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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:13.5pt"><strong><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR APCC POND MONITORING PROGRAM</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-line-height-alt:13.5pt;word-break:break-word"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Want to contribute to the study of Cape Cod's freshwater ponds, learn more about our ponds, and have some fun?</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> APCC is seeking
volunteers to accompany APCC staff in a canoe and assist with the data collection. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt;word-break:break-word"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Minimum time commitment is a full morning:
</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt">A volunteer shift is 7:30 a.m. to ~ 12:30 p.m. Sampling days are Monday through Thursday. The selected ponds are sampled monthly, now through November, and you can sign up for as many shifts as you wish.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt;word-break:break-word"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Must have transportation</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt">. Two ponds will be monitored during the shift (likely ponds will
be in your town but could be in a neighboring town). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt;word-break:break-word"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dress for the field.</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> Wear waterproof boots, (e.g.) muck boots or clamming boots for access
in and out of the canoe, and be prepared for being outdoors the entire time, including rain gear as weather warrants. A pfd (personal flotation device) will be provided and must be worn as part of APCC's safety protocol. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt;word-break:break-word"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Physical ability</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt">. Volunteer must be comfortable being on the water and have the physical
ability to get in and out of a canoe, to paddle to deepest point of pond, and to safely pivot in their seat to assist with the sampling and recording information on a field data sheet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">As part of the Cape Cod Commission's Freshwater Initiative, APCC was contracted to conduct pond monitoring of 50 ponds Cape-wide from 2023 through 2025. This three-year program
involves monitoring each pond seven times per year from April through October. The goal is to help Cape Cod communities to better protect and manage our ponds by collecting water quality data to characterize pond conditions, to understand the effects of watershed
development and other stressors, and to inform pond protection and management strategies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Pond monitoring will be conducted by APCC staff at the deepest point in the pond. Staff will use a canoe, and
</span><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">with the help of volunteers</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> will measure depth, Secchi disk depth, water quality parameters using a sonde, and collection of water
samples for lab analyses of nutrients, chlorophyll, and alkalinity. Lab analyses will be done by the Center for Coastal Studies, a state-certified laboratory contracted by APCC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:13.5pt;word-break:break-word"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">If you are interested in learning more, please</span><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapcc.org%2Four-work%2Fscience%2Fcommunity-science%2Fpond-monitoring-volunteer%2F&data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C152f92da55704605902708db52f789d0%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638194995353378232%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Vy7PPfrVC0eDE8RCntooERf1yufVqqQXhGwStmWPbRs%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://apcc.org/our-work/science/community-science/pond-monitoring-volunteer/" shash="xoM2vWxRrPC4ZlofOy8eegS81g94/rFY+Pj8iG9e4ndXCGY15yFbUjKsyefwIR7v6/hKiO9k8wSHPOQ4XQds558IE9E1nl0xGyIUQCM5+tcfST7DMwPDsEOMNBYfYm9yyWxmZr4l++Zijql9V/loUB7PFkeviB7sjRlNm/rh9uI=" target="_blank">
SIGN UP HERE</a> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">and someone will contact you with more information.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-ligatures:none">Kristin Andres<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-ligatures:none">Associate Director for Education & Informational Services<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif;color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none">Association to Preserve Cape Cod
</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif;color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapcc.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C152f92da55704605902708db52f789d0%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638194995353378232%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JjfUPhaDJ2Q1g0qsHgEJGVsZtXoPJzY7nLpft464yfc%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://apcc.org/" shash="Rxz6BRW2FDz0V3hAnmPm0s2iE+CSLOfx118ibWLoWcdUv4hOohSgxttdmqKch3W7c5fVyG1RGNFiwunNitc5qp7TyHKbadAoBsSL2p4YA5qCCFFU1/LCBnvoY4inQrwxSRrtk+UCeiMJFPIYyMSb6o2z23thTE0iZudQLHdRao4="><span style="color:#4472C4">APCC.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gadugi",sans-serif;color:gray;mso-ligatures:none">
508-619-3185 ext 7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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