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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black">Old Growth Forests of Massachusetts with the Marion Natural History Museum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Friday, March 31, 2023 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">MARION — Join the Marion Natural History Museum for a presentation by David Orwig, Senior Ecologist and Forest Ecologist
with Harvard Forest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Orwig will share his research into the presence of old-growth forests in Massachusetts. The talk will include a broad
discussion of old-growth forests in Massachusetts — what they are, where they are, and what they can tell us. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Through pictures and data from many old-growth forests in the state, Orwig will describe the many aspects of why
these rare forest gems are so special and the many threats they face.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Partial funding for this program has been provided by the Marion Cultural Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Suggested donation to the museum is $10 per person. To register visit <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marionmuseum.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C52e5d2a0a7424814c0f808db1a74414e%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638132862149188647%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Pu8naWE5QYuOA85ffIcU%2BF0nbj1hei0B8gRac%2FmKf6U%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://www.marionmuseum.org/" shash="Hp4kX+MhZ+7wZPxdIrV4QfB6PGVMHG8IdIyEEcJEoCFZQS6fr8AnWgh1k/n40khRqmaw/54k2zZco4os8VKTZ9oRVF6SfSIJq0TjJ0HVBs1s0fBSOJjBZuLbQ06y7Z0cgbDBe4sMsiizhkcPUFoGZysJ3LqKd5Od5IaRh1p9Yi8=" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003F87">www.marionmuseum.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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