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Crocker<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></span></p>
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text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">Osterville Village Library Hosts </span></i></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="">Wonder of Water <i class="">Lecture</i>
<i class="">Series</i> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p>
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text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="">Lectures Presented by
Barnstable Clean Water Coalition <o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p>
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text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Formerly </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Three Bays Preservation,
Inc.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="normal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class="">Osterville, Mass. </b>–Seven illustrated and
thought-provoking programs on the natural history, cultural heritage and
environmental science of West, North and Cotuit Bays and the Town of Barnstable
will be held in July and August at the Osterville Village Library. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The lecture
series on the Three Bays Estuary is entitled:<b class=""><i class=""> Wonder of Water</i></b>. These
unique talks feature engaging expert speakers from the Barnstable Clean Water
Coalition, formerly, Three Bays Preservation, Inc.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">All lectures are
free and open to the public. Presentations begin at 5 p.m. in the Main Meeting
Room at the Osterville Village Library located at 43 Wianno Avenue:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Tuesday, July 11<o:p class=""></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b class=""><i style="font-size: 14px;" class="">It Takes a Town: The Path Forward
for Clean Water in Barnstable<o:p class=""></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Lindsey B. Counsell<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Director Emeritus<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Three Bays
Preservation, Inc.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Lindsey
has spent over two decades devoted to protecting the Three Bays Watershed. He
also is Chair of the Town of Barnstable’s Water Resources Advisory Committee
with a mission to advise the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b class="">Town</b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></span><b class="">of Barnstable</b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">on completing and implementing
a Comprehensive Water Management Planning Project. His talk will outline the
details of that planning project.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Tuesday, July 18<o:p class=""></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b class=""><i style="font-size: 14px;" class="">A
Native Cape Cod Garden - Planting with a Purpose<o:p class=""></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Kristin Anders<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Director of Education & Outreach<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Association to Preserve Cape Cod<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b class=""><i style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The use of native plants in our managed landscape, together
with ecologically-friendly land care practices, can help protect the purity of
our waters, support bees, butterflies and birds, and preserve the essence of
Cape Cod. Hear about some of our valued Cape Cod native species and how you can
better steward your piece of the Cape!<span style="font-family: Calibri;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Wednesday, July 26<o:p class=""></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><i class="">Barnstable’s Milestone
Opportunity: Implementing the 208 Plan</i></b><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Scott W. Horsley<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Water Resources Consultant<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 14px;" class="">This illustrated lecture will present the watershed plan for Three
Bays that was designed by the Cape Cod Commission to address the water quality
problems caused by excessive nitrogen. The plan includes a range of
innovative strategies including storm water management, fertilizer controls,
permeable reactive barriers, pond dredging, wetland restoration, fertigation,
alternative septic system technologies, and aquaculture.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Tuesday, August 1<o:p class=""></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b class=""><i style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Barnstable’s Nitrogen Crisis<o:p class=""></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Michael “Mike” J.
Egan<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">President, Board of
Directors, Barnstable Clean Water Coalition<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">In this thought-provoking and
illustrated presentation, a noted Cape Cod conservationist continues to rally
the cry for understanding how nitrogen pollutes our ecosystem, and what we as a
community could do about it. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Tuesday, August 8<o:p class=""></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b class=""><i style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Wings, Fins and Watery Wonders:
Exploring Wildlife in the Three Bays Watershed<o:p class=""></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Meg Materne, Science
Manager<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Barnstable Clean
Water Coalition<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Get a compelling
glimpse into one of the most ecologically bio-diverse regions on Cape Cod, the
12,458-acre watershed that includes West, North and Cotuit Bays.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Tuesday, August 15<o:p class=""></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b class=""><i style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Introducing the Barnstable Clean
Water Coalition: Barnstable’s Innovative Future<o:p class=""></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><i style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Zenas “Zee” Crocker<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Executive Director<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Barnstable Clean
Water Coalition<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Within the 1,245-acre
estuary, West, North and Cotuit Bays look pristine, but in reality, these
embayments along with other bodies of water in the Town of Barnstable are
threatened by excess nitrogen. Learn about the new generation of conservation
advocacy led by the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, as well as enlightened,
comprehensive plans to protect watersheds in the Town of Barnstable. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Tuesday, August 22<o:p class=""></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b class=""><i style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The Indomitable Oyster: Nature’s
Way Toward Ecosystem Strength <o:p class=""></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Mike Moynihan<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Member, Barnstable
Clean Water Coalition<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Oh, the power of a
single animal! Oysters are natural filter feeders that can significantly help
cleanse an ecosystem. In this engaging and illustrated lecture, Mike will
enthrall listeners with true tales of these tiny but mighty creatures. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </o:p></p>
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