[SEMCO] [Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay] Easter Weekend Programs

[Amy Fleischer]

Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Unless otherwise noted, programs are held at the sanctuary.

The Nature of Salt Marshes and Wastewater, part II
Friday, March 29, 9:30  - 11:30 a.m.
FREE
Join Anne Giblin, Senior Scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, for a presentation that will help us understand how increased nitrogen inputs alter nitrogen cycling in salt marshes, how salt marshes remove excess nitrogen, and how sewage treatment plants utilize some of these same mechanisms. This talk will also address the pros and cons of ocean outfalls. John Portnoy, former ecologist for the Cape Cod National Seashore, will deliver an introduction on the benefits of salt marshes. Giblin and Portnoy will be joined by Mass Audubon regional scientist Robert Buchsbaum for a panel discussion with the audience. Light refreshments will be served. This program is free to members of the public and advance registration is not required. Reservations are accepted.

Horseshoe Crab Volunteer Training
Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m.
FREE
Become a part of Wellfleet Bay's ongoing Citizen Science project, which assesses the population of horseshoe crabs in Wellfleet Bay, Pleasant Bay, and Nauset Estuary. Learn how you can help with tagging, resighting of tagged crabs, counting, and rapid assessments. Volunteers are needed from late April through the end of June.

Family Whale Walk
Saturday, March 30, 1 - 3 p.m.
$7 M/$ 9 NM
Endangered right whales stop-over in Cape Cod Bay each spring to feed in the zooplankton-rich waters. Join us at Herring Cove and Race Point in Provincetown for a chance to observe right whales from the shores of local beaches. We'll bring whale bones and other artifacts to explore, and tell stories about whale evolution, adaptations, and conservation. We'll look at the latest sightings the day before and contact you via email with directions to the meeting site. Please let us know if you prefer a phone call. Registration required.

Saving the Bald Eagle
Saturday, March 30, 2 - 3 p.m.
$7 M/$ 9 NM
The Bald Eagle is one of the most recognizable and impressive birds in North America. Although it was chosen as our national symbol, it was a victim of our progress. Disappearing from Massachusetts on the heels of deforestation, the Bald Eagle was later driven to near extinction across the continent by the unintended impacts of DDT, and related agricultural pesticides. Restoration efforts in Massachusetts were initiated in 1982 at Quabbin Reservoir by MassWildlife and a number of partners, including Mass Audubon. As the breeding population continues to grow and expand across the state, Bald Eagles are becoming a familiar sight, and expectations of the first modern nest on Cape Cod are increasing. Join Thomas French, Ph.D., the Director of the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program for the MA Division of Fish and Wildlife for a beautifully illustrated history of the restoration efforts and many successes that have followed. Registration required. Walk-ins welcome, space permitting.

Woodcock Walk
Saturday, March 30, 5 -7 p.m.
$7 M/$ 9 NM
Stroll through the sanctuary at sunset to witness the American woodcock's unique courtship display. Registration required. Walk-ins welcome, space permitting.

You may reserve your space by calling us at 508.349.2615, or by signing up online at www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay<http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay>.
Our March/ April program brochure can be viewed here: http://www.massaudubon.org/PDF/newsletters/Wellfleet_Bay_247.pdf

Please let me know if you have any questions, or suggestions about future programs. I hope to see you at the sanctuary soon!

Best wishes,
Amy

Amy Fleischer, Education Director/ Public Programs Coordinator
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
afleischer at massaudubon.org<mailto:afleischer at massaudubon.org>
508-349-2615, ext 114
Office Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay<http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay>

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