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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-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif";color:red'>Sea Level Rise, Storms and Cape Cod<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'>Two workshops focused on reducing and improving regional preparedness<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'>Increased storminess and flooding events over recent years have continued to expose Cape Cod’s vulnerability to storms and sea level rise and the type of impacts these hazards can have on the landscape and the economy. This, coupled with projections for more intense storms and greater sea level rise in the future, make it imperative for communities to enhance how they prepare for these threats.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'>Target Audience:</span></b><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Minion Pro","serif"'>Regional and municipal planners & GIS staff; Emergency and floodplain managers; DPW staff, natural resource managers & conservation agents; Local Boards (planning, conservation, emergency management); Environmental organizations; State agency staff and local technical experts; Town administrators and selectmen</span><span style='font-family:"Minion Pro","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'><a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-Sea-Level-Rise_Storms-and-Cape-Cod.pdf">View Full Brochure</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'>Developing Planning and Decision-Support to Meet Local Needs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'>Thursday, March 12, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'>Waquoit Bay Reserve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'>9:00am – 4:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'><a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/event-registration/?ee=234">Register Today</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'>Engaging the Community in Planning: How Can it Be Done and What has Been Proven To Work?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'>Thursday, March 19, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'>Waquoit Bay Reserve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'>9:00am – 4:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"MinionPro-Medium","serif"'><a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/event-registration/?ee=234">Register Today</a></span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For additional information or questions please contact: Tonna-Marie Rogers at <a href="mailto:tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers@state.ma.us">tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers@state.ma.us</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'>Laurie Tompkins</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#244061'>Event Coordinator</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#244061'>Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#244061'>P.O. Box 3092</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#244061'>Waquoit, MA 02536</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#244061'>Tel. 508-457-0495 x108</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#244061'>Fax 617-727-5537</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-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><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/contactmaint.aspx?mode=new"><span style='color:blue'>Please sign me up to receive e-news from Waquoit Bay Reserve</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>