<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="gmail_default"><div class=""><b style="color: rgb(113, 113, 113); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">Sierra</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> Cape Cod</span><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">’s</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> Virtual Speaker Series</span></b></div><div class=""><font color="#717171" face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Tuesday, January 17, 7 pm </span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#717171" face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(113, 113, 113);" class="">As a January 30 public comment deadline nears, Sierra Cape Cod’s virtual speaker series continues on Tuesday, January 17 at 7 pm with a timely talk by</span><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" class=""> </font><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(113, 113, 113);" class="">Zenas Crocker, executive director of the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition </b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(113, 113, 113);" class="">(BCWC). Mr. Crocker will discuss the local implications of regulations proposed by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, which are designed to improve coastal water quality by accelerating reductions in nitrogen releases from traditional septic systems. In addition, he will introduce </span><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbcleanwater.org%2Fwhat-we-do%2Fmitigate%2Fshubael-pond-project%2F&data=05%7C01%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C78f210794f8e4cfca44108daf89097bd%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638095597153630195%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tl%2FMrCc1q2HsH5QekHF6l29UJEf1cRN3No5MmtUQNkk%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/mitigate/shubael-pond-project/" shash="nKAF4uwhtdo3Yhg3VHzUPqdEvdA3Qbxw7r6cc0XMyllHL9+oVd2QcJqXuw1Up8Rq+PNyVf408mhr3eQjON5xSHik6UlKg3pqm2OMZ8cLkeVXwhi42JYJhxcDdTtZr1+iAxBMeWap9LhMMRUOqkYPmk/4xgZhTmxpBUmt76DpgjY=" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" class="">BCWC's demonstration and testing program for innovative and advanced (I/A) septic system technologies</a><font color="#717171" face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> and other non-traditional solutions for controlling nutrient loading in the Three Bays watershed. Discussion will center around public comment on DEP</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(113, 113, 113); font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">’</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">s proposals. </span></font></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(113, 113, 113);" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(113, 113, 113);" class="">Meeting link: </span><u style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 104, 218);" class=""><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F89176128525%3Fpwd%3DV2R3QS9QaEF5cXhZY2xBRm1hQXJRdz09&data=05%7C01%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C78f210794f8e4cfca44108daf89097bd%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638095597153630195%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IhX2ZDp5WKeTTojG8dtHFZFnFNRVtCyQy3AL8RoB6Yo%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89176128525?pwd=V2R3QS9QaEF5cXhZY2xBRm1hQXJRdz09" shash="FjaxJksgYTCC7Zs7T/caYusnMeF0tcWPu0Mscidp6ncj38XDkIMUnRjFpuGTX0CYtkjFWQcFS4czCp4FqqqiD9Q2yt1GbLExqjfQ+eayW3iHyb56dMkd7g8kClEaGhBIgPco1eZUmrA5zqO+e5oEtzqjF9n7BTu+r1Pl7ViZu4c=" target="_blank" style="color: blue;" class="">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89176128525?pwd=V2R3QS9QaEF5cXhZY2xBRm1hQXJRdz09</a></span></u></div></div><br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" class="">The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3.8 million members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. As part of the Massachusetts Chapter, the Sierra Club's Cape Cod Group represents members and supporters in Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties. For more information, visit </span><font color="#222222" class=""><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sierraclub.org%2Fmassachusetts%2Fcape-cod-islands-group&data=05%7C01%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C78f210794f8e4cfca44108daf89097bd%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638095597153630195%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BfLhU84ExUn1SxqNZjMDAovkdkCnezgUHEBXRJdwYW8%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.sierraclub.org/massachusetts/cape-cod-islands-group" shash="aLfyH6nVpvMxQVBFo1q1qcoeYB8jJLQDP6ITf/s/IGHkdeIr6hey3YL5xvqtMchpj1BLoN5jz95ulZLCXAtVXcbLdUIlsXyn6+JZfqq1Qb2RF0IVB0UDnAkHJ0AY3CejTGtuycVIEm1Rw2sFuRUEw3MjxZza2Pa3xI7daVAiJA8=" target="_blank" class="">https://www.sierraclub.org/massachusetts/cape-cod-islands-group</a></font></font></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;" class="">Thanks for your interest - </font></div></div></div><br class="">Chris Powicki<br class=""><div class=""><div>Member, Executive Committee, Sierra Cape Cod</div><div>2042 Main Street</div><div>Brewster, MA</div><div>774.487.4614</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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