[SEMCO] Barrier Beach Ecology at South Cape Beach, Saturday, May 8, 9 am

[Muller, Joan (DCR)]

Barrier Beach Ecology at South Cape Beach

Saturday, May 8 Meet at South Cape Beach State Parking Lot  9 am - noon

Join Dr. Chris Weidman, the Reserve's Research Coordinator on a visit to South Cape Beach to learn about the forces at work on the Cape's beaches.   Reservations preferred but not required at www.waquoitbayreserve.org<http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org>



For Immediate Release

Contact: Joan Muller, 508-457-0495 x107

South Cape Beach Half Day Field Program, Saturday, May 8

On Saturday morning, May 8 from nine to noon, Waquoit Bay Reserve's Research Coordinator Dr. Chris Weidman will lead a barrier beach ecology walk on South Cape Beach. Participants will learn about the forces at work on the Cape's beaches.  Dr. Weidman will answer timeless questions such as "where did all this sand come from, where's it going and how do humans figure in all this?" He'll also give an update on the Reserve's research and ongoing shoreline monitoring programs at South Cape Beach and point out current projects.

Dr. Chris Weidman has been the Research Coordinator for the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve since March 2000. He received his BS in Water Resources Management in 1989 at the State University of New York-College at Oneonta, NY, and in 1995 obtained his PhD in Marine Geology and Geophysics from the MIT / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography. He was a National Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Northeast Fisheries Research Center in Woods Hole from 1997-1999. In a former life in the 1970s, he was a commercial fisherman in Chatham, MA. Chris' own research interests are coastal processes and ocean climate change.

Participants should be prepared to walk approximately two to three miles over soft sand (wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring water).  Walkers will gather at South Cape Beach State parking lot near the end of Great Oak Road in Mashpee. Pre-registration is appreciated but not required at www.waquoitbayreserve.org<http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org> . For more information, call 508-457-0495 x107.




Joan Muller

Education Coordinator
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
149 Waquoit Hwy.
Box 3092
Waquoit, MA 02536
508-457-0495 x107
www.waquoitbayreserve.org

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