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<P><FONT size=2><STRONG><A href="http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=Evl2vb6IIYsKyqdzRUKZaQ..">Osprey Project</A><BR /></STRONG></FONT><FONT size=2>March 10, 1 P.M.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P><STRONG><A href="http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=b81tDp0Fl9tgnSunKOcICg..">Climate Change in Massachusetts</A><BR /></STRONG>March 29, 2 P.M.</P></TD></TR>
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<P><STRONG><A href="http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=nfcULjDJZrotjt_RXShbjw..">Saturday at the Movies</A><BR /></STRONG><EM>March of the Penguins</EM><BR />Saturday, March 24, 1 P.M.</P></TD></TR>
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<P><STRONG>Part-time Property Worker Needed at Wellfleet Bay!</STRONG>Click <A href="http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=0CfJ0oZ8NZS1xgnjGfjcGw..">here</A> to learn more.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<P><FONT style="COLOR: #006633; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#006633 size=1>WILDLIFE<BR /></FONT><FONT style="COLOR: #006633; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#006633 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT style="COLOR: #000000" face="" color=#000000 size=2>Right whales return to feed in Cape Cod Bay in late March. The rarest of whales (less than 350 known), they can often be seen from shore. Race Point in Provincetown is a great place to spot right whales. Click<A href="http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=IWbP85BVu2nhwIkK-ntZ4A.."> here </A>to learn about <STRONG>Right Whales from Shore</STRONG> with Dennis Murley.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT style="COLOR: #006633" color=#006633 size=1>NEW VOLUNTEERS <BR /></FONT>New volunteer jobs available in Summer 2007: <STRONG>Marsh Cabin Docent </STRONG>and <STRONG>Exhibit Area Docent. </STRONG>No experience required. Click <A title="E-mail mzbel@massaudubon.org" href="mailto:mzbel@massaudubon.org">here</A> to contact the Volunteer Coordinator.</P>
<P><FONT style="COLOR: #006633" color=#006633 size=1>VOLUNTEERS ONLY</FONT><FONT style="COLOR: #006633"><BR /></FONT>Come have <STRONG>Lunch with Bob</STRONG> at noon on Friday, March 30. Bring a bag lunch and we will provide dessert.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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<P><IMG alt="WBWS in March" src="http://web.massaudubon.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11642.jpg" align=right border=0 />The Wrack Line is a free electronic newsletter produced by the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. You have received this issue of The Wrack Line because you provided Wellfleet Bay with your e-mail address. If you do NOT want to receive this newsletter, or if you wish to change your e-mail address, please <A href="http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=Ler_WQaTxAFg2Ci7PcqnmA..">click here</A>. <BR /><SPAN><FONT class=headline size=3><BR />From the Director: Citizen Science<BR /></FONT></SPAN>What exactly is citizen science? There are numerous definitions, but all of them involve you. It’s people participating in science. Citizen science is an excellent way to quantify and later analyze anecdotal information or observations. Citizen science connects volunteers and scientists as partners in the collection of biological information. Having a science background is not necessary; having an open inquisitive mind is. Observation skills are important, as is patience. With training and practice you too can become a citizen scientist. We’ve actually been doing it for years, but now there is a formal name for it, and we want to do it better. We have volunteers monitoring the bird boxes. Volunteers inventoried our lichens and created a lichen trail. Our volunteers partner with other organizations to collect water samples for the Wellfleet Harbor Water Quality study. We are now in our tenth year of collecting information on the spring migration of hawks over the Outer Cape. Our biggest project is the monitoring of coastal waterbirds, from piping plovers to ospreys. Last year 33 volunteers spent 506 hours putting up fences and exclosures, monitoring, and collecting data on piping plovers at 22 sites. There are many mysteries out there and there are many research problems to solve. By working with staff and volunteers we can make a huge difference in protecting wildlife and habitat on Cape Cod.<BR /><IMG alt="bob's signature" src="http://web.massaudubon.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11660.gif" align=right border=0 /></P>
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<P><SPAN><STRONG><FONT size=3>Call for Volunteers<IMG height=94 alt="PIPL closeup" src="http://web.massaudubon.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11632.jpg" width=116 align=right border=0 />!</FONT></STRONG><BR />We need piping plover and tern monitors on beaches in Harwich, Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown. If you would like to help, attend one of these two training sessions: <STRONG>Saturday, March 10 at 10 A.M. or Friday, March 16 at 10 A.M.</STRONG> Both sessions will be held at the Sanctuary. Piping plovers usually return to the Cape the last week in March!</SPAN><SPAN> Thanks to volunteer Betsy Richards for this nice plover close-up that she snapped while doing her monitoring. </P>
