[SEMCO] Free Public Lectures in Wellfleet

[Tanya Grady]

PCCS Launches 2010 Winter Lecture Series in Wellfleet



*(Cape Cod, MA) –*The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies will host a
lecture series entitled *New England Heritage and the Sea*.  These unique
talks, each with a field trip component, will be presented by Jesse
Mechling, director of education for PCCS.   Lectures will be held at the
Wellfleet Public Library and are free and open to the public.  All field
trips cost $75 per person and $65 per person for PCCS members.  Fees apply
to field trips only and include transportation and admission.  Field trips
require registration by February 24.  To register or learn more, email
jmechling at coastalstudies.org or call 508.487.3623 ext. 103.



Wednesday, February 24, 6 p.m.

Wellfleet Public Library

*The History of Whaling*

Cape Cod was one of the original whaling centers in the United States.  Learn
the origins of commercial whaling, how it developed over the centuries, and
what the current state of whaling is today.



Saturday, Feb 27, 9 a.m.

Salt Pond Visitor’s Center lot in Eastham

*New Bedford** Whaling Museum** & Historic Park *

Join us for a Saturday field trip to the New Bedford Whaling Museum and
National Historic Park.  Fee includes transportation to New Bedford,
admission and private tour of whaling museum, and of historic park.



Wednesday, March 3, 6 p.m.

Wellfleet Public Library

*Maritime History*

Cape Codder’s have a long tradition of making their living from the sea.  From
whalers to fisherman to merchant sailors, the Cape and its people have been
shaped by the sea.  Discover the rich maritime history of the Cape &
Islands.  Hear about the first shipwreck in North America, and learn how
maritime commerce continues to influence New England today.



Saturday, March 6, 8:30 a.m.

Salt Pond Visitor’s Center lot in Eastham

*Salem** Historic Park & Peabody Essex Museum*

The Saturday field trip will take us to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem
and the Salem Maritime Historic Park.  Fee includes transportation to Salem,
and admission to park and museum.

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Wednesday, March 17, 6 p.m.

Wellfleet Public Library

*Natural History of the Sea*

The ocean and resources found within have shaped human history and
civilization since the beginning.  The sea has been the world’s meat market,
super highway, medicine cabinet, and waste dump.  Hear why our seas are so
important, how humans have historically harnessed those resources; how the
sea has changed, and what lies in the future for our watery planet.



Saturday, March 20, 8:30 a.m.

Salt Pond Visitor’s Center lot in Eastham

*New England** Aquarium*

Trip includes a tour of New England Aquarium.  Learn about the wondrous
creatures that occupy our oceans.  Fee includes admission to NEAq and round
trip transportation.



*Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies is a non-profit organization
dedicated to preserving and protecting marine mammals and ecosystems in the
Gulf of Maine and beyond through applied research, education, public policy
initiatives and management strategies.  To learn more visit
www.coastalstudies.org.*

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Tanya L. Grady
Communications Coordinator
Center for Coastal Studies
508.487.3622 x103
508.247.7665
tgrady at coastalstudies.org
www.coastalstudies.org
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