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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Sorry, the address should read 149 Waquoit Highway
rather than 124. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Lucida Sans" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans"; color: navy;">Nancy</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">First Day Hike --- Ramble Through the
Reserve</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Friday, January 1<sup>st</sup>, 1:00 to
2:30 PM</span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Meet at the Waquoit Bay
Reserve Visitor
Center</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-weight: bold;">149 </span></font></b><b><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Waquoit
Highway</span></font></b><b><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">
(Rt. 28)</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">Waquoit</span></font></b><b><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">, MA</span></font></b><b><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;">.</span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="5"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black;">First Day Hikes are a great way to cure
cabin fever, to burn off extra holiday calories, and to start the New Year off
with an invigorating winter hike in a beautiful state park. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="5"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black;">Join staff at the Waquoit Bay
Reserve Visitor
Center for a 1.5 mile
hike. We will travel through woodland trails, field, and beachfront
habitat with a panoramic view of Waquoit
Bay from the bluff.
Learn about the historic buildings of the old Sargent Estate that have been
converted for modern use, then warm up in the Visitor Center
with some <b><strong>hot chocolate and treats</strong></b>.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="5"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: black;">Please dress for the weather and wear
winter boots. Program is free and open to the public. Reasonable
accomodations are available upon request. For more information, to
register, or in case of inclement weather, please visit <a href="http://www.mass.gov/dcr/events%20or%20call%20%28508" target="_blank">www.mass.gov/dcr/events
or call (508</a>) 457-0465 x 125. </span></font></p>
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--<br><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Nancy Church</span></font>
<p class="MsoAutoSig"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Interpretive Services and Volunteer Coordinator</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoAutoSig"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Waquoit</span></font>
Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve</p>
<p class="MsoAutoSig"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">DCR</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoAutoSig"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">PO Box</span></font>
3092</p>
<p class="MsoAutoSig"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Waquoit</span></font>,
MA 02635</p>
<p class="MsoAutoSig"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">508-457-0495 ext. 125</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoAutoSig"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="mailto:nancy.church@state.ma.us" target="_blank">nancy.church@state.ma.us</a></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoAutoSig"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org" target="_blank">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a></span></font></p><br></div><br></div></body></html>