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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>FOR RELEASE: OCTOBER 2019 CONTACT: Joan DiPersio, 508-888-6870\<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Thornton W. Burgess Society<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><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%'>Each month through all seasons, the Thornton Burgess Nature Program for adults has been offered through the Green Briar Nature Center in East Sandwich. On Saturday<b>, November 2</b> from 10am to noon Cape Cod Naturalist Tom Walker leads a program on <b>Lichens</b>, a unique pairing of fungi and algae found everywhere around us. Learn about the life history of lichens, how to distinguish common species from each other and how they fit into the larger ecosystem. The first part of the class is spent inside reviewing the basics of lichen identification and biology before venturing out to explore the various lichen species present on Green Briar grounds. The fee is $20, and 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 style='line-height:150%'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'>This year’s program concludes on Saturday<b>, December 7 </b>from 10am to noon with <b>Winter Birding</b> led by Environmental Scientist Brittany Hoffnagle with her extensive birding experience. With the changing of the season, there is a changing of the birds present in our area as well. Enjoy a bird walk along the Cape Cod Canal focusing on where the migrant visitors spend their winter, and observe birds we only get to enjoy during the colder months on Cape Cod. Participants will meet in front of the Army Corps of Engineers Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center near the Sandwich Marina. The fee is $20, and registration is required online at <b><a href="http://www.thorntonburgess.org"><span style='text-decoration:none'>www.thorntonburgess.org</span></a>. </b>For further information, call 508-888-6870.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'>-#-<o:p></o:p></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>