[SEMCO] Mass Audubon's Bayside Talk series starts July 9

[Melissa Lowe]

Award-winning Filmmaker and her PBS Nature Film kick off Annual Summer
Lecture Series at Mass Audubon in Wellfleet

"Bayside Talks" held every Wednesday 7:30 p.m. in July & August at
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

July 9		Crash: A Tale of Two Species
				Local filmmaker Allison Argo shares her
recent PBS Nature film that tells the fascinating story of the
relationship between horseshoe crabs and the red knot, a shorebird in
serious decline.

July 16		Where Have all the Herring Gone?
				Atlantic Herring form the basis of the
ocean food chain, but overfishing threatens them and all that eat them.
Lara Slifka, of Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association will
speak on this subject and efforts to safeguard the fishery.

July 23		Tagging Along with Leatherback Sea Turtles
				Kara Dodge, UNH Ph.D. candidate, will
share her investigations on leatherback natural history, movements and
dive patterns using satellite telemetry, and discuss threats to their
conservation. 

July 30		Birds to Watch: The Loss of Common Species and their
Habitats
				Learn about the common species of birds
that are "quietly" experiencing dwindling populations. Mass Audubon's
Wayne Petersen will bring attention to these birds and the threats they
face.

August 6	Disentangling Whales
				Scott Landry of the Center for Coastal
Studies will highlight the successful disentanglement techniques used to
free over 70 large whales from life threatening entanglements.

August 13	Restoring the Wellfleet Oyster
				Learn about oyster restoration projects
in the New England region and how they might apply to a proposed project
in Wellfleet. Boze Hancock of The Nature Conservancy is the speaker.

August 20	Golden Wings & Hairy Toes
				The life history and environmental
challenges facng New England's most endangered wildlife are the subject
of Todd McLeish's new book. Copies will be available for sale and
signing.

August 27	Secret Lives of Coastal Skunks
				Luanne Johnson's doctoral research
focuses on the behavior and population dynamics of striped skunks and
their impact on nesting coastal waterbirds, including the piping plover.

Cost for Lectures is $7 for Mass. Audubon member and $9 nonmembers. 

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The Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the west side of
Route 6, immediately north of the Eastham/Wellfleet town line.  Call
(508) 349-2615 for information.

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Melissa Lowe, Education Coordinator
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
mlowe at massaudubon.org
508-349-2615, ext 107

Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay

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