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<p class="MsoNormal">We wanted to share with you, and ask you to share with your networks, a webinar that the EPA is hosting to help congregations green their grounds. They created a new guide on this based on our suggestion and will be highlighting four congregations
that we are partnering with in the Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions. Thanks to Tiffany Carey, Anna Groover and Manja Holland for help making this happen. Please share this note below and the attachment and hope you might join us as well!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>On April 13<sup>th </sup>@2PM</b> <b>National Wildlife Federation Sacred Grounds Program will be partnering with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on a national
</b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/events-na6.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/2448447077/en/events/event/shared/default_template/event_landing.html?sco-id=2568426484&_charset_=utf-8__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!d797viHJpPIgxTUHunEWDdJGz9PXwtGxEc1X-o8TvKkZnDxmm2EZSxTStuA5fBURIXiqyw$"><b>webinar</b>
[events-na6.adobeconnect.com]</a><b>, Saving the Rain: Green Stormwater Solutions for Congregations.</b> This webinar will be featuring a guide constructed by the EPA to support congregations to identify actions they can take to care for the environment –
starting with their own properties. The webinar will also highlight the work of Washington D.C. area and Detroit houses of worship who are participating in Sacred Grounds and installing green stormwater interventions on their faith campuses. All are welcome
to participate and the registration link can be found <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/events-na6.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/2448447077/en/events/event/shared/default_template/event_landing.html?sco-id=2568426484&_charset_=utf-8__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!d797viHJpPIgxTUHunEWDdJGz9PXwtGxEc1X-o8TvKkZnDxmm2EZSxTStuA5fBURIXiqyw$">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Naomi<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.25pt">Senior Director, Wildlife Partnerships, National Wildlife Federation</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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