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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><strong><b><u><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Secret Life of the
Eastern Coyote/<span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>Coywolf</span></span><span
class=GramE> <span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>,</span></span></span></font></u></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Friday, April 16,
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., West Barnstable<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><strong><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:
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font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Little is known about <span
class=SpellE>coywolves</span> in suburban and urban settings, but research by
Marstons <span class=GramE>Mills</span> resident <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Jonathan Way</st1:address></st1:Street> is providing unique insights
into these fascinating, highly successful predators. He is the author of <i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>Suburban Howls</span></i>, a detailed and personal account of his work.
Learn more about these intelligent and extremely adaptable creatures living in
our midst. Call BLT at 508-771-2585 to register. <span class=GramE>West Barnstable
Community Center, Rte. 149.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
class=GramE>Suitable for adults, families and children.</span> <span
class=GramE>$5 per person.</span></span></font></b></strong><b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><strong><b><u><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Celebrate <span
class=GramE>Spring</span> on Sandy Neck,</span></font></u></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Tuesday, April
20, 10 a.m.-12 noon, <st1:place w:st="on">West Barnstable</st1:place><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sandy Neck awakens in
April as Ospreys return to rebuild their bulky stick nests atop poles.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Endangered Piping Plovers scour the vast
beach for the ideal spot to scratch their simple nests.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Rare <span class=SpellE>Spadefoot</span>
Toads rush to breed in ephemeral pools in the dunes which will soon dry and
disappear.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Join Ian Ives, Director of Mass
Audubon’s Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, & <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Nina
Coleman</st1:PersonName>, Ranger at Sandy Neck, as your guides through the
spectacular landscape of Sandy Neck. Meet at the Gatehouse. <b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;
mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Difficulty: Easy.</span></i></b><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE><u>BLT/MAS members<i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'> </span></i>$6, non-members $8.</u></span><u> <span class=GramE>Children
$4 members, $6 nonmembers<span style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>.</span></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><st1:City w:st="on"><strong><b><u><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hyannis</span></font></u></b></strong></st1:City><strong><b><u><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Ponds Wildlife
Walk,</span></font></u></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Sunday, April 25,<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>9 a.m. - 10 a.m., <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Hyannis</st1:City></st1:place><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Join Naturalist
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Mark Robinson</st1:PersonName> for a one hour level
walk through the urban wilds of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hyannis</st1:place></st1:City>:
pine woods, sand roads and shallow ponds.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Once slated to be part of the town’s industrial park, this
365-acre parcel is now a state-owned wildlife refuge that protects <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Barnstable</st1:place></st1:City>’s drinking
water supply.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Meet at east end of
Independence Dr. at the intersection with Mary Dunn Rd & park on the right.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><strong><b><u><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Family Jam Kitchen
Workshop,</span></font></u></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Sunday, April 25, 2 p.m.
– 4 p.m., <st1:place w:st="on">Sandwich</st1:place><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Green Briar
Nature Center welcomes BLT members and families to their 1903 Jam Kitchen at a
special Apple Pie Jam workshop during April vacation week! All materials are
provided. <span class=GramE>$28 BLT/Burgess members, $38 non-members per pot
for families with up to 2 siblings.</span> Singles welcome, too! <span
class=GramE>Ages 6 and up.</span> Take home 4-6 eight ounce jars. Makes a great
Mothers Day gift!<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Pre-registration
is absolutely necessary.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><span class=SpellE><strong><b><u><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Bridgecreek</span></font></u></b></strong></span><strong><b><u><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Walk,</span></font></u></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Wednesday, May 5,
9:30 a.m. - 12 noon, West Barnstable<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold'>Bridge Creek has a remarkable variety of environments resulting from the
combined effects of past land use and the geographical setting.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Explore this variety with Beth <span
class=SpellE>Schwarzmann</span>, geologist, naturalist, and author of <b><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>The Nature of Cape Cod</span></i></b><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>. </span></i>We’ll see why this area was settled early by the
colonists, and find evidence of the effects they and their descendants had on
the land.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We’ll be on the lookout
for some of the unusual plants that grow here, and whatever birds catch our eye
or ear on this 3 mile walk.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
class=GramE>Park behind the fire station on <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Meetinghouse Road</st1:address></st1:Street><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>.</span></i></span><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Difficulty: Easy</span></b></span></i><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>.<u><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></u></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><strong><b><u><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Long Beach and the
Centerville River Walk,</span></font></u></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Saturday, May 8, 10 a.m.
