[SEMCO] Rocks and Cobbles ID workshop scheduled

[Melissa Lowe]

Attention Rock Hounds! 
Workshop focuses on the identification of rocks and cobbles found on
Cape Cod beaches.

Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is hosting a workshop
"Rocks and Cobbles of Cape Cod Beaches" scheduled for Saturday, June 13,
9 a.m.-Noon. This introductory class will focus on local rocks and
cobbles and cover what rocks are, how they are formed, what minerals
they contain, how they are classified, and the field identification of
the common ones found on the beach. Robbin Dengler, a rock enthusiast
and professor at Cape Cod Community College, is the instructor. The
indoor/outdoor workshop will be held at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife
Sanctuary and includes a field trip to a local beach. 

The program fee is $20 for Mass Audubon members and $22 for non-members.
Registration is required. For more information or to register contact
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at 508-349-2615.

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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.  Trails
are open daily 8 am to dusk.  Sanctuary admission is free for members;
$5 adults, $3 children for non-members. Call (508) 349-2615 for
information or to make reservations.



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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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