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		<title>Introducing EPIC&#8217;s Adopt-a-Trail Program</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2012/04/06/introducing-epics-adopt-a-trail-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 03:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EPIC is now offering the unique opportunity to sponsor sections of our Montgomery County trail system. WHY SPONSOR? Pledging your support for our Adopt-a-Trail program is an easy way to support the EPIC trails and help maintain them. It will allow us to continue our mission to preserve land for equestrian use throughout Montgomery County [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urgent: Please Take Action to Protect Montgomery County&#8217;s Family Farms</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2012/02/14/urgent-please-take-action-to-protect-montomery-countys-family-farms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Montgomery Countryside Alliance: Join the growing list of those supporting this important legislation (including Montgomery County, MC Planning Board, The MC Farm Bureau, Audubon Naturalist Society, MC Agricultural Advisory Committee, Sugarloaf Citizens&#8217; Association, Izaak Walton League&#8230;) Background: Currently, farmers in the Ag Reserve may face  lawsuits preventing them from farming through  the exercise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Action Alert: Federal Equestrian Trail Funding in Jeopardy</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2012/02/01/action-alert-federal-equestrian-trail-funding-in-jeopardy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Equine Land Conservation Resource: February 1, 2012—On Thursday, February 2, 2012, the House Transportation &#38; Infrastructure Committee&#8217;s &#8220;Transportation Reauthorization Proposal,&#8221; will be considered in the markup of &#8220;The American Energy &#38; Infrastructure Jobs Act&#8221; House Bill (currently H.R.7). This Bill is a wholesale reform of federal surface transportation programs, eliminating all earmarks, including the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mont. Co. Offers Free Equine Seminar Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Presented by the Montgomery Soil Conservation District and University of Maryland Extension Montgomery Wednesday, February 8  at 6:30 pm (snow date February 9) “Forage Sampling and Forage Quality” Dr. Les Vough, University of Maryland Emeritus “Equine Digestive System and Nutrients” Dr. Amy Burk, University of Maryland Wednesday, March 7 at 6:30 pm (snow date March [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPIC Receives Grant to Expand Breezy Loop Equestrian Trail</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2012/01/31/epic-receives-grant-to-expand-breezy-loop-equestrian-trail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 31, 2012&#8211;Equestrian Partners in Conservation (EPIC) received a $2,000 grant from the Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) on January 21, 2012. EPIC website manager Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore accepted the check on behalf of the organization during an awards ceremony at the Maryland Horse World Expo in Timonium, Maryland. EPIC applied for the grant to expand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montgomery County Parks Announces Managed Deer Hunting Dates</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/09/27/montgomery-county-parks-announces-managed-deer-hunting-dates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[September 27, 2011â€”For public safety, the Montgomery County Department of Parks closes select park locations to public access for the duration of deer population management operations. The following is a schedule of park closure dates and specified locations for Managed Deer Hunting for Fiscal Year 2012. Managed Deer Hunting Program (Shotgun) Parks Closed from Sunrise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPIC Trail Courtesy Reminder</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/04/13/epic-trail-courtesy-reminder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the milder spring weather beckons us to hit the trails, we would like to ask your cooperation in permitting key portions of an EPIC trail to remain open for responsible use by all of us.]]></description>
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		<title>Help Ensure Maryland Trail Funding</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/04/12/help-ensure-maryland-trail-funding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funding for Maryland's public riding trails may be in jeopardy. If you enjoy riding on Maryland's trails, your action is needed by this Thursday to help ensure their future.]]></description>
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		<title>Potomac Pony Club Field Announcement</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2011/03/23/potomac-pony-club-field-announcement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Potomac Pony Club has asked that riders using the field on Bucklodge Rd. in Boyds stay off the polocrosse pitch and show-jump arena if the footing is wet, because they have just seeded.]]></description>
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		<title>Winter 2010/2011 EPIC Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://epicmontgomery.org/2010/12/30/winter-20102011-epic-newsletter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winter 2011/2011 EPIC newsletter]]></description>
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