– 12 noon, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Centerville</st1:place></st1:City><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold'>Join Town of Barnstable Conservation Division’s <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Fred Stepanis</st1:PersonName> and BLT’s <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Chris
Babcock</st1:PersonName> for a two-hour 3 ½ mile walk along Long Beach to the
tip of the barrier spit and back by way of Centerville River trail.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Along the way, coastal dynamics, beach
nourishment projects, dredging and Piping Plovers will be discussed. Hard-soled
shoes will make for easier walking on dry sand.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Meet at the <span class=SpellE>Craigville</span> Beach parking lot beach
house.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><b><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>Difficulty: Strenuous.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><strong><b><u><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Cotuit</span></font></u></b></strong></st1:PlaceName><strong><b><u><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType></span></font></u></b></strong></st1:place><strong><b><u><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Kayak Tour,</span></font></u></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Saturday May 15,
9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. OR 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Cotuit<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Join Bobby
Wilds and/or a naturalist guide of Great Marsh Kayak Tours for an easy paddle
around beautiful Cotuit Bay and a bit of history and bird watching.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Support BLT and have a special 4 hour
tour.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>$60 per person, equipment
provided. Meet at Ropes Beach. <span class=GramE>Rain date 5/16.</span> Call
BLT at 508-771-2585 to register. Age 6 and up.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Pre-registration is absolutely necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><span class=GramE><strong><b><u><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Crocker<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Neck</span></font></u></b></strong></span><strong><b><u><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Conservation Area
Walk,</span></font></u></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Saturday, May 15,<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>10 a.m.-12:00 noon, Cotuit<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><u><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></u></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Join BLT and Professor
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Gil Newton</st1:PersonName>, ecologist and author, on
an interpretive walk through the diverse ecosystems of the 97-acre Town owned Conservation
Area in Cotuit. Learn about the salt marsh ecosystem and the flora and fauna
that thrive here. <span class=GramE>Park at the 2nd gate on <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Santuit Rd.</st1:address></st1:Street> beyond the Cotuit Coves rock.</span>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><strong><b><u><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Crocker Neck Book Signing,</span></font></u></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Saturday, May 15,
1 p.m. – 3 p.m., Osterville<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>After his Crocker
Neck walk, purchase <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Gil <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Newton</st1:City></st1:place></st1:PersonName>’s new book
“The Ecology of a Salt Marsh: A Tour of Crocker Neck” at <i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>Books <span class=GramE>By The</span> Sea</span></i>, <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">846 Main St.</st1:address></st1:Street>,
Osterville with a personalized inscription.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>The profits will benefit the Barnstable Land Trust.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><strong><b><u><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Shorebirds of Popponesset
Walk & Talk,</span></font></u></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Sunday, May 16, 10 a.m. -
12 noon, <span class=SpellE>Popponesset</span> Spit, Mashpee<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span class=GramE><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Stroll</span></font></span><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> the sands of Popponesset Spit in search
of terns, endangered Piping Plovers, oystercatchers and their relatives.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>In this short stretch of narrow and exposed
barrier beach along the southern coast of Cape Cod, you may encounter the
ritualized courtship of the endangered Roseate Terns, see the camouflaged nests
of plovers, and observe many shorebird species foraging at low tide.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Discover how these diminutive creatures
survive the windswept conditions of the spit.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Call 508-362-7475, ext.9355 to register. <span class=GramE><u>BLT/MAS
members<i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;
mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> </span></i>$6, non-members $8.</u></span><u> <span
class=GramE>Children $4 members, $6 nonmembers<span style='text-decoration:
none;text-underline:none'>.</span></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><strong><b><u><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Turtle Island Spring Trek,</span></font></u></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Sunday, May 23, 1
p.m. to 3 p.m., Marstons Mills<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Search for the elusive
endangered Eastern Box Turtle!<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Explore
the 33 acres of amazing Turtle Island with Bob Prescott, Director of the Mass Audubon
Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary and BLT. It is home to a diverse population of fish and
