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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Mass Audubon</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary offers Cape Cod Field Schools -- summer courses designed for adults</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">New for 2008: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Island Hopping</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri"> July 15-17</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">During the 3 half-</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">day</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s, participants</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">will explore the ecology</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">natural history</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and human</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">history</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> of Outer Cape Islands.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> Separated from the mainland and surrounded by water, islands are alluring because of their remote and unique nature.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">With n</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">aturalist Dennis Murley</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, participants will explore the wilderness area of South Monomoy Island</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, canoe to islands in Pleasant Bay, and hike Great Island in Wellfleet (a former island) while learning about the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">biogeography of animals and plants that inhabit the islands</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> beaches, tidal flats, woods, and surrounding waters. Each day starts at 8 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">For more detailed information contact Melissa Lowe, Education Coordinator, at 508-349-2615 or</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:mlowe@massaudubon.org"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">mlowe@massaudubon.org</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">For information about our other Field Schools visit</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay/fieldschools"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay/fieldschools</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and download a copy of our brochure.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Melissa Lowe, Education Coordinator</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">mlowe@massaudubon.org</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">508-349-2615, ext 107</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay</FONT></SPAN></P>
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