Hi!<br><br>My name is Sarabeth Buckley and I am a
summer intern working for the <b>Seabird Ecological Assessment Network
(SEANET</b><u><i>)</i></u> at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
at Tufts University. SEANET is an ongoing project assessing seabird
mortality along the eastern seaboard of the United States.<br><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><u><b>We Need
Volunteers to Help Monitoring Seabirds on the Coast!</b></u></font><br><br><u>Volunteers
would:<br></u></p><ul><li>Walk an assigned 1Km stretch of beach</li><li>Once
or twice a month for at least a year</li><li>Record environmental data</li><li>Report
both dead and live birds seen on the beach</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">These data are used to <u>establish a
baseline for unusual marine bird mortality events</u><font size="2">
caused by natural (e.g.,
hurricanes) and human-induced events (e.g., oil spills). Monitoring
seabirds
can help us understand the overall health of an ecosystem and what it
means for
the animals and people who use the beach.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Our data is entirely
volunteer generated, and we need your help! If you are
interested in either volunteering or helping us get the word out about our organization, contact us
directly at:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <font size="4"><b><a href="mailto:julie.ellis@tufts.edu" target="_blank">seanet@tufts.edu</a></b></font> or </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><font size="4"><b>508-887-4933</b> </font></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">For more information on SEANET’s work, visit our blog at <b><a href="http://seanetters.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://seanetters.wordpress.com</a></b>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><font size="2">Upcoming
Training Sessions:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><u>August 2<sup>nd</sup></u>
from <u>7:30 – 9:00pm</u> at Salem Sound Coastwatch</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal;"><span>201
Washington Street, Suite 9 <u>Salem</u>, Massachusetts 01970</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><u>August 4<sup>th</sup></u>
from <u>7:30pm - 8:30pm</u> at Joppa Flats Audubon Center</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal;">1 Plum Island Turnpike, <u>Newburyport</u>, MA
01950</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><u>August 4<sup>th</sup></u> from <u>10:30am - 11:30am</u> at
Salem Council on Aging
Center</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span> </span>5 Broad St.,
<u>Salem</u>, MA 01970</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><u>August 9<sup>th</sup></u> from <u>9:00am - 10:00am</u> at
Peabody Council of Aging
Center</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span> </span>79 Central Street,
<u>Peabody</u>, MA 01960</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><u>August 31<sup>st</sup></u> from <u>7:00pm – 8:00pm</u> at
North River Audubon Institute</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span> </span>200 Main St,
<u>Marshfield</u>, MA 02050</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><u>September 1<sup>st</sup></u> from <u>1:30pm - 2:30pm</u> at
Tisbury Council of
Aging Center</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span> </span>34 Pine Tree Rd,
<u>Vineyard Haven</u>, MA 02568</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><u>September 21<sup>st</sup></u> from <u>12:00pm – 1:30pm</u>
at Consortium of
Nantucket Naturalists</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span> </span>4 Ventral Street,
<u>Nantucket</u>, MA 02554</p>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><br></font></p><font size="2">Thank you very much!</font>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Sincerely,</font></p>
<font size="2"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">~Sarabeth Buckley</span></font>