<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 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div>Just a friendly reminder and invitation to join us for<b> today’s</b> noon hour (Eastern) <b>'Urban Forestry Today' Webcast</b> titled <font color="#007766" style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri; text-align: -webkit-center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">“</font><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri; text-align: -webkit-center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 119, 102);">They're Coming...Planning Ahead for the Urban Landscape Pests of 2016</span><font color="#007766" style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri; text-align: -webkit-center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">”</font><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri; text-align: -webkit-center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. </span></div><div><br></div><div>**For those who cannot attend live in-person, the webcast will be archived in the ‘videos’ section at www.urbanforestrytoday.org **</div><div><br></div><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="font-size: 14px; 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