<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif"><font size="4">Western Montana Grazing
& Agriculture Conference, Plus <font color="#38761d">Free</font> Pre-Conference Talk:</font></span></b></div>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif"><br></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif">Free Community Talk</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif">:
Wednesday, Jan. 24 @ 6:30 pm i</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif">n UM’s
North Underground Lecture Hall </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif">Conference</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif">: Thursday – Friday, Jan. 25-26</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><span></span></span><span style="font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">@ The DoubleTree</span></p>

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Pre-Registration (Meals included)</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">​</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">​</span><br></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Lake County Conservation District is hosting this two-day conference
that</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif"> will feature
agricultural producers, natural resource professionals, and educators from
across Montana. Speakers will present and host panel discussions on various
sustainable and profit-driven topics such as grazing management, soil health
and testing, resilience, pollinators, wildlife conflict, livestock/crop rearing
and human health, plus many more. Visit </span><a href="http://lakecountyconservationdistrict.org/2017/12/12/2018-western-montana-grazing-agriculture-conference/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif">lakecountyconservationdi<wbr>strict.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif"> for the agenda
and registration.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif">Prior to the conference
on Wednesday, January 24, conference keynote Fred Provenza, Ph.D., will
give a <b>free community talk</b> on how crop and livestock rearing affect the health
benefits these foods provide. </span><span style="font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">This talk is sponsored by the </span><span style="font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">UM </span><span style="font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Environmental Studies Program, Lake County
Conservation District, and Missoula Conservation District. </span></p><div><font face="Gadugi, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><br></span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif">For more on Dr. Provenza and the
pre-conference talk, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif">visit Missoula Conservation District’s events page: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="http://missoulacd.org/announcements/upcoming-events/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Gadugi,sans-serif">http://missoulacd.org/an<wbr>nouncements/upcoming-events/</span></a></span></p>

<div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">​</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><span class="m_-8096062553864085180HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="m_-8096062553864085180m_-5610354303427666784gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0b5394" face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>Monica Perez-Watkins</b></font><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Conservation and Communications Coordinator</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Missoula Conservation District</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="tel:(406)%20303-3427" value="+14063033427" target="_blank">406-303-3427</a></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="http://missoulacd.org" target="_blank">missoulacd.org</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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