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font-weight:bold'>Press Release:</span></font></b></p>
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color:navy;font-weight:bold'>June 4, 2007</span></font></b><b><font size=2
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color:navy;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
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font-weight:bold'>Contact:</span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>Nancy Church</span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>Volunteer and Interpretive Services Coordinator</span></font></b></p>
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font-weight:bold'>Waquoit</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=navy
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font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Bay</span></font></b><b><font
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color:navy;font-weight:bold'> Reserve</span></font></b></p>
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font-weight:bold'>5008-457-0495 ext.108</span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve has planned </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>two training
sessions for the purpose of educating new and returning volunteers about the
Reserve and what we do.<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> These
sessions are open to anyone interested in learning more about the Reserve as
well as those wishing to find out about volunteer opportunities in research,
stewardship and education.</span></font></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>In
particular, the Reserve is </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>looking for visitor greeters to
staff the visitor center at the Reserve Headquarters during the months of July
and August. Volunteers work a 3 hour shift each week, either from 10 AM to 1 PM
or 1PM until 4PM. Duties include answering visitor questions, selling books and
T-shirts and helping to interpret the exhibits. Shifts are available Mon
through Saturday for the summer.<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font></span></font></p>
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bold'>June 13</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> – 5:30 to 7:30
PM <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>All Volunteers</span></b> - Meet at the visitor center. Learn about the
Reserve System and in particular how WBNERR function<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>s</span></font> as a state park as well as a National
Estuarine Research Reserve. We will travel to some of the study sites around
the Reserve and learn about projects we are currently involved with.</span></font></p>
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7:30 – 8:30
PM <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Visitor Greeters</span></b> -The last hour <font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>of this session </span></font>will be
especially for those interested in working as visitor greeters this summer. We
will go over logistics and details you need to know. </span></font></p>
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>June 19</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> – 5:30 to 8:30
PM <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>All Volunteers – </span></b>Learn everything you always wanted to
know about Waquoit Bay and more. Using fun hands-on models and demonstrations
we’ll help you to understand how watersheds, nutrient loads,
eutrophication, nitrogen removal systems, and ground water all relate to
Waquoit Bay as well as our daily lives. Understanding these concepts will help
you make informed decisions in the future and understand the mission and the
science behind the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Please contact Nancy Church with questions
or to sign –up.</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>508-457-0495 ext.108</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>nancy.church@state.ma.us</span></font></p>
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