<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="color:rgb(39,78,19);font-family:"times new roman",serif">Student Lunch featuring...</span></div><div><div><span style="line-height:17.12px"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:14.6667px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mitchell O’Neill, </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New York Natural Heritage Program, Invasive Species Biologist</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Mitchell works with the Invasive Species Database team at the New York Natural Heritage Program<span style="font-weight:bold"> </span>to provide tools and support for collecting and analyzing invasive species information to inform natural resource management and protect native biodiversity, particularly through iMapInvasives. </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Mitchell received his M.S. in Natural Resources from the University of New Hampshire studying the biogeography of terrestrial invasive plants, and a B.A. in Biology and Studio Art from the University of Vermont. His interests include invasive species biology, Geographic Information Systems, quantitative ecology, science communication, and native plants of the northeast. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Come learn</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"> all about Mitchell’s exciting career!!</span></p></div></div><div><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><br></p></div></span></div><div><div><b>Open to all students</b></div><div><b>Friday, Feb 27,  </b><b>12:00  Hudson 155</b></div></div></div><div><img src="cid:ii_mltlh3k01" alt="Slide2.JPG" width="536" height="402" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"><br></div></div>