[SEMCO] Talk and booksigning July 29 -- "Famous shellfish beds of Wellfleet"

[Melissa Lowe]

Special Presentation & Booksigning focusing on oysters, shellfish,
aquaculture and Wellfleet:

"THE FAMOUS SHELLFISHING BEDS OF WELLFLEET"
Wednesday, July 29, 7:30 p.m.
at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary	

Talks by authors David B. Wright and Barbara Brennessel

The word "Wellfleet" is virtually synonymous with "oyster." The town of
Wellfleet has been known for its rich shellfish resources for almost 400
years and local author David B. Wright has chronicled this fascinating
history in his new book The Famous Beds of Wellfleet: A Shellfishing
History. In this special presentation Wright will discuss the role
shellfishing has played in this small town and share images from the
Wellfleet Historical Society.
Barbara Brennessel, author of Good Tidings: The History and Ecology of
Shellfish Farming in the Northeast, will also join Wright that evening
to provide a current perspective on the cultural and ecological role of
aquaculture in our region. Brennessel is a Wheaton College biology
professor, as well as a summer resident of Wellfleet. 
The talk is held at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife SanctuaryBoth authors'
books will be available for purchase and signing.
No registration is required. Cost is $5 for Mass Audubon members and $7
for non-members. This is the second in a series of summer lectures at
the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. Upcoming talks:
August 19 -- Seals of Cape Cod by Lisa Sette, Biologist with
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
August 25 -- Sharks in New England by Greg Skomal, Fisheries Biologist
with Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries.
For details contact Melissa Lowe at mlowe at massaudubon.org or
508-349-2615 x107
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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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