[SEMCO] HCT Winter Talks!

[Michael Lach]

> Join the Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) for its 2012 Winter Talks held 
> at the Harwich Community Center (#100 Oak Street in Harwich Center).

> See the full schedule below.

> Suggested donation for the winter talks is $2 per person, except Eyes on 
> Owls, for which details are at www.HarwichConservationTrust.org.

> On Saturday, January 7th (2pm) join Peter Trull, Naturalist & Science
> Teacher, to hear his presentation "Identifying Winter Ducks," a colorful
> photographic presentation about the different waterfowl species that over
> winter on Cape waters.  No doubt spiced up with classic Peter Trull 
> stories,
> he will describe identifying characteristics, behavior, and over wintering
> spots for a variety of waterfowl including Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye,
> Ruddy Duck, American Widgeon, three species of Merganser, and Common 
> Eider.
> Loons, Grebes and American Coot will be included, too.
>
> On Saturday, January 14th (2pm) join David Clapp, Naturalist & Smithsonian
> Journeys Eco-Travel Leader, for "Nature’s Migrations." Migration is a
> phenomenon that scientists continue to research, making new discoveries
> about timing, distance, daylight, magnetic fields, instinct and sheer
> determination.  David will talk about the migration patterns of birds,
> seals, tuna, bluefish, ladybird beetles and more.
>
> On Saturday, January 28th (2pm) join Andrea Hawkes, Postdoctoral
> Investigator at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, for a presentation
> titled "Hurricane Under a Microscope: Microclimatology Reveals Major
> Storms."  Can you put a hurricane under a microscope?  Yes, sort of. 
> During
> her climate research, Andrea studies the sediments kicked up by major
> natural disasters.  These very fine particles can provide clues about the
> intensity and timing of past storms, which then sharpens our understanding
> of the potential intensity and timing of future natural disasters. Join 
> her
> as she travels the globe in search of hurricanes, earthquakes and 
> tsunamis.
>
> On Saturday, February 4th (2pm) join Kevin Minnigerode of the Barnstable
> County Beekeepers Association to learn about "Honeybee Habits & 
> Challenges."
> Honeybees are disappearing at an alarming rate.  Collectively, we depend 
> on
> honeybees to pollinate many agricultural crops.  Learn about beekeeping
> history, honeybee social behavior, biology and the challenges facing this
> critical pollinator.
>
> On Saturday, February 11th (2pm) join Todd Kelley, State Park Interpreter 
> &
> Wildlife Tracker, to explore "The Art of Recognizing Animal Track & Sign."
> He will discuss the basics of the science of interpreting tracks followed
> with a slide show of actual examples of sign left behind by different
> animals including fox, coyote, otter, deer, skunk, raccoon, opossum, 
> rabbit,
> squirrel, chipmunk, woodchuck, flying squirrel, and even bobcat.  Kelley
> draws on deep Cape Cod roots that trace back fourteen generations, when an
> ancestor, known as “David the Irishman” arrived on the Cape in 1655 as an
> indentured servant.  This ancestor married a Welsh Quaker girl, and the
> Kelley family helped start the Mayfair Society of Friends. Todd Kelley 
> runs
> Kelley Trailblazer, a personalized day-hiking service.
>
> On Saturday, February 25th (2pm) join David Wiley, PhD, Research 
> Coordinator
> at NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary to learn about his 
> work
> "Changing (Shipping) Lanes for the North Atlantic Right Whale."  The North
> Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is the most endangered whale in
> the world and inhabits the waters off Cape Cod during our spring and 
> summer.
> Those same waters are a super highway for mega cargo ships.  David’s
> research led to the shifting of shipping lanes into the port of Boston, an
> international effort to reduce risks of ship strikes to endangered whales.
>
> On Saturday March 3rd, don’t miss "Eyes On Owls – Live Owl Program" where
> Marcia and Mark Wilson offer close encounters with great-horned, snowy,
> barred, screech and saw-whet owls as well as the spectacled owl from South
> America and the Eurasian eagle owl.  Tickets are $5 for ages 5 to 11, $10
> for ages 12 to adult.  Reserve online at www.HarwichConservationTrust.org.
>
> On Saturday, March 10th (2-4pm) join HCT and the Cape & Islands Farm 
> Bureau
> for their "3rd Annual Meet Your Local Farmers Event."  Kick-off the 2012
> growing season, meet local farmers from around Cape Cod and learn more 
> about
> locally grown products as well as farm-related activities for all ages.
>
>
>
> Michael W. Lach
> Executive Director
> www.HarwichConservationTrust.org
> Ph:  508-432-3997
> Mailing address:  HCT, Box 101, S. Harwich, MA 02661
>