<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>Thursday November 03 at noon (Eastern) we will welcome<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> our </span><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">'Urban Forestry Today' </b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">noonhour webcast speaker<b> </b></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Dr. Dan Herms, </b></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>The Ohio State University,</b> to provide an</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center;"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">“Emerald Ash Borer Research Update”</font></span></b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">To attend, visit </span><a track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Sc3oiYHTpvOEiIk12zVMYngdSRn0BC1LgJs2lp3s5kGwyGw6hKRprsoW21SD6YqV8volk4weld7W7W3yiq6galH5_Xy6QGYk5SdO1Byviwk=" linktype="1" alt="http://www.joinwebinar.com" target="_blank" style="color: blue; 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