<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-x_MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0in"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Dear urban forestry colleagues, </span></p><p class="gmail-x_MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0in"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-83b11d13-7fff-48f9-78b1-463e995eed23" style=""><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We’re inviting you to share your expert perspective on how different types of information–data and stories–shape environmental decision-making in Canada. I am sharing on behalf of my colleague Dr. Natatlia Aristizabal. </font></span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-x_MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0in"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b><br></b></span></p><p class="gmail-x_MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0in"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b>About the survey:</b> In collaboration </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">with Dr. Elena Bennett at McGill University and the </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><u><a title="Original URL: https://www.nsercresnet.ca/index.html. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsercresnet.ca%2Findex.html&data=05%7C02%7Cjackie.hamilton%40mail.mcgill.ca%7C5f42e6d9ebc24465000208ddfaba490e%7Ccd31967152e74a68afa9fcf8f89f09ea%7C0%7C0%7C638942400196917250%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BuFIgNmv0Bj0jcZiA3K3PBbsNN1Nc4u3cgNevuEM%2Bx8%3D&reserved=0" style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(5,99,193)">NSERC-ResNet</a></u></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> network, w</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(33,33,33)">e’re conducting a survey to better understand how people working in environmental governance in Canada seek and use information, and how science, through data and storytelling, can better support their work. The findings will also guide the development of an open-source platform integrating national ecosystem service models with local data and narratives.</span></p><p class="gmail-x_MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0in"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></p><p class="gmail-x_MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0in"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b>Survey link:</b></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b><u><a title="https://surveys.mcgill.ca/ls3/225112?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://surveys.mcgill.ca/ls3/225112?lang=en" style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(5,99,193)"> https://surveys.mcgill.ca/ls3/225112?lang=en</a> </u></b></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>(offered in English and French until Sept. 30).</b></span></p><p class="gmail-x_MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0in"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><u><br></u>The survey is anonymous, takes approximately 15–20 minutes to complete, and has received ethics approval from McGill University.</span></p><p class="gmail-x_MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0in"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-x_MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0in"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Questions? Please contact </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><u><a title="mailto:natalia.aristizabaluribe@mcgill.ca" href="mailto:natalia.aristizabaluribe@mcgill.ca" style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(5,99,193)">natalia.aristizabaluribe@mcgill.ca</a></u></span></p><p class="gmail-x_MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0in"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-x_MsoNormal" style="font-size:15px;margin:0in"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#212121">Thank you,</font></span></p><p class="gmail-x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font color="#212121" face="Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Jackie Hamilton</span></font></p><p class="gmail-x_MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin:0in"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;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