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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
color:black'>FOR RELEASE: JULY 2018 CONTACT: Joan
DiPersio<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
color:black'> <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Thornton</st1:City></st1:place> W. Burgess
Society<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
color:black'> 508-888-6870<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></a></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-weight:bold'>ADULT NATURE CLUB EXPLORES TIDAL POOLS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>The monthly in-depth natural history
course for adults offered by the Thornton W. Burgess Society continues on the
first Saturday of each month meeting from 9am to noon. This program explores a
wide range of natural history topics with a different focus each month. The
only requirement is a curiosity for the natural world. On <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>August 4</span></b> join Elise Leduc, a Coastal
Scientist at the Woods Hole Group, on a “Beach Walk” exploring <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sandwich</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Town</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Neck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Beach</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> at low tide. Examine the rocky intertidal
shore and the tide pools that form. Search for various invertebrates, such as
crabs, mollusks and echinoderms. Also examine the wrack line for interesting
marine biofacts, as well as discuss the impact of beach dynamics and coastal
processes, and various management actions coastal municipalities can take to
preserve and restore natural habitats. Following months include
“Birding” at the East Sandwich Game Farm on <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>September 8</span></b>; “Wild Food”
focusing on foraging basics on <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>October 6;</span></b>
“Insects in Winter” on <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>November 3</span></b>;
“Migrant Winter Birds” on <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>December
1</span></b>. These programs are open to adults and teens ages 16 and up. Call
508-888-6870 to register separately for each month at $30.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>-#-<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Joan DiPersio</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Public Relations Coordinator</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thornton</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> W. Burgess
Society</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Green</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Briar</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nature</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>6 Discovery Hill
Road</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>E. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sandwich</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">MA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">02537</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>508-888-6870</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.thorntonburgess.org">www.thorntonburgess.org</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>To inspire reverence for wildlife and concern for the
natural environment</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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