<P><SPAN class=headline>On the Trails: Goose Pond<BR /></SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT size=2><IMG alt="green herons" src="http://web.massaudubon.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11636.jpg" align=right border=0 />In the early twentieth century Goose Pond was used for raising and attracting waterfowl. Photos of Goose Pond during the days of the Austin Ornithological Research Station show traps set up to catch birds for banding purposes. Goose Pond is brackish and a little over an acre in size, maintained as a pond by means of a dike. The water level is controlled by removable wooden flashboards. In the winter, spring, and early summer, the flashboards are kept in to keep the water level high. This enhances the habitat for use by nesting ducks. After the ducks have left the pond, about mid-summer, the flashboards are opened to drain out most of the water. Mudflats are then exposed along the edge to attract migrant shorebirds. Green heron photo courtesy of volunteer Richard Johnson.<BR /></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><BR /></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=headline>Paper Birds<BR /></SPAN><SPAN><IMG height=140 alt="paper osprey" src="http://web.massaudubon.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11648.bmp" width=110 align=right border=0 />The Sanctuary is pleased to welcome a new osprey to the exhibit area. On temporary loan from the artist, this life-size model by Holland Hoagland is made of paper. The sculpture began with a light wooden frame. Each feather is individually cut from a variety of Asian rice papers, held together and shaped with paper clay. Finally the bird is painted to realistically depict its plumage. The osprey is shown in flight with a brown trout in its talons. Ms. Hoagland will be showing some of her other paper birds at the Sanctuary beginning mid-April. To contact Holland Hoagland about her paper birds, click <A title="E-mail eohipus@comcast.net" href="mailto:eohipus@comcast.net">here</A>.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=headline>Cape Cod Natural History Conference<BR /></SPAN><SPAN>The Cape Cod Natural History Conference is scheduled for <STRONG>Saturday, March 17 from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M.</STRONG> The conference will be held at the Cape Cod Community College and </SPAN><SPAN>features fourteen brief presentations by individuals from environmental groups across Cape Cod and Massachusetts. New to the conference this year is a keynote presentation by Dr. Ivan Valiela of Boston University on <EM><STRONG>Global and Local Ecological Change on Cape Cod as Evidenced from Birds.</STRONG> </EM></SPAN><SPAN>Participants will be able to ask questions as time permits and will receive a summary of the presentations. There will be a lunch break (bring your own) as well as two shorter breaks for participants to interact with the speakers and to review poster exhibits. The cost to attend the conference is $20 for advance registration, $25 on the day of the event. To learn more about the conference or to receive a printed brochure and registration form, phone 508-349-2615.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=headline>Summer Day Camp Update<BR /></SPAN>Some sessions of summer day camp have already filled so don't wait to register. Click <A href="http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=fiwzpDihLgEXznFvcpSleA..">here</A> to download the brochure and registration form. Completed forms with payment should be mailed or delivered in person to the Sanctuary. Telephone registration with Master Card or Visa begins April 1.</P>
<P><SPAN class=headline>Summer Camp for Grown-Ups, Too!<BR /></SPAN>The Adult Summer Field School schedule is now available online. Click <A href="http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=88HwLPQuZrdK4AKstPqy0A..">here</A> to find out more about these intense field study courses on Cape Cod.</P>
<P><STRONG><FONT size=3>Save and Give<BR /></FONT></STRONG>The Cape Light Compact, in order to increase customer participation in the residential MassSAVE home energy program, offers the <STRONG>Carbon Challenge</STRONG>. This limited term (through June 30, 2007) effort will establish a partnership with the Sanctuary. We will receive $1.00 per residential energy audit generated by Wellfleet Bay (for customers who have not had an audit within the past 12 months), up to $1000 maximum. In addition, RISE Engineering will report on the estimated Emission Savings based on implemented or scheduled measures. To sign up for your energy audit, call <BR />1-800-797-6699 and be sure to mention Wellfleet Bay.<STRONG> </STRONG></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV><img src="http://web.massaudubon.org/site/PixelServer?j=1x72ymn-vhRH_HoX6QsdRw.." height="1" width="1">
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