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<p class=MsoNormal>The April Cape Cod Bird Club Meeting will be held on
Monday April 12 at 7:30 pm at the <b><a href="http://www.ccmnh.org/">Cape Cod Museum of Natural History</a>, </b>
869 Rte. 6A, in Brewster, MA. Our meetings are <b>free</b> and open to
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<p class=MsoNormal>Speaker for April is <b>Peter Alden - “The Invasive
Alien Plant Crisis and the Birds that Spread Them”</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='color:windowtext'>While the first thing that may pop into your
head when you hear invasive alien species are little green men with antennae,
invasive alien plants can be just as threatening, and are over-running and
changing many habitats on Cape Cod. World-renowned naturalist, lecturer,
ecotourism guide and author Peter Alden will present a lecture on this
important and timely topic. He will talk about what exactly are invasive plant
species, how did they get here, how are they spread and, perhaps most
importantly, is there anything we can and should do about them? For example,
which plants have fruits that are eaten and spread by what birds? What is the
long-term consequence of our action or inaction against this silent yet
pervasive threat?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:windowtext'>Peter Alden of
Concord MA has organized and led over 300 birding tours, cruises, safaris and
nature tours to over 100 countries on 7 continents. He is the author or
co-author of 16 nature books with over two million copies sold, and will bring
a selection of his books for sale, including the popular 1000 species Audubon
Field Guide to New England. Among his many accomplishments, Peter organized the
world's first Biodiversity Day in 1998 with a follow-up in 2009 for E.O.
Wilson's 80th Birthday (see <a href="http://www.waldenbiodiversity.com"><span
style='color:windowtext'>waldenbiodiversity.com</span></a>). He is a past
President of both the Nuttall Ornithological Club and the Brookline Bird Club.
For more information, check out his website at <a
href="http://www.peteraldenwildlife.com"><span style='color:windowtext'>peteraldenwildlife.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:windowtext'>Cynthia Franklin<br>
for Cape Cod Bird Club<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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