wildlife.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Families are encouraged to
bring their school-aged children & to ask plenty of questions! Meet at
upper parking lot of the Prince Cove Marina. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<strong><b><u><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'>
</span></font></u></b></strong>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><strong><b><u><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Meetinghouse Farm Tour,</span></font></u></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Saturday, May 29,
10 a.m. – 12 noon, <st1:place w:st="on">West Barnstable</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Families with children
and adults can join Naturalist Debbie Richmond & Judy Desrochers of
Meetinghouse Farm for a spring tour.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>A
warm greenhouse, blooming rhododendrons, new community garden plots and an
artistic yellow and purple summer garden are all part of the Farm’s appeal.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We’ll end with a fun nature activity
and healthy refreshments. <span class=GramE>Located on Rte. 149, north of Rte.
6 (exit 5) near the historic 1717 Meetinghouse in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">West Barnstable</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.</span>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><u><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Hidden Hyannis</span></font></u></b><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>,</span></font></b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Saturday,</span></b> <b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>June 5, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Hyannis<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>A unique walk through
diverse territory is lead by <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Red Bansfield</st1:PersonName>,
Barnstable Land Trust’s Land Manager. Explore a beach, a pond, an ancient
cemetery and a backyard vegetable farm which supplies produce for Angell
Organics at the Hyannis Farmers Market.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Enjoy
the serene side of Hyannis that few get to explore! <span class=GramE>Park at
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Sea</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Street</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Beach</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
parking lot.</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><u><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Barnstable</span></font></u></b></st1:PlaceName><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Harbor</st1:PlaceType>
Kayak Tour</span></font></u></b><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>,</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>Saturday, June 12, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. OR 1:30 – 5:30
p.m., <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Barnstable</st1:place></st1:City>
<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Join Bobby
Wilds and/or a naturalist guide of Great Marsh Kayak Tours for an easy paddle
around <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Barnstable</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Harbor</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and a bit of
history & bird watching.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Support BLT
and have a special 4 hour tour.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>$60 per
person, equipment provided. Meet at <span class=SpellE>Mattakeese</span> Wharf.
<span class=GramE>Rain date 6/13.</span> Call BLT at 508-771-2585 to register. Age
6 and up.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Pre-registration
is absolutely necessary</span></b>.</span></font><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><u><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Sandy
Neck Plover Walk,</span></font></u></b><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font
size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Tuesday, June 15, 10 a.m. – 12 noon, West
Barnstable<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Discover hidden
Piping Plover nests along the front beach with Sandy Neck Ranger <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Nina Coleman</st1:PersonName> and BLT on a one-mile hike through the
dunes of Sandy Neck.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Explore barrier
beach <span class=GramE>ecology,</span> learn about the Piping Plover’s
life-cycle and the conservation measures being taken to protect these endangered
shorebirds. Please wear sturdy hiking boots since we will be walking through
sand and over uneven terrain. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;
mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Difficulty: Strenuous</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><u><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Smith’s Dock Sanctuary Walk,</span></font></u></b><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Saturday, June 19, 1 p.m.
– 3 p.m., West Barnstable <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Explore this peaceful 5
acre spot with impressive views of the Great Salt Marsh with Naturalist Debbie
Richmond, and her fellow board members of the Orenda Wildlife Land Trust.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Timed for low tide, conditions will allow
access onto the salt marsh.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Wonderful
birding opportunities and up close viewing of salt marsh plants will be a
highlight of the trip. This sanctuary is one of only 17 places within Massachusetts
that is habitat for the threatened Northern Diamondback Terrapin Turtle. <span
class=GramE>Park at the end of <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Meadow
Lane</st1:address></st1:Street>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span></span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><u><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Meadow Point Walk</span></font></u></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Sunday, June 20, 10 a.m.
