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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>My name is Micah Jasny and I am the Botanical Coordinator with Native Plant Trust. Our organization runs a community science initiative called the Plant Conservation Volunteer program which engages volunteers in monitoring native plants throughout New England. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I am writing to you because we are offering three paid summer internships to students and graduates interested in plants, conservation, biology, or ecology and were wondering if you would be willing to share this opportunity with students and professors in the Biology Department. Below, I have attached the position descriptions as well as a flyer with more information about the PCV program. Please let me know if you have any questions, and I hope to hear from you soon.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Warm regards,</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Micah</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#134F5C'>Micah Jasny</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Botanical Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i>he/him/his</i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img width=201 height=20 style='width:2.0937in;height:.2083in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://newfs-society.s3.amazonaws.com/images/NPT_logo_single_line_small_space_screen_RGB_gre.original.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>180 Hemenway Road<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Framingham, MA 01701<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>T: 508-877-7630 ext. 3204<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>F: 508-877-3658<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.nativeplanttrust.org/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jWBWvNxX_LdbgrUgywBikYzLZbyEUtNGg8pqUlc9HDainmh78XZPuLySDZk7B_oDOZaYtGhvYZfYlZ_jsLz3$" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>www.NativePlantTrust.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#134F5C'>Conserving and promoting New England's native plants to</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#134F5C'>ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>