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[Tanya]

Wednesday May 9, 2007

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Release 5.2

Tanya Gabettie:  508.237.1920

 

 

'Bay in May' Nature Walks Sponsored by PCCS's Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary Program

 

(Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA) - Bring comfortable walking shoes and stroll the barrier beach systems, mudflats, marshes and shore along Cape Cod Bay at three 'Bay in May' Nature Walks in Plymouth, Sandwich, and Eastham, sponsored by the Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary Program, a conservation initiative of the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS).  

 

Cape Cod Bay is the southernmost region of the Gulf of Maine and the largest coastal bay in the North Atlantic, measuring about 603 square miles.  "It is a state ocean sanctuary deserving of continued study, protection and appreciation," said Theresa Barbo, director of the Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary Program.  "Asking people to walk with us, and experience the coastal marine ecosystem, will help bring awareness to how important it is to protect Cape Cod Bay," she added. 

 

Experienced naturalists and scientists will lead the two-hour walks that are free and open to the public.  Attend all three, or choose one or two:

  

Monday, May 21

10 a.m. - Noon

Led by John J. Galluzzo

Public Program Director for Massachusetts Audubon's South Shore Sanctuaries

What you will see:  A late spring day on Duxbury Beach will offer sightings of endangered species including piping plovers and least terns as well as greater yellowlegs, summering common eiders, and more.]

 

Tuesday, May 22

10 a.m. - Noon

First Encounter Beach, Eastham

Led by Dr. Graham Giese

Coastal Geologist and Director, Land Sea Interaction Program, PCCS

What you will see:  Our objective is to see the Eastham bay shore as a single coastal system consisting of eroding glacial bluffs, beaches, tidal flats, barrier beaches, dunes and marshes. We will explore the relationships between these coastal landforms, the roles they play as habitats within diverse ecosystems, and their dependence upon each other. We will also see examples of human interactions with this coastal system, and discuss their implications for the future. 

 

Saturday, May 26

10 a.m. - Noon

Horizon's Beach, Sandwich

Led by Gilbert D. Newton 

Teacher/Marine Biologist/Botanist, Sandwich H.S., Cape Cod Community College

What you will see:  We will survey the diverse marine plant and animal species found along the shore, by the jetties, and in the tide pools. Using a hand lens, we will learn how to identify many common species.]



 

Bring sunscreen, a sun-shielding hat, snack, and bottled water.  For questions or to register, call 774.263.4219, or e-mail:  ccbay at coastalstudies.org

 

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The Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary Program (CCBOSP) is a conservation and public policy initiative of the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies.  Its mission is to inform the public and decision makers about the natural resources of the Bay, and threats to the Bay, through workshops, forums and special events. The program's theme is Stewardship & Sustainability.

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The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies is a private, independent non-profit, founded in 1976 and is dedicated to researching and protecting marine mammals and marine ecosystems in the Gulf of Maine through research, conservation and public education programs.   PCCS is internationally renowned for its whale research, and is a leading authority in science-based resource management policies in Massachusetts.

To learn more about the Sanctuary Program and PCCS, visit us on the web at coastalstudies.org.

 

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PCCS Contacts

Tanya Gabettie

Communications Coordinator

508.237.1920

tgabettie at coastalstudies.org

 

Theresa Barbo

Director, Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary Program

774.263.4219

ccbay at coastalstudies.org

 
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