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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Friends of the </SPAN></B><?xml:namespace prefix =
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</SPAN></B><st1:PlaceType><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Museum</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> of Natural
History<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Presents<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Marsh Dieback
& Restoration<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">With Stephen M. Smith, Ph.D<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><st1:date Month="3" Day="11" Year="2008"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Tuesday,
March 11, 2008</SPAN></B></st1:date><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> at
</SPAN></B><st1:time Hour="13" Minute="30"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">1:30</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Cape
Cod</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></B><st1:PlaceType><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Museum</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> of Natural
History<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">869 Rte 6A, </SPAN></B><st1:place><st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Brewster</SPAN></B></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">,
</SPAN></B><st1:State><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">MA</SPAN></B></st1:State><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
</SPAN></B><st1:PostalCode><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">02631</SPAN></B></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">508-896-3867 x 133 <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>www.ccmnh.org<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: </SPAN></B><st1:date Month="2"
Day="12" Year="2008"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">February 12, 2008</SPAN></B></st1:date><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Contact: Gayle Kenerson 508-385-2192 or <A
href="mailto:gck1@comcast.net">gck1@comcast.net</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Friends of CCMNH monthly meeting will be held on<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B></SPAN><st1:date Month="3" Day="11"
Year="2008"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Tuesday, March 11,
2008</SPAN></st1:date><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">at
</SPAN><st1:time Hour="13" Minute="0"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">1:00pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">,
followed by the<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>program<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">, Marsh Dieback & Restoration, </B>with
Stephen M. Smith<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> at </B></SPAN><st1:time
Hour="13" Minute="30"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">1:30</SPAN></B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">.<SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Friends members/free, guests/$3<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Stephen M.
Smith</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> will talk on the changes that
have occurred in </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Cape
Cod</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> salt marshes over the last
60 yrs., including salt marsh dieback.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>He will discuss 5 categories and talk about underlying mechanisms and
causes.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">1. tidal creek widening and reduction in low marsh area
associated with low marsh vegetation losses<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>2. tidal creek widening in riverine systems associated with tidal inlet
changes<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>3. marsh stability<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">4. high marsh losses (landward retreat) with replacement
by un-vegetated mudflats<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>5. high marsh losses balanced by low marsh
encroachment<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Stephen M.
Smith, Ph.D</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">., is a Plant Ecologist with
the National Park Service at the Cape Cod National
Seashore.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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