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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Waquoit Bay Reserve is offering these free family programs during school vacation week.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Please note different meeting places<span style='color:#1F497D'> for programs</span>. <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Reserve Headquarters/Visitor Center 131 Waquoit Highway, Rt. 28, Falmouth <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a><span style='color:#1F497D'> to sign up</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>508-457-0495 ext. 125<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Tuesday, February 18 <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>10:00AM-11:30 AM </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <b><i>Seasons and Cycles in Nature<o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b> </b>Using stories and props we’ll explore the grounds of this historic estate uncovering clues to the long and short term changes that are happening all around us. Learn how animals adapt and how trees can reveal changes in their environment. Afterwards, make a tree cookie pendant to take home. Please dress for the weather.<b> Meet at</b> <b>Headquarters Visitor Center</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Wednesday, February 19 <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b> 10:00AM -11:30AM<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Winter Greens Walk<o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hike along the boardwalks and bridges of the sheltered Flat Pond Trail and discover why some plants hold their color all year while others do not. Search among the pine, holly and wintergreen plants for cold weather adaptations, their secrets of success and look for signs of wildlife active in winter. Observation platforms offer stunning views of wetlands and maybe a snowy owl or two.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Meet at Mashpee Town Lot at South Cape Beach off Great Oak Road. </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Thursday, February 20 <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>10:00AM -11:30AM<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Weather Wise<o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wind, snow, rain and cold, New England weather is sometimes bold. Experiment with scientific tools to learn about the weather around us. Look for weather clues on land, sea, and in the air, Use bubble trails to track the wind and create a weather device for home to measure the direction or speed of the wind. We will be indoors and outdoors. Please dress for the weather.<b> Meet at</b> <b>Headquarters Visitor Center<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Thank you!!</b><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">nancy.church@state.ma.us</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/">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</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">http://www.mass.gov/dcr</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">www.nerrs.noaa.gov</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>