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Pittillo to speak at Franklin meeting

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Retired Western Carolina University professor and well-known regional fall color prognosticator Dan Pittillo will be the speaker at 2 p.m. on Jan. 17 at a meeting of the Southern Appalachian Plant Society.

The meeting will take place in the Franklin Library.

Pittillo taught plant science at WCU for more than three decades, directing the WCU Herbarium from 1970 until his retirement in 2005.

Tickets to the event are $10 and will benefit the WCU Herbarium. RSVP to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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