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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Join the Buzzards Bay Coalition and Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures for a guided paddle up the beautiful Weweantic River on Friday, August 23 from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants will discover the rich history and ecology of Buzzards Bay’s largest tributary, where fish, birds and other wildlife flock to feed and breed. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">The program will meet at the boat ramp at the rest stop on Interstate 195 East in Wareham. During the paddle, participants will stop at the Coalition's Horseshoe Mill property, located just upriver from the I-195 overpass, to explore this unique conservation area.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">The cost for the program is $30 per person for Buzzards Bay Coalition members and $40 per person for the general public. Participants who do not own a kayak can rent one from Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures for an additional $15.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Pre-registration is required for this program. For more information and to RSVP, contact Alicia Pimental at </span><a href="mailto:pimental@savebuzzardsbay.org"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">pimental@savebuzzardsbay.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> or (508) 999-6363 ext. 226.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">The Weweantic River Paddle is<i> </i>part of the Coalition’s Bay Adventures series – programs designed for explorers of all ages to get outside and discover Buzzards Bay. To learn more about all of the Coalition’s Bay Adventures, visit </span><a href="http://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/BayAdventures"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">www.savebuzzardsbay.org/BayAdventures</span></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Alicia Pimental, </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Communications and Outreach Manager</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#6799c8">BUZZARDS BAY </span></b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#6799c8">COALITION</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#566d11">Cape - 21 Luscombe Avenue, Woods Hole, MA 02543</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#566d11">Tel - 508-999-6363 x.226</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#6799c8"><a href="http://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/"><span style="color:#6799c8">www.savebuzzardsbay.org</span></a></span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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