<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"arial bold"">The </span></b><st1:place><st1:placename><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
"arial bold"">Cape Cod</span></b></st1:placename><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"arial bold""> </span></b><st1:placetype><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
"arial bold"">Museum</span></b></st1:placetype></st1:place><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
"arial bold""> of Natural History in Brewster<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"arial bold"">Presents<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<h2 align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"arial bold"">Gardening for Life: <o:p></o:p></span></i></h2>
<h2 align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"arial bold"">The </span></i><st1:place><st1:placename><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"arial bold"">Cape Cod</span></i></st1:placename><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"arial bold""> </span></i><st1:placetype><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"arial bold"">Garden</span></i></st1:placetype></st1:place><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"arial bold""> – Native Plants<o:p></o:p></span></i></h2>
<h2 align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"arial bold"">With Ellen Sousa, author of The </span></i><st1:place><st1:placename><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"arial bold"">Green</span></i></st1:placename><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"arial bold""> </span></i><st1:placetype><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"arial bold"">Garden</span></i></st1:placetype></st1:place><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"arial bold""><o:p></o:p></span></i></h2>
<h2 align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><st1:date year="2013" day="7" month="4"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"arial bold"">Sunday,
April 7, 2013</span></i></st1:date><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </span><st1:date year="2013" day="8" month="3"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">March
8, 2013</span></st1:date><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Contact: Julie O’Neil 508-896-3867 or </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: windowtext;"><a href="mailto:adminsupprt@ccmnh.org">adminsupport@ccmnh.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(0, 20, 41);">On Sunday, April 7 at </span><st1:time minute="0" hour="14"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(0, 20, 41);">2 pm</span></st1:time><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(0, 20, 41);"> the Friends of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History will
present <i>The Cape Cod Garden-Native Plants</i>
with Ellen Sousa, garden coach and author of <i>The Green Garden</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(0, 20, 41);">Ticket: $5. Reservation recommended. 508 896 3867, ext. 133<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(0, 20, 41);">Learn about some of our native </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(0, 20, 41);">New England</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(0, 20, 41);"> plants that are well-adapted to coastal
conditions, and how they support a complex community of wildlife that in turn
helps keep our water clean and our coastal environment healthy. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(0, 20, 41);">Come hear from Ellen about her gardening experience and glean
ideas of what you can do with your </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(0, 20, 41);">Cape Cod</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(0, 20, 41);"> landscape to contribute to the ecological wellness of the </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(0, 20, 41);">Cape</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(0, 20, 41);">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(0, 20, 41);">Ellen Walther Sousa writes about earth-friendly landscaping and
habitat gardening for many magazines. Her acclaimed book <i>The Green Garden</i> (2012) will be available for sale with a book
signing to follow the talk.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">For further
information, contact the Museum at 508-896-3867. <a href="http://www.ccm/">www.ccm</a>nh.org</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>