-12 noon, Cotuit<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Explore this 28 acre
“crown jewel” at the southern-most tip of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Barnstable</st1:place></st1:City> with BLT member <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Bob Livingston</st1:PersonName>. Enjoy the beauty and serenity of
this meadow fringed by upland and bordered by Popponesset Bay.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Bring a snorkel, mask and water shoes if
you’d like to participate in an optional swim.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Meet at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">250 Vineyard Road</st1:address></st1:Street>. <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><u><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>In Search of Diamondback
Terrapins on Sandy Neck</span></font></u></b><u><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>, </span></font></u><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>Tuesday, July 13, 10 a.m. – 12 <span class=GramE>noon</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>In summer, rare
Diamondback Terrapin emerge from the Great Marsh to lay their eggs in the dunes
of Sandy Neck.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Join Ranger <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Nina Coleman</st1:PersonName> and Mass Audubon Long Pasture Sanctuary
Director Ian Ives as we search for signs of nests and tracks of these amazing
and mysterious turtles and learn about the <span class=SpellE>headstart</span>
program helping the tiny terrapins. Meet at Sandy Neck Gatehouse.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Call 508-362-7475 for more information. <u>BLT/MAS
members: $6; non-members: $8. Children 12 and under: <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>$4 members/ $6 nonmembers.<o:p></o:p></u></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Sandy Neck Flora & Fauna Hike</span></font></u></b><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>, Tuesday, August 17</span></font></b><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>, 10 a.m.-12 noon, West
Barnstable</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Hike 1.5-miles through
Sandy Neck’s Great Marsh and sand dunes and explore barrier beach flora
and fauna with Sandy Neck Park Manager and Naturalist <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Nina
Coleman</st1:PersonName> and BLT. You’ll learn about ongoing efforts to
protect and restore these and other sensitive natural communities. <span
class=GramE>Park at the gatehouse.</span> Parking is free for participants.
Wear sturdy hiking boots.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
class=GramE>Sand and uneven terrain.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:
italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Difficulty: Strenuous. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Parker</span></font></u></b></st1:PlaceName><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType>
Kayak Tour</span></font></u></b><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>,</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>Saturday, September 11, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. OR 1:30 –
5:30 <span class=SpellE>p.m.<span class=GramE>,<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Yarmouth</st1:City></st1:place><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Join Bobby
Wilds and/or a naturalist guide of Great Marsh Kayak Tours for an easy paddle
around <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Parker</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and a bit of history & search
for osprey, swans and herons.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Support
BLT and have a special 4 hour tour.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>$60
per person, equipment provided. Meet at <span class=SpellE>ZooQuarium</span> on
Rte.28.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>Rain date
9/12.</span> Call BLT at 508-771-2585 to register. <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Pre-registration
is absolutely necessary</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><u><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Crocker Neck Fall Walk</span></font></u></b><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>, Sunday, September 12, 10 a.m.-12
noon, Cotuit<br>
</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Join <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Gil Newton</st1:PersonName>, professor, ecologist, and author on an
interpretive walk through the diverse ecosystems of the 97-acre Town-owned
Crocker Neck Conservation Area in Cotuit. Learn about the salt marsh ecosystem
and the flora and fauna that thrive at Crocker Neck. <span class=GramE>Park at
the second gate of the Conservation Area on <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Santuit Road</st1:address></st1:Street> beyond the Cotuit Coves rock.</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Cotuit</span></font></u></b></st1:PlaceName><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType></span></font></u></b></st1:place><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Kayak Trip</span></font></u></b><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>, Tuesday, September 14, 10 a.m.-1
p.m., Cotuit</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Paddle around <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cotuit</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType>, <st1:City w:st="on">North Bay</st1:City> & <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">West</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
with Mass Audubon Sanctuary Director Ian Ives. Highlights include fall bird
migrants and the natural history of the harbor. Actual paddling will be 2.5
hours. Park at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ropes</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Beach</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> on <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Old Shore Rd.</st1:address></st1:Street> off
