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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Contact: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Rob Hancock, <b>Buzzards Bay Coalition</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> (508) 999-6363, ext. 222; <a href="mailto:hancock@savebuzzardsbay.org">hancock@savebuzzardsbay.org</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Watch for wintering waterfowl on the Weweantic River during a Bay Adventure with the Buzzards Bay Coalition on Dec. 14</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Go birding in Wareham with the Buzzards Bay Coalition, the Paskamansett Bird Club, and the Wareham Land Trust on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 8 a.m. Participants will explore the Weweantic River at the Coalition’s Horseshoe Mill property and the town of Wareham’s Birch Island Conservation Area to look for wintering ducks. Participants should dress warmly and consider bringing their own binoculars, camera, and bird ID books.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Who: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Buzzards Bay Coalition, Paskamansett Bird Club, and Wareham Land Trust<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">What: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Waterfowl watch on the Weweantic River<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">When: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Saturday, Dec. 14 from 8-10 a.m.<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Where: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Horseshoe Mill and Birch Island Conservation Area, Wareham<b><br>
</b>(Meet at the Birch Island Conservation Area parking lot at the end of Station Street)<b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Cost: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Free<b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">RSVP: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Registration is required for all Bay Adventures. To RSVP, email </span><a href="mailto:bayadventures@savebuzzardsbay.org"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">bayadventures@savebuzzardsbay.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> or call (508) 999-6363 ext. 219.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">More Information:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> This program 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 our upcoming 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>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Rob Hancock, </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Vice President, Education and Public Engagement</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
</span><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="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#566d11"><br>
Main - 114 Front Street, New Bedford, MA 02740<br>Cape - 21 Luscombe Avenue, Woods Hole, MA 02543 <br>Tel - 508-999-6363 x.222<br></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#6799c8"><a href="http://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6799c8">www.savebuzzardsbay.org</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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