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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Wild about Wildlife Program<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>131 Waquoit Highway (RT. 28) Waquoit, MA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#6BA99C'>Coastal River Otter <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#6BA99C'>Natural History</span></b><span style='font-size:42.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span><b><span style='font-size:42.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:42.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></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, June 15, 2:00 pm</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#969693'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reserve Visitor Center<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:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In 2009, Vineyard wildlife biologists Luanne Johnson and Liz Baldwin began a coastal river otter mapping and monitoring project on Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:black;layout-grid-mode:line'> </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Islands in collaboration with Chris Neill (MBL Ecosystems Center) and Stephen DeStefano (USGS-BRD/UMASS Co-op Unit) </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#969693'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>They founded BiodiversityWorks in 2011 and will be expanding this work to Falmouth through this new non-profit. Liz will be sharing what they have learned about the behavior and diet of coastal river otters as well as many photos and videos from her master's thesis camera study. Come and learn about these charismatic mammals and how you can help them. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";layout-grid-mode:line'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Reasonable accommodations are available upon request. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Co-sponsored by the Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge. Suggested $5 donation to Friends Group. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>For information, call (508) 457-0495 ext 109. <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";layout-grid-mode:line'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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"><span style='color:blue'>nancy.church@state.ma.us</span></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/"><span style='color:blue'>www.waquoitbayreserve.org</span></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"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.mass.gov/dcr</span></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"><span style='color:blue'>www.nerrs.noaa.gov</span></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>