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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN><U><EM>Fall Walks Sponsored by Harwich
Conservation Trust (HCT).</EM></U></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN><U><EM></EM></U></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN><U><EM>Walk
Registration</EM>:</U></SPAN><SPAN
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All walks are free, but please register in advance by emailing <A
href=""><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">hctwalks@gmail.com</SPAN></A> or calling
HCT at 508-432-3997 and pressing 3.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><U><EM>Visit
</EM></U><A href=""><EM>www.HarwichConservationTrust.org</EM></A><U><EM>
for a PDF walk schedule</EM></U>.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><B><U><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.5pt"></SPAN></U></B></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><B><U><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.5pt">Tour a Cranberry Bog</SPAN></U></B><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.5pt"> <BR>Friday, October 5th, 9:00
am<BR></SPAN></B>Join Leo Cakounes for a 1-hr. walk & talk at
his cranberry bog. <BR><I><U>Directions</U></I><U>:</U> From Harwich
Center, drive west on Great Western Road for about 2 miles to Depot Street. Turn
right onto Depot St. Travel for less than one mile and turn right
onto Factory Rd. Drive to end and park on the shoulder. For more
about Leo’s tours, visit <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.5pt"><A
href=""><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">www.cranberrybogtours.com</SPAN></A></SPAN>.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><B><U>Wild
Edibles & Medicinal Plants at Cedar Spring Herb Farm</U> <U><BR></U>Friday,
October 5th, 11:00 am</B> <B><BR></B>Cosponsored by Harwich Conservation Trust
(www.HarwichConservationTrust.org) and Cedar Spring Herb Farm
(www.cedarspringherbfarm.com), join Donna Wood Eaton at her farm for a walk
to learn about field-grown as well as wild edible and medicinal plants.
<BR><I><U>Directions:</U><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></I>From
Rt. 6, Exit 10, go north 0.5 mile on Rt. 124 and turn right onto Long Pond
Drive. Travel 0.8 miles and turn right onto the dirt driveway marked
#159.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><A
name=OLE_LINK1><B><U>Explore Coy’s Brook Woodlands</U></B><BR><B>Friday, October
5<SUP>th</SUP>, 1:00 pm</B></A><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><BR>Join
HCT’s Ryan Mann on a walk through pine/oak woodlands and red maples with vast
salt marsh views. Look for signs of wildlife and discuss enhancements made that
can attract different species. </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"><I><U>Directions:</U></I> From Rt. 6, Exit 10,
follow Rt. 124 south to Harwich Center, go west on Great Western Rd. Turn left
onto Lothrop Ave. Parking lot is on the right just past the water
tower.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt 40pt 0pt 0pt" class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Old
Colony Railroad and Harwich Commercial Cranberry Bogs</SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">
<BR></SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Saturday,
October 6th, 10:00 am<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Join
naturalist Todd Kelley of <A href="" target=_blank><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">www.kelleytrailblazer.com</SPAN></A> to learn about
the Old Colony Railroad on Cape Cod and its connection to commercial cranberry
bogs in Harwich as you walk to Cahoons Canal and Pleasant Lake Village.
<BR></SPAN><I><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Directions:</SPAN></U></I><SPAN
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Traveling from the west on Rt. 6, take Exit 10 and go north on Route
124. Turn left onto Headwater’s Drive. Meet at the rail trail parking lot.
Traveling from the east on Rt. 6, take Exit 10 and go south on Route. 124. Turn
right onto Headwater’s Drive. Meet at the rail trail parking
lot.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><B><U></U></B></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><B><U>Wild
Edibles Walk at the Bogs Nature Preserve in Harwich Port</U> <BR>Saturday,
October 6th, 1:00 pm<BR></B><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Join <A
href=""><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">Russ
Cohen</SPAN></A>, expert forager and author of the book <I><A href=""><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">Wild Plants I Have Known…and Eaten</SPAN></A></I>, on
a two-hour ramble through the Bank St. Bogs Nature Preserve to learn
about at least two dozen species of edible wild plants. Cape Cod is home
to over 100 species of edible wild plants, many of which are more nutritious
and/or flavorful than their cultivated counterparts. Pending favorable
weather conditions, several edible wild mushroom species may be encountered as
well. Keys to the identification of each species will be provided along
with information on edible portion(s), season(s) of availability and preparation
methods, as well as guidelines for safe and environmentally-responsible
foraging. </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><BR></SPAN><I><U>Registration</U></I><U>:</U><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This walk is limited to 30, so
registration is required by emailing <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><A
href="">hctwalks@gmail.com</A> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>with email subject line "Wild Edibles
Walk" or call 508-432-3997.<BR><I><U>Directions:</U></I> From Rt. 39, take Bank
St. 0.5 miles south to the Harwich Harbormaster’s Workshop on the left at #203
Bank Street. From Rt. 28, take Bank St. 0.7 miles north to the Harwich
Harbormaster’s Workshop on the right. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><B><U><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">Fun with Fungi at Coy’s Brook
Woodlands<BR></SPAN></U></B><B><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Saturday, October
20<SUP>th</SUP>, 10:00 am</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext"><BR>Join
Wesley Price, author of the Cape Cod Mushroom Blog <A href=""
target=_blank><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">www.mushroomocean.blogspot.com</SPAN></A>, for a walk
through HCT’s Coy’s Brook Woodlands. This walk will include a brief
introduction to the taxonomic Kingdom of Fungi and their pivotal role in the
ecological landscape. Along the way, focus will include identification and
discussion of various genera and species found on the property.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext"><I><U>Directions:</U></I> From Rt. 6, Exit 10, follow
Rt. 124 south to Harwich Center, go west on Great Western Rd. Turn left onto
Lothrop Ave. Parking lot is on the right just past the water tower.</SPAN><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><STRONG><U><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; COLOR: windowtext">Forest Succession & History of
Thompson’s Field</SPAN></EM><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Thursday,
October 25th, 9:00 am</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
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<BR>Learn about the natural and ongoing processes of forest succession on Cape
Cod in general and at Thompson’s<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Field with naturalist Todd
Kelley. <BR><STRONG><I><U><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Directions for North
(Rt. 39) Trailhead</SPAN></U></I></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">:</SPAN></STRONG> <BR>From the intersection of Rts.
