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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Research Coffee House Series at
Waquoit Bay Reserve returns with program on Religious Communities and the
Environment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>On Thursday, March 15, at 7 pm, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve’s Community Coffee House Series: Research at the Reserve
returns with “Climate Sanctuary: Lessons learned from Waquoit Bay Reserve</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> and Upper Cape
Faith Communities about caring for the cape and each other as the climate
Changes”</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>. The featured speaker will be Lisa Greber who did her research
at Waquoit as part of her PhD program at UMass Boston. </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Under the auspices
of a NOAA/NERRs social science fellowship, Lisa had the opportunity to learn
from faith leaders and faith communities about the ways their faiths touch on
issues of environment and climate, and their commitments to stewardship of each
other and the earth. She will share some of the results of this research, as
well as its applications in her own home estuary of Boston Harbor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Lisa Greber works on the borders among scientific and faith
communities as a researcher and educator. She has led nature and
environment-oriented workshops and classes in a variety of spiritual and
secular settings. She has taught environmental science to middle and high
school students, Earth Systems to an undergraduate class of architects and
designers (including a biomimicry design component), and nature writing in a
shelter for people who were poor or homeless. She has led more
spirit-oriented environmental workshops for environmental educators, interfaith
youth groups, adults confronting strong feelings about climate change, and
people living with mental health concerns, most recently as a nature chaplain
intern for Ma'yan Tikvah, a Wellspring of Hope. She is planning to soon
complete her PhD in environmental sciences at UMass Boston, where she works as
a Research Associate for the Green Boston Harbor Project (GBH) at the Center
for Governance and Sustainability.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Each Thursday evening during the
last three weeks of March, a different scientist will discuss their research at
the Waquoit Bay Reserve. In addition to explaining the research they’re
doing, they will include personal anecdotes on how they did the science and how
they feel their research will make a difference to those sitting in the
audience. This series was created to help expose community members to cutting
edge science in a relaxed and informal way. The interactive coffee house format
helps people feel equally comfortable asking questions and joining in the
discussion or just sitting back and listening to the scientists’ stories
of their work. Keypad polling, a device where participants can vote anonymously
by selecting a number on a keypad </span>and see the results on the screen
immediately was a big hit with attendees last fall and will be used again to
further engage the audience.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Doors open at 6:45 pm with a
chance to view the exhibits in the visitor center and sample some homemade
sweets and coffee and tea. Participants are encouraged to bring their own mug. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Admission is free. For more information, call 508-457-0495 x
107 or 108. Waquoit Bay Reserve is located at 149 Waquoit Highway (route 28),
Waquoit, Massachusetts. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The next program is “Wastewater problems on Cape Cod:
Do wood chips have a role in the solution?” presented by Ken Foreman of
the Ecosystems Center at the Marine Biological Laboratory on March 23. Reserve
Research Coordinator Chris Weidman will wrap up the series on March 29 with
“Cape Cod Storm Chasers.” For more information and a downloadable
flyer, go to <a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:navy'>Laurie Tompkins</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:#244061'>Event Coordinator</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:#244061'>Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve</span><span
style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:#244061'>P.O. Box 3092</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:#244061'>Waquoit, MA 02536</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:#244061'>Tel. 508-457-0495 x108</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:#244061'>Fax 617-727-5537</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.waquoitbayreserve.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/contactmaint.aspx?mode=new"><span
style='color:blue'>Please sign me up to receive e-news from Waquoit Bay Reserve</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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