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size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'>The </span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Massachusetts</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'> Coastal Training Program presents</span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoHeader align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:17.0pt'><b><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoHeader align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:17.0pt'><b><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Nitrogen From
The Air: </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoHeader align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:17.0pt'><b><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>How Important
is This Source to Coastal Pollution on </span></font></b><b><font color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;
font-weight:bold'>Cape Cod</span></font></b><b><font color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;
font-weight:bold'>?</span></font></b></p>
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoHeader align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:17.0pt'><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Friday, April
7, 2006</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoHeader align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:17.0pt'><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>8:30 am
– 2:00 pm</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoHeader align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:17.0pt'><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>Cape Cod & Islands</span></font><font
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'> </span></font><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>Realtors</span></font><font
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'> </span></font><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>Association</span></font><font
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'> </span></font><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>Conference</span></font><font
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'> </span></font><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>Center</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoHeader align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:17.0pt'><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>22 Mid-Tech Drive, W.</span></font><font
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'> </span></font><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'>Yarmouth</span></font></p>
<p class=backpagetext style='line-height:10.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Wastewater from septic systems and fertilizer use have both been shown
to be the main sources of nitrogen to bays and ponds on Cape Cod with
wastewater being the more significant of the two. Recent studies show
that for the entire </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>United
States</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> nitrogen
deposited from the atmosphere either directly or indirectly through run-off
from the land is also a major source accounting for 40% of the nitrogen
entering coastal waters <i><span style='font-style:italic'>(Howarth and Reilinger,
2003)</span></i>. Indeed, the atmospheric nitrogen deposition rates in
southeastern </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>New
England</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> are among
the highest found in </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>North
America</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>(Howarth and Reilinger, 2003)</span></i> prompting
questions of what this means for </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cape Cod</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> and whether we should be doing more to deal with this
nitrogen source.</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>This workshop will provide a broad overview of atmospheric deposition
of nitrogen and its importance, examine case studies for Chesapeake Bay and
Tampa Bay in addressing this issue and recommend actions that need to be taken
to better understand and reduce this nitrogen source on Cape Cod. It will
also draw on current research being conducted in </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Waquoit</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Bay</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> and
culminate with discussion on the implications and challenges of atmospheric
deposition for the coastal management community. </span></font></p>
<p class=backpagetext style='line-height:10.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>There is no charge for this workshop,
pre-registration is preferred. For the full brochure and registration
information please go to <a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/news.htm">http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/news.htm</a></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=backpagetext style='line-height:10.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Presentations
Include: </span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=bodycopy style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:normal'><b><font
size=2 color="#095ca6" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#095CA6;font-weight:bold'>Solving Coastal
Nitrogen Pollution: The Need to Consider Atmospheric Deposition </span></font></b></p>
<p class=bodycopy style='line-height:normal'><b><i><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Dr. </span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'>Robert Howarth</span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>, </span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'>Cornell University</span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=2
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>, </span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'>NY</span></font></i></b><b><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=Body style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in;line-height:normal'><b><font
size=2 color="#095ca6" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#095CA6;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=Body style='line-height:normal'><b><font size=2 color="#095ca6"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:#095CA6;font-weight:bold'>Quantifying Atmospheric Contributions to
Coastal Water Quality, </span></font></b></p>
<p class=Body style='line-height:normal'><b><font size=2 color="#095ca6"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:#095CA6;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Margaret Kerchner, NOAA Air Resources
Laboratory</span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=bodycopy style='line-height:normal'><b><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><b><font
size=2 color="#2053a3" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#2053A3;font-weight:bold'>Case Study: The Role of Atmospheric Deposition
in the </span></font></b><b><font size=2 color="#2053a3"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2053A3;font-weight:bold'>Tampa</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color="#2053a3"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2053A3;font-weight:
bold'> </span></font></b><b><font size=2 color="#2053a3"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2053A3;font-weight:bold'>Bay</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color="#2053a3"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2053A3;font-weight:
bold'> Nitrogen Management Strategy </span></font></b><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>
</span></font></b></p>
<p class=bodycopy style='line-height:normal'><b><i><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Holly Greening, Senior
Scientist, </span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Tampa</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'> </span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Bay</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'> Estuaries Program, FL</span></font></i></b></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:-.75pt;
font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=Body style='line-height:normal'><b><i><font size=2 color="#095ca6"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:#095CA6;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Complimentary Lunch &
Poster
Displays
</span></font></i></b><b><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:-.75pt;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><b><font
size=2 color="#095ca6" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#095CA6;font-weight:bold'>Management & Policy Implications for </span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color="#095ca6"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#095CA6;font-weight:
bold'>Cape Cod</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color="#095ca6"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#095CA6;font-weight:bold'>: <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Panel Discussion </span></i></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><b><i><font
size=2 color="#095ca6" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#095CA6;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>(Panelists
will include local representatives from policy and planning communities)</span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><b><i><font
size=2 color="#095ca6" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:#095CA6;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>Co-Sponsored by the </span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Waquoit</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Bay</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>
National Estuarine Research Reserve and</span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'> the Woods Hole Oceanographic </span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Institution</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
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size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Sea</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> Grant
Program</span></font></i></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>For more information or questions please contact:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Tonna-Marie Rogers </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>508-457-0495 x110 </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Laurie</span></font><font size=2><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt'> Tompkins</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt'>508-457-0495 x108</span></font></p>
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font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> L. Tompkins</span></font></b></strong></p>
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