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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Just a reminder to register by tomorrow to get the early-bird rate of $25. Hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Register now for the 21<sup>st</sup> Annual</span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Cape Cod Natural History Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Saturday, March 5, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Held at the Cape Cod Community College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Organized by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For more than 20 years, Wellfleet Bay has organized this full day conference featuring presenters from environmental organizations across Cape Cod speaking on a diversity of natural history topics. This conference
continues to be an engaging, exciting, and fun way to learn about local research projects, conservation efforts, and local environmental organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Learn about recent scientific research and other natural history topics, including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> The extraordinary stream of seabirds close to shore and the species’ unique natural history;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> A review of shark research and public education;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Monitoring the health of our southern forests and southern pine beetles;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Tracking the movements of piping plovers, roseate terns, and least terns;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Range expansion of blue crabs and possible impact on invasive green crabs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Also, special screening of a new documentary,
<i>A Wing and a Prayer: Building a Future for Birds<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">View details of scheduled presenters and topics upon registration.
<b><a href="http://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/program-catalog#program:sanctuary=20:startDate=1457154000:endDate=1457154000:program_code=42697">http://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/program-catalog#program:sanctuary=20:startDate=1457154000:endDate=1457154000:program_code=42697</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Registration fee is $25 until February 27, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">After February 27, 2016 the registration fee is $30; walk-ins are $30.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Bring a brown bag lunch and to help us cut down on waste, bring a mug for coffee. Coffee and refreshments provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">**********************************************<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Melissa Lowe Cestaro<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Education Coordinator<br>
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary <br>
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663 <br>
<a href="mailto:mlowe@massaudubon.org">mlowe@massaudubon.org</a> <br>
508-349-2615, ext 107 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay">www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay</a>
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