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<div style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#a20000;font-size:20pt;"><strong>resilience to sea level rise</strong></span><img height="406" vspace="5" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.199" border="0" width="626" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/dfce226a001/633acb40-53f1-409d-946d-5b18ae368e5e.jpg"/></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:left;" align="left">The replacement of degraded, outdated infrastructure, including the existing dike and non-functional tide gates, will improve ecosystem and community resiliency to climate change and rising sea levels. Since the dike was constructed in 1909, the upstream salt marsh has su<span style="font-size:12pt;">bsided by more than 2 1/2 feet. During that time, sea level has increased by roughly 8 inches. One primary objective of the Project is to restore natural sedimentation processes upstream and allow sediment to be transported and deposited on the subsided marsh, allowing the marsh to once again increase in elevation and keep up with rising sea level. The restored marsh will act as a natural buffer to storms and wave action. Tidal restoration will allow floodwaters from coastal storms to recede more quickly.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align:left;" align="left">The Project has done extensive hydrodynamic modeling to analyze the effects of restoring tidal flow in all parts of the estuary. This included three different scenarios for sea level rise over the next 50 years and analysis of numerous combined storm events. The proposed new Chequessett Neck Road bridge has been designed with water control structures (tide gates) that can be managed as needed in response to future sea level rise to keep maximum water levels below elevations that could affect any private structures or public infrastructure.</div>
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<div style="font-size:11pt;text-align:center;" align="center">Join us for a special program about Cape Cod wetland restoration projects. The event will be held on <span style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-size:14.6667px;">Thursday, March 14th, at 4pm at the Wellfleet Library</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;"> </span></div>
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<p style="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;" align="center">Dr. Robert Duncanson, Director of Health & Natural Resources for the Town of Chatham will present the Muddy Creek Restoration Project. Completed in 2016, the Muddy Creek restoration returned tidal flow to 55 acres of estuarine wetlands.</p>
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<div style="text-align:left;" align="left">Friends of Herring River will launch our tenth annual herring count this March. The program contributes to a regional data base of herring counts and supports vital fisheries research. Association to Preserve Cape Cod, which tracks herring counting for the region, credits the Herring River program as one of the longest, most successful volunteer counting programs in the region. </div>
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