Putnam Ave. See the web site for further details. <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></i><font color=black><span
style='color:black'>Pre-registration is absolutely necessary.</span></font><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'> Call 508-362-7475, ext. 9355. </span></i></b><u>BLT/MAS members: $40; <span
class=GramE>non</span>: $45</u>. <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Difficulty: Strenuous. </span></i></b><span
class=GramE>Limited to 12 people.</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><u><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>A Walk on the Wild Side of Heritage
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Plantation</st1:City></st1:place></span></font></u></b><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>, Saturday, September 25, 9:30
a.m. – 11:30 a.m., <st1:place w:st="on">Sandwich</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Families of all ages are invited to see the wild side of Heritage
Museums & Gardens as we ignore the paved walkway and hike the nature trails
past bogs, through the forest and along Shawme Pond.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>A perfect way to celebrate <i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>National Take a Child Outside</span></i> Week! <span class=GramE>$5 for
BLT or Heritage members; $7 for non-members.</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>To register, please call Heritage at
508-888-3300 ext 159, or visit the website at
www.HeritageMuseumsAndGardens.org.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><u><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Sandy Neck Kayak Trip</span></font></u></b><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>, Saturday, September 25, 1 p.m.
- 4 p.m., <st1:place w:st="on">West Barnstable</st1:place> <br>
</span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Fall is the best
time to view wildlife at Sandy Neck. Join BLT and Mass Audubon’s Ian
Ives for a paddle from Long Pasture to the tip of Sandy Neck (Beach Point).
Then hike to a remarkable shorebird flocking area on the tidal flats with Sandy
Neck Park Manager <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Nina Coleman</st1:PersonName>. See
the website for further details. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font color=black><span style='color:black;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Pre-registration is absolutely
necessary. </span></font><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Call 508-362-7475, ext.
9355.</span></i></b><u> BLT/MAS members: $40; non-members: $45</u>. <b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;
mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Difficulty: Moderate. </span></i></b><span
class=GramE>Limited to 12 people.</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Turtle</span></font></u></b></st1:PlaceName><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></span></font></u></b></st1:place><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Fall Trek</span></font></u></b><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>, Saturday, October <span
class=GramE>23 ,</span> 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Marstons Mills<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Explore one of <st1:City w:st="on">Barnstable</st1:City>’s
special places, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Turtle</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType>, with <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Red Bansfield</st1:PersonName>,
BLT Land Management Coordinator, and Holly Hobart, BLT member and history buff,
which juts out into Prince Cove just below the mouth of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Marstons</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Mills</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We will then walk up Prince Avenue to view
several interesting and historically important homes dating from the days when
this area supported a thriving fishing, shell fishing and cranberry industry.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Meet at the upper parking lot of the Prince
Cove Marina.<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>____________________________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>BLT walks are gauged for
all ages & abilities unless noted by difficulty/ length/duration.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>For trail maps &
guides of Town Conservation areas, visit <a
href="http://www.town.barnstable.ma.us/conservation"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>www.town.barnstable.ma.us/conservation</span></font></a>.<font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>For
newly scheduled Walks, Talks & Events call 508-771-2585 or visit www.BLT.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>All
listings are subject to change.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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-9.35pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-9.35pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
center;page-break-after:auto;mso-outline-level:body-text;tab-stops:-9.0pt right 513.0pt'><b><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=walkheader align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-9.35pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
center;page-break-after:auto;mso-outline-level:body-text;tab-stops:-9.0pt right 513.0pt'><b><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Our
mission is to preserve the unique character of Barnstable for future
generations through the acquisition and conservation of open spaces and natural
resources, wetlands, woodlands and wildlife in the seven villages of Barnstable.</span></font></i></b><font
size=1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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