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<div style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">The final hearing for the <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; " track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109514014328&s=6585&e=001KUyawE7RhWhwFExpM0z3aKna7-mpADjetoXnHz6kgczAxDR2AQfWulKUUFShAhc3O7y_3qudUG2lFExuGvABvYmV7rVFZ_BjddLkwoJFlQCjRX8VaAgkQYvle53vLuViKkJPuZCPGRR4QU45YwuAMg==" shape="rect" linktype="1" target="_blank">Community Cleanup and Greening Act</a> is tomorrow. As we've seen in DC and Montgomery County, five cents is a powerful motivator to reduce our use of disposable bags -- and protect our river from litter.</div>
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<strong style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">AWS Lecture Series: A Discussion of the Novel <em>Beating Heart,</em> by Anna El-Eini</strong><br /><strong style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Date</strong><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;" color="#333333" size="2" face="'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">: Wednesday, March 14, 2012</span><br /><strong style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Time</strong><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;" color="#333333" size="2" face="'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">: 7:00pm - 9:00pm</span><br /><strong style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Location</strong><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;" color="#333333" size="2" face="'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">: AWS Office</span><br /><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;" color="#333333" size="2" face="'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">4302 Baltimore Avenue</span><br /><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;" color="#333333" size="2" face="'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">Bladensburg, MD</span><br /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"> </p><div style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt; " track="on" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109514014328&s=6585&e=001KUyawE7RhWgrH3AG7AfpQriR5m-9ZlhxWXui9-GZn1S80-wY2KdniYl70vZRrKGUVjLdIuHT-u8moEdj_H4FIutnrPTrv2dxd70CNVvjSIklmdFxbklIzjG1U-qM6waBHNcBaPvukuOeC86dz14vp3bCiJKh-pHM8lt9f6yY-H9zMCCBt0bvKw2cAY6MdUml" shape="rect" linktype="1" target="_blank">Click here for more information and to RSVP!</a> </div></td></tr></table>
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<br />Springtime means breeding for important amphibians and unique invertebrate species -- and vernal pools are the perfect habitat for them. <strong>Have you registered for our design and restoration workshop?</strong> Learn about the flora and fauna that call these seasonal pools home and how to their restoration is important to the future of the entire watershed.<br /><br /><strong style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Vernal Pool Site Design and Restoration Techniques Workshop</strong><br /><strong style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Date</strong><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;" color="#333333" size="2" face="'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">: Thursday, March 22, 2012</span><br /><strong style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Time</strong><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;" color="#333333" size="2" face="'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">: 9:30am - 2:00pm</span><br /><strong style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Location</strong><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;" color="#333333" size="2" face="'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">: start at AWS Office</span><br /><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;" color="#333333" size="2" face="'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">4302 Baltimore Avenue</span><br /><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Palatino Linotype,Book Antiqua,Palatino,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;" color="#333333" size="2" face="'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">Bladensburg, MD</span><br /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"> </p><div style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <a style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt; " track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109514014328&s=6585&e=001KUyawE7RhWhz0ucmAIs00QSRO0K20J-t1Smmrn4F12w2GaoP5XJkOrMB-QnsElgTw2LydqbUMHszR2TU5cFsG5kmPpQcVG9vVMatOY4UVD9GbuWtWSvDWwkqZyWrUaFveTEBAhl1QMPi9hvXVrbN-PatxUPcvcqMZ8rXTFcT5z5GEcXRdA9oZ35crus7cbyJgcPcuz3jbWr4FjrK8LKCfQ==" linktype="1" target="_blank">Click here for more information and to RSVP! </a></div></span></td></tr></table></td>
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