<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><div><div>The <b>October 'Urban Forestry Today' Noonhour Webcast</b> will feature Dr. Nate Siegert, US Forest Service, who will wrap up our two-part fall series about the Emerald Ash Borer. </div><div><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><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>--</div><div><img src="cid:9F779C01-47A4-4F2C-A2D1-9C85D31CF231" type="image/png"></div></div></div><div><div align="center" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><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://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/695ba9b9001/19ebcf88-b406-4bbd-a0e1-8a3afeebdb32.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;">Emerald Ash Borer Update </div></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div><div><br><div>With the 2015 growing season coming to a close, arborists, urban foresters and tree enthusiasts will be eager to learn more about the latest activities of the Emerald Ash Borer that occurred in the recent spring/summer months. Join Dr. Nate Siegert, USDA Forest Service, as he provides the latest ecology, natural history and management update of this well-known pest.</div></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </div></div><div style="font-size: 10pt;">To attend, visit <a track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001X63p7-tLqSikaaMM4-likxFOpb4-Xb7xCbiYvKBv04AMxmYcgi5Q9ECJXYOTjSkmHavojBforSmckC8iHW7jh6lappNarTjcM4-_5S2a02o=" 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>101-432-635.</strong></span><br><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </div><div 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.</div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">For more information, contact:</div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Rick Harper</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Department of Environmental Conservation</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">University of Massachusetts, Amherst</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:rharper@eco.umass.edu" linktype="2" target="_blank" style="color: blue;">rharper@eco.umass.edu</a> </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </div><div 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. </div></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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