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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">W</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ellfleet Bay</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Wildlife Sanctuary</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">is turning 50 this year.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Back in September 1958, Mass Audubon purchased several hundred acres which has grown to over 1200 acres today! With history on our minds, we are offering a couple of progra</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ms that might be of interest to you:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">This coming weekend join us in a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">birthday celebration</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> on Saturday,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">September 13 from 9</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">–</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri"> 3 p.m.</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Free w</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">alks</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, fun</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">activities</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> for families, and cake will be served.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Specifically, a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t 11 a.m.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Bob Prescott and Priscilla Bailey (she and her husband Wallace managed the sanctuary before Bob)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> will led an informative walk that showcases the history of the sanctuary.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"> At 1 p.m. Dennis Murley will lead a walk focusing on changes in landscape at the sanctuary. And both are</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> FREE! No registration required. Just show up</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">On Saturday,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">September 20 at 2 p.m. photographer Dan Tobyne</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">will be presenting a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">talk and book signing</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> for his beautiful new</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">gift-edition book</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Thoreau</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">s Cape Cod.</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Tobyne retraced Thoreau</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s footsteps on the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Cape and captured changes to the landscape with his creative photographer</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s eye. In this new book, Tobyne</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s brilliant color photographs are paired with corresponding passages from Thoreau</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s writing which brings the Cape</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s landscape to life. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Cost is $8 for Mass Audubon members and $10 for non-members. Registration is required.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">And if a one-day program isn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t enough for you</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">we are hosting our</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">popular weekend</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Maritime and Human History of the Outer</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Cape</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri"> on October 3-5</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">. This weekend starts on Friday night and runs through Sunday and features</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">field trips to a variety of locations from Eastham to Provincetown to examine how the environment and human history</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">influence</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and shape one another. This year, Wellfleet Bay naturalist Dennis Murley will be joined to naturalist, author, and historian John Galluzzo in leading this exciting weekend.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Cost is $250 for Mass Audubon members and $275 for non-members and includes a boat trip, most meals, and transportation for field trips.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">For more details on any of these programs please contact me 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"></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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