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<!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal">The Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency is
celebrating the 25<sup class="">th</sup> year since establishment of the Habitat
Conservation Plan for western Riverside County. A broadcast will be presented, “The Past, Present,
and Future of Conservation in Riverside County” to be presented online
Thursday, May 27, at 9-10 am. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The UCR
Center for Conservation Biology has been involved in habitat conservation and
research in conjunction with RCHCA from its inception. Speakers include Edith
Allen of UCR-CCB, Princess Hester and Brian Shomo of RCHCA, Tricia Campbell of Regional
Conservation Authority, and Wayne Spencer of the Biodiversity Institute, San
Diego. <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Here is
the link:<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://iercc.glueup.com/event/the-past-present-and-future-of-conservation-in-riverside-county-36703/" class=""><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:blue" class="">https://iercc.glueup.com/event/the-past-present-and-future-of-conservation-in-riverside-county-36703/</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Or for the podcast:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm8F_JHZzcQ&ab_channel=WRCOG" class=""><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;color:blue" class="">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm8F_JHZzcQ&ab_channel=WRCOG</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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