<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi neighbors,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"> <a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/711/Ellerbe-Creek-Watershed">Ellerbe Creek</a> is one of Durham's Watersheds that diligently works to preserve biodiversity in the many nature preserves that they steward. I am sharing information on a request from ECWA to help preserve their waterbird colony. I ask that you take action on their request by emailing the council before April 20th. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thanks in advance,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Be a kind human</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Bonita</div><br></div><div dir="auto">To email Council, click on the link that says email Durham city council. That opens a document that you can copy and paste into another email, then you just adapt the sentences in bold with your own wording and put your name at the bottom (the document also has some bullet points that can help a person choose their wording)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you!</div><div dir="auto">Chris </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><br><br><u></u>
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We are currently referring to this area as the </span><a href="https://ellerbecreek.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f71f43960cafdda2346ae04f&id=a39a2eb30e&e=9cc4be4ba7" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size:16px">Ellerbe Creek Waterbird Colony Nature Preserve</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:16px">. Durham City already owns the land, but they still need to give it formal protection.</span></p><p style="text-align:left"><br></p><p style="text-align:left"><a href="https://ellerbecreek.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f71f43960cafdda2346ae04f&id=1c5df560b2&e=9cc4be4ba7" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size:16px">Email the Durham City Council</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:16px"> before their April 20th Work Session to tell them that you want them to vote “Yes” to supporting formal protection of this critical and beautiful heron rookery by Memorial Day on May 31st.</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:16px">Make sure to stay tuned for more information on how to sign-up for our annual Memorial Day Heron Rookery Nature Walks!</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:16px">Thank you,</span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:46px;padding-left:46px" align="left" valign="top"><a href="mailto:chris@ellerbecreek.org" style="display:block" target="_blank"><img width="119" style="border:0;width:119px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block" alt="Chris Dreps' signature" src="https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/5f71f43960cafdda2346ae04f/images/db4fc2b5-db3d-926d-0d41-085b4172a668.jpeg?w=119&dpr=2"></a></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:46px;padding-left:46px" valign="top"><div style="width:100%;font-size:16px"><p>Chris Dreps</p><p><em><span style="color:#4d4d4d">Land Protection Director</span></em></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px" align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#08d8b2;border-radius:8px;text-align:center" valign="top"><a href="https://ellerbecreek.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f71f43960cafdda2346ae04f&id=ab6598959a&e=9cc4be4ba7" style="background-color:#08d8b2;border-radius:8px;border:2px solid #08d8b2;color:#000000;display:block;font-family:'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px" target="_blank">VIEW EMAIL TEMPLATE</a></td></tr><tr>
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