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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Waquoit Bay Reserve announces two Free family programs coming up this weekend: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:black;layout-grid-mode:line'>Nature at Night Full Moon Hike<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:black;layout-grid-mode:line'>Friday, September 28 7:00PM – 8:30PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Join a WBNERR naturalist for a nighttime adventure along this amazing coastal area. Explore the beach, dunes and bay under the light of the rising full Moon. We’ll discover the sights, sounds and smells of nature at night and learn about nocturnal wildlife along the way. Walk up to 2 miles. Please bring a flashlight. Rain cancels.</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Meet at Mashpee Town Parking Lot</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> at South Cape Beach, Great Oak Road, Mashpee. For more information or to register visit our we website at <a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a> or<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Call (508) 457 – 0495 (ext. 125) </span><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'>National Estuaries Day<b><span style='color:black;layout-grid-mode:line'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:black;layout-grid-mode:line'>Hike to the Bay</span></b><b><span style='font-size:28.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:black;layout-grid-mode:line'> – </span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:black;layout-grid-mode:line'>free family program<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;layout-grid-mode:line'>Saturday, September 29, 10:00AM to</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> <b>Noon<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Enjoy fabulous fall colors while hiking the back dune trail out to Waquoit Bay. Discover wetlands, wind shaped trees, fall asters and seasonal birds along the way. Take in the view of Washburn Island from a beautiful bayside beach where we’ll stop to celebrate this valuable estuary. <i>(hike up to 2 miles) <o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Meet at Bayberry Parking Lot</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'> just past South Cape Beach State Park Lot on the right.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>For more information or to register visit our we website at <a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a> or<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Call (508) 457 – 0495 (ext. 125) </span><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Nancy Church<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>School and Interpretive Programs Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>DCR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>PO Box 3092<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Waquoit, MA 02635<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>508-457-0495 ext. 125<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:nancy.church@state.ma.us">nancy.church@state.ma.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#17365D'>Did you know Waquoit Bay Reserve is:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#17365D'>1. a Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation State Park? <a href="http://www.mass.gov/dcr">http://www.mass.gov/dcr</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#17365D'>2. one of 28 NOAA Research Reserves around the nation? <a href="http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov">www.nerrs.noaa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>