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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Waquoit</span></font></b><b><font
size=5><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font
size=5><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Bay</span></font></b><b><font
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Research Reserve</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Tales of Recovery<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>: Saving the </span></i></span></font></b><b><i><font
size=5><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Quashnet</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
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Habitat and the Return of the Native Trout</span></font></i></b></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Saturday, April 26</span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Time: </span></font></b><b><font size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>9:00AM to 11:00AM</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Two mile hike at the Quashnet River
Conservation Area</span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Meet at the </span></font></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Martin Road</span></b><b><span style='font-weight:
bold'> parking area off of route 28 </span></b></p>
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style='font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Walk Leaders:</span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Matt Patrick</span></font></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>, </span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Mass</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>State</span></b><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> Representative and Fran Smith, Trout Unlimited</span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Discover the efforts that have gone
on for the past 20 years that have led to the restoration of this valuable
resource. Representative Patrick, a founding member of the Citizen’s for
the Protection of </span></font></b><b><font size=4><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Waquoit</span></font></b><b><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Bay</span></font></b><b><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>, was instrumental in
the state purchase and preservation of land along the </span></font></b><b><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Quashnet</span></font></b><b><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>River</span></font></b><b><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>. Fran Smith explains
the project that he and his group have worked on for two decades to restore the
river habitat and bring back the native brook trout that once thrived there.
These successful efforts have led to the tagging of more than 400 brook trout
in the past year. This will help researchers determine migration patterns
within the river and bay, which will aid in the restoration. </span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Contact: Nancy Church 508-457-0495
ext.108 for more information </span></font></b></p>
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