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</head><body><p><strong>Citizen Science A Focus for Falmouth Water Stewards Annual Meeting</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p>Citizen Science is the focus at the Falmouth Water Stewards Annual Meeting next week.</p><p><br></p><p>Chris Clark of North Falmouth will give the talk, entitled "Citizen Science in a Changing Climate," at the meeting scheduled for Thursday, July 12, at 7:30pm in the Hermann Room at Falmouth Public Library.</p><p><br></p><p>Mr. Clark, a lawyer, environmental planner and a member of the Falmouth Water Stewards board of directors, will speak about the group's Water Watchers program. The program, which uses citizen scientists to monitor local water bodies, now has enhanced resources for volunteers. Mr. Clark has put together an extensive natural history binder for participants. The binder was made possible by a grant from the Woods Hole Foundation.</p><p><br></p><p>Mr. Clark was a founding member of Falmouth’s Board of Health and worked with the 300 Committee. He co-authored Falmouth’s first set of wetland regulations. He teaches city planning during part of the year at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. His professional work has included groundwater management planning, environmental analyses, general plans and other regulatory work, including the permitting of a coastal town-wide sewer system. He was a board member and president of the Morro Bay National Estuary Program and active with the San Luis Obispo County Land Conservancy. His teaching includes environmental law at Mass Maritime. Chris and his wife Claire are restoring a house in North Falmouth.</p><p><br></p><p>Falmouth Water Stewards, founded as FACES (Falmouth Associations Concerned with Estuaries and Salt Ponds), has as its mission to protect, preserve and restore Falmouth's bays, estuaries, salt ponds and salt waters through education, advocacy and citizen science.</p><p><br></p><p>The meeting is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.</p></body></html>