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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:.85pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal">Waldo County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal">pleased to announce its 2023 Annual Meeting, which will feature a special talk by Gary Fish, Maine State Horticulturist
entitled, “</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#242424;background:white;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal">Economic, Environmental and Ecological Impacts of Invasive Species in Maine</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal">.”
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:.85pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal">The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry recently announced that its
list of </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Invasive Plants Prohibited from Sale or Import in Maine</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal">
will nearly double in size starting in 2024. There are currently 33 plants on the list and the number will jump to 60 in January. The challenge is gaining momentum as we face the impacts of climate change. Waldo SWCD invites the public to attend this educational,
yet fun, event! Can you identify the difference between fruits of Asiatic bittersweet, multiflora rose, and winterberry? Do you know which is a Mainer and which is not?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:.85pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal">In addition to Gary Fish’s talk, there will be a presentation of the Waldo SWCD Conservationist
of the Year Award, door prizes, and refreshments. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:.85pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal">The event will be held Thursday, December 14, at 5:30pm at the Town Hall Meeting Room on
Route 131 in Searsmont. The cost is $6. To help us get a rough headcount, please RSVP to
<a href="mailto:msteinman@maineconservationdistricts.com">msteinman@maineconservationdistricts.com</a>, or call 218-5311.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Alex Wong (he/his/him)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nonpoint Source Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.maine.gov/dep/water/grants/319.html">Maine Department of Environmental Protection</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">17 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">207-694-9533 (cell)<o:p></o:p></p>
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