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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 20pt;">Mark your Calendar and Plan to attend
the Prairie Land Conservancy Open House!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 20pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What: </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Open
House to celebrate the donation of Stony Hills/Jamar Haven, a 196 acre Nature
Preserve which is the second largest privately owned Nature Preserve in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Illinois</st1:place></st1:state><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When: </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Saturday,<b style=""> </b>October 24, 2009<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Time: </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2:00
to 5:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Schedule of Events: <span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2:00 pm – Registration and Refreshments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2:30
pm -<span style=""> </span>Welcome, brief introduction about
the PLC, acknowledgement and thanks of land donation and welcome<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3:00
pm – Nature Walk through the prairie and woods (prairie seed collection,
time/weather permitting)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">5:00
pm – Event wrap up<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Directions:<span style=""> </span></span></b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">From <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Dallas</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">City</st1:placetype></st1:place>:</span></u><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Take routes 9/96 towards Pontoosuc.<span style=""> </span>Turn left on Leisure Lane Road (CR1430E) and
go to the top of the hill.<span style=""> </span>Turn right at
the first road.<span style=""> </span><u>From Niota: </u>Follow
routes 9/96 towards <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Dallas</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">City</st1:placetype></st1:place>.<span style=""> </span>Turn right on Leisure Lane Road (CR1430E) and
go to the top of the hill.<span style=""> </span>Turn right at
the first road.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Further Information:<span style="">
</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Please contact the office at
(309) 833-4747 or by email at <a href="mailto:david.king@il.usda.gov">david.king@il.usda.gov</a>.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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