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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Schwartz, Myra [mailto:Schwartz.Myra@epa.gov] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 06, 2017 11:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Schwartz, Myra <Schwartz.Myra@epa.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Don't miss the next (free) Soak Up the Rain New England Webinar series: Earth Day in Schools<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Soak Up the Rain New England Webinar Series<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Tuesday, April 11th<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1232502335242151427">To Register</a> <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Earth Day in Schools
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Hear about what educators are doing to ‘soak up the rain’ in schools & communities<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">From rain gardens to green roofs, to tree plantings and more, schools across New England have made real strides in soaking up the rain. Join us for a presentation
on student-led green infrastructure projects that have made a difference. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Presenters include</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Robin Organ, Executive Director/Founder, Project Green Schools. </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Project
Green Schools is a MA-based, leading national non-profit organization, organized for innovative environmental education, E-STEM education, leadership, and action.
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Robin will present her work with
<i>Boston Latin School and others who have made ‘The Green Difference’ using</i> g<i>reen infrastructure practices that don’t cost a fortune.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">John Kelly, Environmental and Technology Instructor, Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.
<i>John Kelly has been an instructor for The Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School for the past five years. John will present student projects utilizing rain runoff from the greenhouse for rain barrel collection and rain gardening in addition to projects
involving green roofs and other innovative uses of storm water. He will also highlight how these exciting projects and others have met the state educational standards with buy-in from school administration.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ruth Steward, Executive Director, Worcester Tree Initiative</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.
<i>Ruth Steward has been with the Worcester Tree Initiative for over seven years. She has been responsible for coordinating planting programs with more than fifty schools in and around Worcester and starting the ‘Stewards in the Streets’ volunteer tree steward
program which assesses the health of city street trees. Ruth will be presenting their school education program which involves teaching children how to plant and care for trees with a focus on the benefits of urban trees and their role in soaking up storm water
in cities. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Email registration address-
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</span><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1232502335242151427"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:citrixsans-regular;color:#389ED8">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1232502335242151427</span></a><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">*<b>For questions about the webinar series or if you have ideas for additional webinar topics, please send an email to<i>
</i></b></span><a href="mailto:soakuptherain@epa.gov"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">soakuptherain@epa.gov</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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