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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <span style='color:black'>invites you to the spring edition of our<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'>Sustainable Food Series<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal>Would you like to learn more about food sustainably grown and caught locally? Join us for four fabulous field trips this spring - we're visiting a fish weir (by boat!), an aquaponic farm, a culinary and medicinal herb farm, and our restored wild oyster reef. Read more: <span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Wellfleet/news.php?id=1941&event=no">http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Wellfleet/news.php?id=1941&event=no</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Weir Fishing Trip<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Get a unique up-close look at weir fishing in action. We’ll ride out in Nantucket Sound in an open boat to watch Ernie and John Eldredge from Chatham Fisheries tending the weir, while Shareen Davis, Ernie’s wife, provides detailed commentary. During this 3-hour tour, naturalist Dennis Murley will share the natural history of the area and keep an eye on the sky for interesting birds. Transportation from the sanctuary to Chatham is provided.</span><i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>Thursday, May 10, 8 – 12:30 p.m</span></i><i><span style='color:black'>.<br>$95 M/ $99 NM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Aquaponic Farm Tour<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Join us for a guided tour of E & T Farms in Barnstable. This year-round koi farm sustains a hydroponic greenhouse that is full of salad greens and herbs. Even the pest control – ladybugs – is all-natural. During this one-hour tour, owner Ed Osmun will also share information about their honey and beeswax products. Transportation from the sanctuary to Barnstable is provided. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>Wednesday, May 16, 12:15 – 2:45 pm<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>$32 M/$35 NM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Culinary and Medicinal Herb Farm Tour<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Join us for a two-hour tour of the Cedar Spring Herb Farm in Harwich. Owner Donna Wood will share her knowledge of culinary, medicinal and wild edible herbs. Our walk will include visits to the gardens, drying loft, greenhouse, and production and treatment space. At the end of the tour, we’ll enjoy a refreshing cup of herbal tea (hot or cold, depending on the weather). Directions provided on registration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>Wednesday, May 23, 1 – 3 pm<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>$32 M/$35 NM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Wild Oyster Reef Restoration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Visit our wild oyster reef restoration site with sanctuary director Bob Prescott. Learn about the history of wild oysters on the Outer Cape and why we are restoring the reef. Transportation from the sanctuary is provided. Dress for the weather and wear hard-soled, waterproof shoes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>Sunday, June 3, 5 - 7 pm<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>$15 M/$20 NM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Please call 508-349-2615 to register or visit <a href="http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay">www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay</a> for more information. Our March/ April 2011 program brochure can be found <a href="http://www.massaudubon.org/PDF/newsletters/Wellfleet_Bay_205.pdf">http://www.massaudubon.org/PDF/newsletters/Wellfleet_Bay_205.pdf</a><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>and our May/ June programs are posted in our online catalog. <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Amy Fleischer, Education Director/ Public Programs Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>afleischer@massaudubon.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>508-349-2615, ext 114</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Office Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>