[Entm-beu] Fwd: Please Share: Accepting Applications for Fall 2026 California Ecology and Conservation Field Course
Rick Redak
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From: California Ecology and Conservation <CAecology at ucop.edu>
Date: Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Subject: Please Share: Accepting Applications for Fall 2026 California
Ecology and Conservation Field Course
To: <richard.redak at ucr.edu>
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