,
innovation, and excellence in wetland conservation, research, and education.
Award recipients demonstrate the tremendous impact individual dedication makes
- inspiring greater stewardship of our national wetlands heritage. Recipients
are chosen by a selection committee of wetland experts from across the country
and honored at a ceremony in Washington, DC each May - American Wetlands Month.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Visit <u>www.nationalwetlandsawards.org</u> to read about
this year’s recipients. <br>
<br>
For questions or additional information, please contact Landon Yoder at (202)
939-3829 or <u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>wetlandsawards@eli.org</span></font></u>.
<br>
<br>
The National Wetlands Awards are administered by the Environmental Law
Institute and supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the
Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the USDA
Forest Service, the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, and the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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