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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><strong><b><font color="#1d7961" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(29, 121, 97);">Eelgrass Restoration in Boston Harbor</span></font></b></strong><font color="#009900"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><strong><b><font color="#1d7961" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(29, 121, 97);">Thursday, February 11 at 7 pm</span></font></b></strong><font color="#009900"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><strong><b><font color="#1d7961" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(29, 121, 97);">Highfield Hall</span></font></b></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><br><strong><b><font color="#1d7961" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(29, 121, 97);"></span></font></b></strong><font color="#009900"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font color="#009900" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span></font><font color="#009900" face="Garamond"><span style="font-family: Garamond; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Alison Leschen, new Reserve Manager
at Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR), will talk about
eelgrass restoration in a formerly eutrophic estuary (Boston Harbor).
Though the project was successful, Alison and fellow researchers have concluded
that restoration is not necessarily a practical or efficient way of addressing
eelgrass loss. She will discuss other possible mitigation/management strategies
that focus more on preventing loss in the first place, such as water quality
improvements and avoidance of physical damage. <br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font color="#009900" face="Garamond"><span style="font-family: Garamond; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font color="#009900" face="Garamond"><span style="font-family: Garamond; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">A Falmouth
resident and member of FACES, Alison will tie these issues into the current
discussion on wastewater management in town. Finally, she will discuss
WBNERR’s role in the research, education, training, and stewardship
around these issues. Alison has Master’s degrees in Public Health and
Marine Science. She has been a Regional Planner, Solid Waste/Recycling
Coordinator, and Marine Fisheries Biologist. She joined WBNERR in late October
from the Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries.</span></font><font color="#009900"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"></span></font></p>
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