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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><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"">Take a tour of an oyster farm with the Buzzards Bay Coalition on Thursday, Oct. 2 at Tabor Academy in Marion</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Join the Buzzards Bay Coalition and experts from the Tabor Academy Oyster Farm to see the art of oyster aquaculture during a free tour on Thursday, Oct. 2 from 6-7 p.m. During this visit to the Tabor Marine Science Lab, participants will learn how scientists are bringing oysters back to Buzzards Bay.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">The tour will take place at the Tabor Academy Oyster Farm, located at 255 Front Street in Marion. 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%"><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><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">###</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Buzzards Bay Coalition is a membership-supported nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection, restoration, and sustainable use and enjoyment of Buzzards Bay and its watershed. Supported by more than 8,000 members, the Coalition works to improve the health of the Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research and advocacy. </span></em><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><br></span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Learn more at </span></em></i><a href="http://www.savebuzzardsbay.org"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">www.savebuzzardsbay.org</span></i></a><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.</span></em></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Rob Hancock, </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Vice President, Education and Public Engagement</span><span style="color:#1f497d"></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:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#566d11">Main - 114 Front Street, New Bedford, MA 02740</span><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#566d11">Cape - 21 Luscombe Avenue, Woods Hole, MA 02543</span><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#566d11">Tel - 508-999-6363 x.222</span><span style="color:#1f497d"></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:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>