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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt">For<span> </span><span class="gmail-m_5655580594793707121gmail-m_6528503490308636587gmail-il"><span class="gmail-m_5655580594793707121gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Release</span></span></span>:</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11pt"> <span> </span><b>IMMEDIAT<wbr>E</b><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-indent:0.25in"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt">Contact:</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11pt"> Brendan Buckless, Outreach and Stewardship Coordinator<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-indent:0.25in"><span style="font-size:11pt"> <span> </span><a href="mailto:brendan@westportlandtrust.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">brendan@westportlandtrust.or<wbr>g</a><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-indent:0.25in"><span style="font-size:11pt"> Westport Land Conservation Trust<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Wingdings">(</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span>days:<span> </span><a href="tel:(508)%20636-9228" value="+15086369228" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">(508) 636-9228</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0.2in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:150%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:150%">Cold Water Paddle to Westport Harbor<span></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0.2in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i>Westport, Massachusetts –</i> Search for
seabirds on a guided cold water paddle tour of Westport Harbor hosted by
Westport Land Conservation Trust (WLCT) and Osprey Sea & Surf Adventures.
Begin at Westport’s iconic Point of Rocks and cross the Devil’s Pocket to Bial
Point. Learn about Westport’s coastal wildlife and WLCT’s efforts to promote
wildlife conservation. Paddling-suits, kayaks & equipment will be provided
by Osprey Sea & Surf Adventures.<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0.2in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0.2in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This
cold water expedition will run 3 hours and cost $60.00 per participant with a
limit of six participants. Participants will meet at Osprey Sea & Surf
Adventures located at the Head of Westport on the morning of Saturday, April
28th. Paddlers will be outfitted with equipment and transported to the put-in
location.<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0.2in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0.2in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To
register, participants will need to provide their name, phone number, email,
approximate height & weight and paddling experience to Westport Land
Conservation Trust. You must have previous paddling experience to join this
trip. Each participant should have a bottle of water and be dressed in
non-cotton based clothing. Water shoes are recommended. For more information or
to register, please visit: <a href="http://www.WestportLandTrust.org" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">www.WestportLandTrust.org</a>
or call (508)-636-9228 ext. 5023.<span> </span><span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:0.25in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u>About the <span><span>Westport</span> <span>Land</span></span>
Conservation Trust<span></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:0.25in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Since
its founding in 1972, the Westport Land Conservation Trust has assisted
landowners in protecting more than 4,500 acres in Westport, Massachusetts. WLCT
is a private non-governmental organization dedicated to local land conservation
on behalf of the <span><span>Westport</span></span>
community. The organization accepts gifts of land and conservation restrictions
on land, and assists farm owners in preserving farmland with agricultural
preservation restrictions.<span></span></p>
</span></span></span></span><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small">Brendan P. Buckless</div><div style="font-size:small"><b>Outreach and Stewardship Coordinator </b> </div><div style="font-size:small"><b><font size="4">Westport Land Conservation Trust</font></b></div><div style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">P.O. Box 3975 | 830 Drift Road | Westport, Massachusetts 02790</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span></div><div style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Phone: </span><a href="tel:%28508%29%20636-9228" value="+15086369228" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">(508) 636-9228</a> ext. 5023<span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">| Fax:</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><a href="tel:%28508%29%20636-0587" value="+15086360587" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">(508) 636-0587</a></div></div></div></div></div>
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