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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"> of Natural History Presents Guitta Blau
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Thursday, September 20<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>9:30 am-12:00
noon<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="COLOR: black">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 24,
2007<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="COLOR: black">Contact: Julie O’Neil 508-896-3867 or </SPAN><SPAN
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href="mailto:adminsupprt@ccmnh.org">adminsupport@ccmnh.org</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%">On Thursday,
September 20 from 9:30 am-12:00 noon Guitta Blau, a member of the Boston
Mycological Society, will present a talk and slide show on mushrooms, followed
by a foraging walk. $6/member, $8/non-member.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Registration is required. Please call
508-896-3867 to confirm with a museum staff member.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%">Participants
need to wear sturdy walking/hiking shoes and warm clothes and bring rain gear,
insect repellent, sunscreen and a <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">paper
</I>bag for specimens.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%">Mushrooms play
an essential role in the ecosystem as decomposers or as pathogens for some
trees.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%">Come and learn
about the major groups of mushrooms, field identification,<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>where and when to collect them, and
tools for foraging.</P>
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information, please contact the </SPAN></B><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><B
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Cod</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
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style="COLOR: black">Museum</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> of Natural
History, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">508-896-3867,
Ext. 129</SPAN><SPAN class=MsoHyperlink><SPAN
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