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<p class=MsoNormal><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Media Release 5.2</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tanya Gabettie: 508.237.1920<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:18.0pt'>'Bay in May' Nature Walks Sponsored by PCCS's Cape Cod
Bay Ocean Sanctuary Program</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:18.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b>(Provincetown , Cape Cod , MA
) </b>Bring comfortable walking shoes and stroll the barrier beach
systems, mudflats, marshes and shore along Cape Cod Bay at three <b>'Bay in
May' Nature Walks</b> in Plymouth, Sandwich, and Eastham, sponsored by the <b>Cape
Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary Program</b>, a conservation initiative of the
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS). <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'>Cape Cod Bay is the southernmost
region of the Gulf of Maine and the largest coastal bay in the North Atlantic,
measuring about 603 square miles. "It is a state ocean sanctuary
deserving of continued study, protection and appreciation," said Theresa
Barbo, director of the Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary Program. "Asking
people to walk with us, and experience the coastal marine ecosystem, will help
bring awareness to how important it is to protect Cape Cod Bay," she
added. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><u>Experienced naturalists and
scientists will lead the two-hour walks that are free and open to the public.</u>
Attend all three, or choose one or two:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%'>Monday, May 21</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>10
a.m. - Noon</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>Led
by John J. Galluzzo</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>Public
Program Director for Massachusetts Audubon’s South Shore Sanctuaries</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><u>What you will see:</u> A late
spring day on Duxbury Beach will offer sightings of endangered species
including piping plovers and least terns as well as greater yellowlegs,
summering common eiders, and more.]<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%'>Tuesday, May 22</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>10
a.m. – Noon</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>First
Encounter Beach , Eastham</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>Led
by Dr. Graham Giese</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>Coastal
Geologist and Director, Land Sea Interaction Program, PCCS</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><u>What you will see:</u> Our
objective is to see the Eastham bay shore as a single coastal system consisting
of eroding glacial bluffs, beaches, tidal flats, barrier beaches, dunes and
marshes. We will explore the relationships between these coastal landforms, the
roles they play as habitats within diverse ecosystems, and their dependence
upon each other. We will also see examples of human interactions with this
coastal system, and discuss their implications for the future. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%'>Saturday, May 26</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>10
a.m. – Noon</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>Horizon’s
Beach, Sandwich</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>Led
by Gilbert D. Newton </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>Teacher/Marine
Biologist/Botanist, Sandwich H.S., Cape Cod Community College</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><u>What you will see:</u> We will
survey the diverse marine plant and animal species found along the shore, by
the jetties, and in the tide pools. Using a hand lens, we will learn how to
identify many common species.]<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'>Bring sunscreen, a sun-shielding
hat, snack, and bottled water. <u>For questions or to register, call 774.263.4219,
or e-mail: <a href="mailto:ccbay@coastalstudies.org">ccbay@coastalstudies.org</a>
</u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'>**<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'>The <b>Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary
Program</b> (CCBOSP) is a conservation and public policy initiative of the Provincetown
Center for Coastal Studies. Its mission is to inform the public and decision
makers about the natural resources of the Bay, and threats to the Bay, through
workshops, forums and special events. The program’s theme is <i>Stewardship
& Sustainability.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'>**<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'>The <strong>Provincetown Center for
Coastal Studies</strong> is a private, independent non-profit, founded in 1976
and is dedicated to researching and protecting marine mammals and marine
ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine through research, conservation and public
education programs. PCCS is internationally renowned for its whale research,
and is a leading authority in science-based resource management policies in Massachusetts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'>To learn more about the Sanctuary
Program and PCCS, visit us on the web at coastalstudies.org.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>PCCS Contacts</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tanya Gabettie<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Communications Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>508.237.1920<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:tgabettie@coastalstudies.org">tgabettie@coastalstudies.org</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Theresa Barbo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Director, Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary Program<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>774.263.4219<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:ccbay@coastalstudies.org">ccbay@coastalstudies.org</a>
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