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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Reserve Invites Those with </span></font></b><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Waquoit</span></font></b><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Bay</span></font></b><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> Memories to Tea on
May 15</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Staff at Waquoit Bay Reserve invite anyone with early
memories of the founding of the Reserve or recollections of life and events on </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Waquoit</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Bay</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>South</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Cape</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Beach</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Washburn</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Island</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> or the Quashnet area to a tea at the </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Reserve</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Visitor</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Center</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> on May 15 from </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>2-4 pm</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. The afternoon of shared
recollections will be sweetened by treats baked by Reserve staff.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This event is planned in celebration of the twentieth
anniversary of the designation of the Reserve as a National Estuarine Research
Reserve. Slated for development in the early 1980’s, most of the Reserve
lands were bought by the </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial'>Commonwealth</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial'> of </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Massachusetts</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> at the urging of what is now called
the Citizens for the Protection of Waquoit Bay, and became part of the state
park system. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>There are many people in </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Falmouth</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> and Mashpee and the surrounding areas that played
big and small parts in the legacy of the preservation of this area. We’d
like to hear their stories, whether they are about the founding and early days
of the Reserve itself or if they illuminate life on the Bay in an earlier era.
It’s been hard for us to reach everyone who might know a bit of the
history so we’re asking people to help us spread the word.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This year the Reserve has a series of events planned to
celebrate the twentieth anniversary as a National Estuarine Research Reserve. A
schedule of events can be found on the website, <a
href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a> , at the
Reserve’s </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Visitor</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Center</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> and at various other locations around town. For
further information, call 508-457-0495 x108. An RSVP is appreciated but not
required. </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Joan C. Muller</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Education Coordinator</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Waquoit</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bay</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> National
Estuarine Research Reserve</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>508-457-0495 x107</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Box</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 3092</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Waquoit</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>MA</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>02536</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:joan.muller@state.ma.us">joan.muller@state.ma.us</a></span></font></p>
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