<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div><br></div><div><font color="#ff0000"><i><br></i></font></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The <b>June 18 'Urban Forestry Today' Noonhour Webcast</b> will feature Dr. Dave Bloniarz, US Forest Service, who will commence our two-part summer series with “Volunteers: The Changing Face of Urban Forestry”. </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div><br></div><div>As always, we will offer <b>free ISA (& MCA) CEU’s</b>. </div><div><br></div><div>Please see below for details.</div><div><br></div><div>Rick</div></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div><div style="font-family: arial, verdana; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><hr></div><div topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" rightmargin="0"><div id="rootDiv"><div align="center"><table class="body" bgcolor="#D5C795" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-color: rgb(213, 199, 149);"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center"><table class="TemplateWidth" border="0" width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" style="width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td class="OuterBorder" bgcolor="#333333" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding: 1px;"><table border="0" width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"><tbody><tr><td class="InnerBorder" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 10px;"><table class="MainBG TemplateWidth" bgcolor="#C95436" border="0" width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-color: rgb(201, 84, 54); width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="HeaderBG" height="8" bgcolor="#C95436" width="100%" rowspan="1" colspan="2"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK2"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><img vspace="0" border="0" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.60" hspace="0" width="600" alt="MTWFA banner" src="https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs109/1102122235286/img/60.jpg"></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="Divider" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="height: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><tbody><tr><td height="4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="Divider" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="height: 4px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><tbody><tr><td height="4" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="LeftColWidth" valign="top" width="420" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center" style="width: 420px;"><table class="BlockMargin" height="362" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="15" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK4" style="margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><tbody><tr><td class="MessageText" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'Arial Narrow', 'Arial MT Condensed Light', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div class="MessageTitle" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 102); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Volunteers: The Changing Face of Urban Forestry </div></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Local grassroots volunteers and community-based organizations can be influential in transforming the urban forest. Learn about the advantages of volunteer community involvement and how to utilize, empower and successfully manage this critical natural resource. Dr. David Bloniarz, U.S. Forest Service, Research Scientist & Director of the Urban Natural Resources Institute (UNRI), shares his research and field experience about engaging volunteers to benefit and grow the urban forest.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><div style="font-size: 10pt;">To attend, visit <a track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001FNPuZrx7-OAjPpQ_VsxMb6umvVcXJk7mTQsCYd4vhF_5Nd3LzTgRpO8l68-ICao9hbsTFWvgS61pDQ2_qJ8Z2NLaWMZ3q67sKXiiIu9GgJM=" shape="rect" linktype="1" alt="http://www.joinwebinar.com" target="_blank" style="color: blue;">www.joinwebinar.com</a> and enter the ID code <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>122-297-139.</strong></span><br><div><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">This broadcast is free and will offer the opportunity for arborists to earn 1.0 ISA CEU and 0.5 MCA credit.</p></div><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">For more information, contact:</p><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Rick Harper</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Department of Environmental Conservation</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">University of Massachusetts, Amherst</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="mailto:rharper@eco.umass.edu" shape="rect" linktype="2" target="_blank" style="color: blue;">rharper@eco.umass.edu</a> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 9pt;">The Urban Forestry Today 2015 Webcast Series is sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Conservation, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Tree Wardens' & Foresters' Association, University of Massachusetts Extension, and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. </p></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="RightColWidth TemplatePad" valign="top" width="180" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="width: 180px; 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