<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;margin:0in 0in 4.5pt;line-height:14.5pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">The Xerces Society is partnering with the Monarch Joint Venture on a photo contest to gather information on important nectar plants for monarchs throughout the continental U.S. Please help us gather information about monarchs on native nectar plants in your region!</font></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;margin:0in 0in 4.5pt;line-height:14.5pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;margin:0in 0in 4.5pt;line-height:14.5pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><span style="line-height:14.5pt">The contest is only available to Facebook users, and it ends April 21, 2015. More details can be found on the contest page: </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__l.facebook.com_l.php-3Fu-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fgoo.gl-252Fp2cRWb-26h-3DDAQEUvSDv-26enc-3DAZPNqSWs4fxLa-5FXow5FNXZ9YVnCQSgj6-2DAbIyREru7QQ-2DDAI-2DXHjepEMS4GYX7L-2DAbH6Eh-2DjbJKiHqt-5FhlEIiLBuOvpiL24w7u5lEOmfTR3YYox2zdPRAcgcwuS3riGPpZ-5FPlU1vEpOQd-2DMoAVCr11K6GILfUZtuitB3shylNdLsmw-26s-3D1&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=sxIGk28eYr9C-RL4Wm_PWuG3UnD21lqsSYHIshhSwNs&s=tJ9g4RpXlfWaySFoO-QmWYMgxqP0g7WqMQibwzsPPpY&e=" target="_blank" style="line-height:14.5pt"><span style="text-decoration:none">http://goo.gl/p2cRWb</span></a><span style="line-height:14.5pt">. Please note that the emphasis is on native plants. If you are unsure of whether a plant is native, check using the USDA-PLANTS database, </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__l.facebook.com_l.php-3Fu-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fplants.usda.gov-252Fjava-252F-26h-3DuAQECOYYF-26enc-3DAZPflmYSxhBVwl-5FNfx6gT4Qubhr-5FEKPIIwoQq3hUqNnNHPFJER-2D7e6ZPuX-5FGzhzo7uLuAptnUqz3R-2DWXPMexxK8BxW0-2DYUVUOeo55cky0aKSe7vbJCWC7-5FfQuTmkq-5FcWKcH9-2DAiGPRNIBU3T6cacerF2J-5FqpT9E-5FxpmZ8b1T6q9BDg-26s-3D1&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=sxIGk28eYr9C-RL4Wm_PWuG3UnD21lqsSYHIshhSwNs&s=BOAurBNJRe0edLVs1vTrwkUJTxEQPExGM1OJErDKQVQ&e=" target="_blank" style="line-height:14.5pt"><span style="text-decoration:none">http://plants.usda.gov/java/</span></a><span style="line-height:14.5pt">.</span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;margin:0in 0in 4.5pt;line-height:14.5pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;margin:0in 0in 4.5pt;line-height:14.5pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">If you have observations of monarchs using native nectar plants in your area that you would prefer to share directly, please send them to <a href="mailto:Candace@xerces.org" target="_blank">Candace@xerces.org</a>. These entries will not be part of the contest. Please include the plant species name, location, and time of year that monarchs use this plant. All of the information we collect will be used to develop regional recommendations regarding optimal nectar plants for monarchs in all parts of their life cycle, including spring and fall migration, summer breeding, and the overwintering period.</font></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;margin:0in 0in 4.5pt;line-height:14.5pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;margin:0in 0in 4.5pt;line-height:14.5pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Thanks!</font></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;margin:0in 0in 4.5pt;line-height:14.5pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="line-height:14.5pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Candace</font></span></p>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Candace
Fallon</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span>Conservation Biologist</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span>Endangered Species Program</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><span>The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><i>Protecting the Life that Sustains Us</i></p></div></div>
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