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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;">People and Urban Trees: Perceptions and Stewardship Behavior </div></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div><div><br>Emerging research points to a deep and growing interest in urban trees and greenery from citizens who live in these communities.<br>Join Dr. Shorna Allred, Associate Professor and Associate Director, Human Dimensions Research Unit at Cornell University, to learn about the trends, patterns and effects that living "among the trees" has on people. </div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div><div style="font-size: 10pt;">To attend, visit <a track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001aA6zbIoK45djzzgmkEgP2jQZGUt7oh-K563BMju2Ak47YNJI3k7fkzedFbJn2rhvNK7NZQ8HK80J4fuU_vtFvbEAHLmo0kRloVHb57tcULE=" 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>155-981-147.</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 USDA Forest Service, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, University of Massachusetts Extension, and Massachusetts Tree Wardens' & Foresters' Association. </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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