[SEMCO] Wellfleet Harbor Conference - November 2

[Melissa Lowe Cestaro]

The past and future of Wellfleet Harbor explored in free, annual conference.
The State of Wellfleet Harbor is scheduled for November 2, 2013.

The 11th annual State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference is scheduled for Saturday, November 2, 2013 from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Wellfleet Elementary School .
The conference features both oral and poster scientific presentations with time allotted for question and answer. The presentations this year will take both a reflective look at the harbor, as well as project into the future addressing areas of concern and future study, by focusing on subjects such as:
*             Environmental history of Cape Cod and Wellfleet Harbor;
*             The history of the quahaug fishery;
*             Natural history of seals and information on local research;
*             The past and future of sea level rise and coastal change in Wellfleet;
*             Restoration of sea run brook trout in Southeast Massachusetts;
*             Managing the American eel;
*             and the seasonal movements of diamondback terrapins in Wellfleet Harbor.

To download a complete schedule and a listing of speakers please visit www.massaudubon.org/wellfleet-harbor-conference<http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleet-harbor-conference>.

The conference is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required. A free continental breakfast is also provided, donated by many generous vendors and local businesses.

Funding for the 11th Annual State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference is provided by Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, Friends of Herring River, Mass Audubon, Mid Cape Home Centers, Town of Wellfleet, and Wellfleet Conservation Trust.


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Melissa Lowe, Field School and Outreach 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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