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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><h2 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight:normal'>FOR RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 2019 CONTACT: Joan DiPersio, 508-888-6870<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal> Thornton W. Burgess Green Briar Nature Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>SATURDAY MORNING NATURE PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'>The Thornton Burgess Nature Program for adults explores a variety of naturalist topics on the first Saturday of the month through December. Just as Burgess’s interests were as broad and diverse as the wildlife he chronicled in his stories, so does this program explore a wide range of natural history topics<b>. Insects’ Winter Preparations</b> is the topic on <b>Saturday, October 5. </b>From 10am to noon,<b> </b>join research entomologist Hannah Nadel<b> </b>at Talbot’s Point Conservation Area in East Sandwich to walk slowly through mixed woodland to find insects and their galleries, galls and pupal chambers in living and dead plants, leaf litter, soil and other feeding and hiding places. Hand lens or binoculars (to view “backwards”) are encouraged for exploring this miniature world. Meet at the parking area off Old County Road. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b>Lichens</b> are the topic on <b>Saturday, November 2</b> taking place from 10am to noon at the Green Briar Nature Center in East Sandwich. Tom Walker, a Cape Cod Naturalist with a degree in Wildlife and Fisheries biology, shares information about the life history of lichens, how to distinguish common species from each other and how they fit into the larger ecosystem. First past of the class is spent inside the nature center reviewing the basics of lichen identification and biology before venturing out to explore the various lichen species present on Green Briar grounds.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'>The fee for each program is $20, and advance registration is required online at <b><a href="http://www.thorntonburgess.org"><span style='text-decoration:none'>www.thorntonburgess.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>SATURDAY MORNING YOGA FOR KIDS!<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'>Children ages 5 to 7 are invited to start their Saturday morning right with Miss Britt on a Yoga Adventure at the Green Briar Nature Center in East Sandwich. Classes will meet from 8am to 9am on each Saturday morning through October 26. The class is broken into three parts: Part #1- Meet at the pond and warm up with breathing and yoga poses. Part #2-Adventure into the woods for a singing hike with stops along the trail to do yoga poses, using our bodies to pretend we are nature. Part #3-Relax back at the pond for final yoga poses and closing breathing exercises. Kids will love this body and mind nature adventure! The fee is $25 per class. Call 508-888-6870 to register. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>-#-<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Joan DiPersio<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Public Relations Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thornton W. Burgess Society<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Green Briar Nature Center & Jam Kitchen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>6 Discovery Hill Road<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>E. Sandwich, MA 02537<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: 508-888-6870<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:joan@thorntonburgess.org">joan@thorntonburgess.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>