124 & 39, drive 0.9 miles east or toward Orleans. Parking lot is on the
south or right side of Rt. 39.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><U><FONT
size=3><BR><STRONG>Fu</STRONG></FONT></U></SPAN><U><STRONG>n with Fungi at Coy’s
Brook Woodlands<BR></STRONG></U></SPAN><SPAN><STRONG>Saturday, October
27<SUP>th</SUP>, 10:00 am<BR></STRONG>Join Wesley Price, author of the Cape Cod
Mushroom Blog <A href="" target=_blank><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">www.mushroomocean.blogspot.com</SPAN></A>, for a walk
through HCT’s Coy’s Brook Woodlands. This walk will include a brief
introduction to the taxonomic Kingdom of Fungi and their pivotal role in the
ecological landscape. Along the way, focus will include identification and
discussion of various genera and species found on the property.<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext"><I><U>Directions:</U></I> From Rt. 6, Exit 10, follow
Rt. 124 south to Harwich Center, go west on Great Western Rd. Turn left onto
Lothrop Ave. Parking lot is on the right just past the water tower.<BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></SPAN><U><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext"><BR><STRONG>Natural History at Bell’s Neck
Conservation Lands<BR></STRONG></SPAN></U><SPAN><STRONG>Friday, November 2nd,
9:00 am<BR></STRONG>Join Amy Usowski, Town of Harwich Conservation
Administrator, to explore the trails, wildlife habitats, and natural history of
the Bell’s Neck Conservation Lands.<BR></SPAN><I><U><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Directions</SPAN></U></I><I><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">:</SPAN></I><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> From
Harwich Center, go west on Great Western Rd. Turn left onto Bell’s Neck Road
(dirt). Drive 0.25 mile and park alon</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">g the shoulder
near the trailhead kiosk.<BR><BR></SPAN><EM><U><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; COLOR: windowtext"><STRONG>History of the Monomoyicks
at the D. Isabel Smith Monomoy River Conservation
Lands<BR></STRONG></SPAN></U></EM><SPAN><STRONG>Thursday, November 8th, 9:00
am<BR></STRONG>Join 12th generation Cape Codder Todd Kelley in the heart of the
Monomoyick People to learn about their lifestyle and community from just prior
to European contact up until the presence of the last full-blooded Monomoyick,
Hosey Stephen, and her husband Micah Rafe. <BR><I><U><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Directions</SPAN></U></I><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">:</SPAN> <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>From Rt. 39 in E. Harwich, take Bay Rd. 1
mile east. Parking lot is on right, across from Blue Heron
Landing.<BR><BR></SPAN><U><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext"><STRONG>Natural
History of Island Pond Conservation
Lands<BR></STRONG></SPAN></U><SPAN><STRONG>Friday, November 16th, 9:00
am<BR></STRONG>Join Amy Usowski, Town of Harwich Conservation Administrator, to
explore the trails, wildlife habitats, and natural history of the Island Pond
Conservation Lands. </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><I><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Directions</SPAN></U></I><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">:</SPAN><SPAN>
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Park behind Harwich Town Hall
located at 732 Main Street.</SPAN></DIV></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Michael W. Lach<BR>Executive Director<BR><A
href="http://www.HarwichConservationTrust.org">www.HarwichConservationTrust.org</A><BR>Ph:
508-432-3997<BR>Mailing address: HCT, Box 101, S. Harwich, MA
02661</FONT></DIV>
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