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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt'>Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary Presents: <br>
</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Marine Mythbusters Summer Lecture
Series</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"CharcoalCY","sans-serif";color:white'>June 23rd at 7:30 pm: Gray
Seals: Smile and Say<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"CharcoalCY","sans-serif";color:white'>Fish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.5in;text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:
none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"CharcoalCY","sans-serif";
color:white'>July 7th at 7:30 pm: Gentle Giants – The Basking<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>July
7<sup>th</sup> at 7:30 pm:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <b>Gentle
Giants – <br>
The Basking Shark and the Ocean Sunfish<br>
</b></span><span style='font-family:"CharcoalCY","sans-serif";color:white'>Shark
and the Ocean Sunfish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Krill
needs you! Join Carol “Krill” Carson for a presentation on <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>how
you can help save the basking shark and the ocean sunfish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>through
your participation in the New England Basking Shark Project<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>(NEBShark)..
The basking shark is one of the largest fish in the world,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>second
only in size to the whale shark. Although giants in size -<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>reaching
lengths of 38 feet and weighing up to 8,500 pounds - basking<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>sharks
feed on zooplankton, tiny organisms that drift in the ocean.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>The
ocean sunfish is classified as the heaviest bony fish, but is has<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>bones
that are more similar to the cartilaginous bones of a shark.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>These
two ocean wanderers migrate north each year to feed off New<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>England.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"CharcoalCY","sans-serif";
color:white'>July 14th at 7:30 pm: Horseshoe Crab Biology (includes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>July 14<sup>th</sup> at
7:30 pm: Horseshoe Crab Biology <br>
<i>(includes tidal flat walk)<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"CharcoalCY","sans-serif";color:white'>tidal flat walk)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Envision
life through the ten eyes of a horseshoe crab, as Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Dan
Gibson of WPI brings living specimens and his lively sense of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>humor
to Long Pasture. Dr. Gibson will share his intimate and vast<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>knowledge
of these long-lived creatures and reveal mysteries from<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>mating,
molting and migrating to medical uses. He will also highlight<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>modern
threats to these living fossils and lead us on a walk in search<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>of
Horseshoe Crabs feeding on Cape Cod shores.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"CharcoalCY","sans-serif";
color:white'>July 21st at 7:30 pm: It’s Not Easy Being a Herring:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>July 21<sup>st</sup> at
7:30 pm: It’s Not Easy Being a Herring: <br>
The Challenges Facing Anadromous Fish<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"CharcoalCY","sans-serif";
color:white'>The Challenges Facing Anadromous Fish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Many
species of anadromous fish on Cape Cod and throughout the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Northeast
(e.g., river herring, Atlantic salmon, etc.) are experiencing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>drastic
declines in abundance while others, such as Striped Bass, have<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>experienced
population recoveries. NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Service
monitors the abundance and survival of these fish populations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>at
different life. Marine Biologist Mark Renkawitz explores the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>challenges
facing these amazing fish, from predators, to poor water<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>quality to obstacles in passage. New insights into their ecology
offer<br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>hope
for future recovery.<span style='color:black'><br>
<br>
</span></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>July
28<sup>th</sup> at 7:30 pm<i>: </i>The Turtle Whisperer</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"CharcoalCY","sans-serif";
color:white'>July 28th at 7:30 pm: The Turtle Whisperer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Turtles
and tortoises have existed relatively unchanged for nearly for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>over
215 million years, yet the world’s 300 species of chelonians are<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>arguably
the most endangered vertebrates on earth! Long Pasture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Director
and Herpetologist Ian Ives will focus on the turtles of Cape<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Cod
(with living examples) such as the rare Diamondback Terrapin, the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>domed
Box Turtle and the prehistoric looking Snapping Turtle. He will<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>also
discuss the diverse and threatened turtles of Asia, where virtually all<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>species
are heavily harvested for food and traditional medicinal trades,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>and
highlight the conservation actions being taken to save the world’s<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>turtles!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"CharcoalCY","sans-serif";
color:white'>August 4th at 4:30 pm (note time difference):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>August 4<sup>th</sup> at
4:30 pm (note time difference): <br>
Tracking Great White Sharks off Cape Cod<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"CharcoalCY","sans-serif";color:white'>Tracking Great White Sharks
off Cape Cod<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>In
early September 2009, more than a dozen white sharks ranging in<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>length
from 2.5–6.0m were sighted in close proximity to the gray seal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>colony
on Monomoy Island in Chatham. This event sparked international<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>media
attention and resulted in the closure of beaches. Shark researcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>and
author, Dr. Greg Skomal, tagged five of these sharks with pop-up satellite<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>archival
transmitting tags in order to examine site fidelity, seasonal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>movements,
and habitat use. In this presentation, he will explore the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>implications
of increasing seal populations in this region and present the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>first
results of PSAT tagging efforts in the North Atlantic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"CharcoalCY","sans-serif";
color:white'>August 11th at 7:30 pm: “They Came While We Slept:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>August 11<sup>th</sup> at
7:30 pm: </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>"They
Came While We Slept: <br>
The Secret Lives of Coastal Striped Skunks"</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"CharcoalCY","sans-serif";
color:white'>he Secret Lives of Coastal Striped Skunks”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Wildlife
Biologist, Luanne Johnson, studied striped skunks on the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>beaches
of Martha’s Vineyard for her doctoral research. In this talk she<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>will
tell us about the diet, behavior, and activities of skunks at the beach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>and
how you can help to limit their impacts on beach-nesting birds.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>August 18<sup>th</sup> at
7:30 pm: A Hike to George’s Bank<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"CharcoalCY","sans-serif";color:white'>August 18th at 7:30 pm: A
Hike to George’s Bank<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>No, we
won’t actually be hiking or snorkeling to this famous fishing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>ground
off the coast of New England. Join Robert Buchsbaum, Mass<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Audubon’s
Conservation Scientist for the Southeast, Cape, and Islands<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>for an
imaginary journey through the underwater habitats of the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>New
England coast. As we travel from the coast out to sea, we will<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>explore
the geology of the area and learn how it was sculptured by the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>glaciers.
We will see a number of different underwater habitats from<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>shallow seagrass beds to deep
basins and meet their resident fish and <br>
invertebrates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>All lectures
$6 for members, $8 for non-members<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>345 Bone Hill
Road, Cummaquid<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>For
information, call 508-362-7475</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>Jodie Limon Montoya</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Education
Coordinator</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ashumet,
Long Pasture, and Skunknett River Wildlife Sanctuaries</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>345
Bone Hill Rd.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>P.O.
Box 235</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cummaquid,
MA 02637</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tel:
508-362-7475</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>E-mail
</span></i><a href="mailto:jmontoya@massaudubon.org"><i><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>jmontoya@massaudubon.org</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>---------------------------------------------------------</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Join
Mass Audubon today online at </span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://www.massaudubon.org/"><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.massaudubon.org</span></i></a></span><i><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> and help Protect the
Nature of</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
</span><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Massachusetts</span></i><i><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Long Pasture
Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the north side of Rt 6a in Barnstable.
Trails are open daily dawn to dusk. Sanctuary admission is free for
members; $4 adults, $3 children for non-members. Call (508) 362-7475 for
information.</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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