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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><h1>Where the Land Meets the Sea </h1><h3>Working to Restore and Maintain the Health of the Buzzards Bay Watershed</h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060">The New Bedford Whaling Museum and <a href="http://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6dc6dd">Buzzards Bay Coalition</span></a> have partnered to present this three-part, public lecture series intended to inform and create discussion among those who live within or near the Buzzards Bay Watershed.<br><br>The Wednesday evening lecture series featuring presentations by environmentalists kicks-off at the Whaling Museum on <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Wednesday, March 25</span></strong>. Each evening begins with a 6 p.m. reception, followed by a 6:30 p.m. lecture and discussion.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:purple">Registration: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060">FREE<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> </span></strong>for Whaling Museum and Buzzards Bay Coalition members | $10 per lecture for Nonmembers. <a href="http://store.whalingmuseum.org/collections/events/products/where-the-land-meets-the-sea-working-to-restore-and-maintain-the-health-of-the-buzzards-bay-watershed" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#6dc6dd">CLICK HERE</span></strong></a> to register, or call 508-997-0046 ext. 100. All lectures take place at the Whaling Museum. <br><br></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:purple">Schedule and Topics:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060"><br><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Restoring Rivers and Estuaries, Native Fish and Shellfish</span></strong><br>Wednesday, March 25<br>Moderator: <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Tom Gidwitz</span></strong></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Sara N. da Silva Quintal</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">, <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Restoration Ecologist, Buzzards Bay Coalition</span></em> - The Acushnet River Restoration Project</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Jon Kachmar,</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Coastal Program Director, The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts</span></em> - TNC’s SouthCoast Shellfish Restoration Project</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Steve Hurley</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">, <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Southeast District Manager, Mass Division of Fisheries & Wildlife</span></em> - Red Brook Trout Restoration Project</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060"> <br><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Restoring the Water Quality of Buzzards Bay</span></strong><br>Wednesday, April 1 </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060"></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Guy Campinha</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">, <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Director of Water Pollution Control, Wareham Wastewater Treatment Facility - </span></em>Upgrading the region’s wastewater treatment plants</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Eric Turkington</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">, <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Chairman, Falmouth Water Quality Management Committee</span></em> - Projects aimed at replacing old septic tanks and cesspools along the shore</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Joe Costa</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">, <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Executive Director, Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program</span></em> - Projects underway to reduce and treat stormwater</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Rachel Jakuba</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">, <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Science Director, Buzzards Bay Coalition</span></em> - Methods to reduce fertilizer-related nutrients from cranberry bogs</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060"> <br><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Restoring an Urban Harbor: New Bedford Harbor</span></strong><br>Wednesday, April 8 </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060"></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Ginny Lombardo</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">, <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">EPA, Team Leader, New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site</span></em> - Technologies for removing the Harbor’s contaminated sediments</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Jeff Stieb,</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Port Director, New Bedford Harbor Development Commission</span></em> - Restoring the Harbor’s water quality, specifically the removal of oil introduced by “mystery spills” from ships</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Mark Rasmussen</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">, <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">President, Buzzards Bay Coalition</span></em> - New measures to treat and dispose of sewage entering the Harbor</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060"><a href="http://www.whalingmuseum.org/programs/where-land-meets-sea-2015" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#6dc6dd">CLICK HERE</span></strong></a> for detailed description of each presentation. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546a"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546a"> </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, Community Engagement</span><span style="color:#44546a"></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:#44546a"></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:#44546a"></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:#44546a"></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:#44546a"></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:#44546a"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>