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It will take place on Thursday January 07, 12:PM EST. </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 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div>--</div></div></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div align="center" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, verdana;"><img src="cid:85C2E1CC-E4E0-4166-8226-C99B779D19C2" type="image/png"></div><div><div id="footerContainer" align="center"><div style="font-family: arial, verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><hr></div><div id="rootDiv"><div align="center" style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri;"><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;"><div><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Roots, Trees and the Urban Environment:</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> A Continuing Discussion</span> </div></div></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div><div> </div>According to research, most landscape plant health problems are related to what is taking place below ground. Join Taryn Bauerle, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Cornell University, as she returns to further detail what we have discovered - and don't yet know - about the occurrences related to tree roots in the urban soil environment. </div><div style="font-size: 10pt;"><br>To attend, visit <a track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Dz4HrzMGF67Vau55P0knm8LlSgSZ7aP8SCJC2-qBxfOiG9wAFT-9GNd-Svn0KtqnvrarSjjZvJrI6AXvJYHCT94Jw1ur3EwM8caRuEPpwR0=" 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>130-408-251.</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 href="mailto:rharper@eco.umass.edu" shape="rect" 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 2016 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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