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<span style="font-size:11.5pt; line-height:23px; font-family:Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; color:rgb(38,53,71)">Experiencing wildfire and smoke is part of life in Missoula. To help reduce the risk of severe fire, the Missoula Ranger District, the State
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Come learn from a fire scientist, a WAM project manager, and firefighters about improving forest resiliency and reducing fire risk. We'll talk about:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt; line-height:23px; font-family:Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">The state of our forests and why we need to work across ownership boundaries</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:rgb(38,53,71); line-height:24px">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt; line-height:23px; font-family:Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">What being fire-adapted means</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:rgb(38,53,71); line-height:24px">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt; line-height:23px; font-family:Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">The shared vision for forests around Missoula</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:rgb(38,53,71); line-height:24px">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt; line-height:23px; font-family:Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Community and private property readiness</span></li></ul>
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<strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; color:rgb(38,53,71)">Community Conversation</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; color:rgb(38,53,71)"><br>
July 11, 2019<br>
5-7pm<br>
<a href="https://nationalforests.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1947d6cd971c70f8ef837d21a&id=e2577671fa&e=a86bfa5beb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:rgb(0,124,137)">Missoula Rural Fire District Station 2</span></a><br>
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<strong>Pattee Canyon Site Visit</strong><br>
July 23, 2019<br>
5-7pm<br>
<a href="https://nationalforests.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1947d6cd971c70f8ef837d21a&id=f64bde3654&e=a86bfa5beb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:rgb(0,124,137)">Pattee Canyon Picnic Area</span></a><br>
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<strong>Community Conversation</strong><br>
July 31, 2019<br>
5-7pm<br>
<a href="https://nationalforests.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1947d6cd971c70f8ef837d21a&id=29e86c365f&e=a86bfa5beb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color:rgb(0,124,137)">Missoula Rural Fire District Station 1</span></a></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt; line-height:23px; font-family:Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; color:rgb(38,53,71)">All events are open to the public! More info at www.NationalForests.org/WildfireAdaptedMissoula</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt; line-height:23px; font-family:Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; color:rgb(38,53,71)"><br>
</span><em><span style="font-size:8.5pt; line-height:17px; font-family:Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; color:rgb(38,53,71)">Please note that these are informal events intended for interactive discussion and not public hearings of record.</span></em></p>
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