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<b>Highfield Hall & Gardens presents Biodiversity is the Key to Life on Earth: A Lecture Series featuring our local science institutions.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">(<b>Falmouth, Massachusetts</b>): Highfield Hall & Gardens is pleased to announce a five part-lecture series in collaboration with scientists from the area, highlighting biodiversity in different environments around the world.<span style="color:black">
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The study of Biodiversity
<span style="color:#202122;background:white">encompasses all evolutionary and ecological aspects of life on Earth.
</span>Many of the science institutions of the area are conducting cutting edge research on critical areas of biodiversity on the planet. While the goals for each project vary, the concept that biodiversity is fundamental for the health of the planet is unvarying.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">From the depths of the sea to the green forests of the Amazon, from microscopic ocean creatures to the tallest trees in the world, research into the breadth and depth of life on the planet gives us clues to the origins
of life and a road map to help us preserve it.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The series will kick off with Dave Remsen, of the Marine Biological Laboratory, on
<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>July 6,</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> Explore the biodiversity of the waters around Woods Hole with Dave Remsen, Director, Marine Research Services at MBL where he oversees the collection, culture,
and husbandry of aquatic species on campus. He's a former senior program officer of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility of Copenhagen, Denmark, and his career has revolved around the field of biodiversity informatics. Discover why this area of the
Cape is special for so many scientific institutions studying the marine ecosystems. David will discuss the unique marine biogeography of the Cape and touch on some of the species, large and small, familiar, and unfamiliar, that can be found in our waters.
He will also discuss how their unique features and adaptations to this environment help MBL researchers better understand our own biology.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Please look for future talks with Simon Thorrold, WHOI,
<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>July 20, on the Ocean Twilight Zone, Molly Curran, WHOI, August 10, talking about operating remotely operated vehicles in the arctic, Jeff Schell SEA, August 24, Secrets of the Sargasso Sea:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Blooms, Biodiversity, and Ocean Tipping Points, and Marcia Macedo, Woodwell Climate Research Center. Sept 7, Exploring the rich biodiversity of the Amazon.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Registration required visit <a href="http://www.highfieldhallandgardens.org">www.highfieldhallandgardens.org</a><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">*NEW GALLERY HOURS beginning April 18, 2022</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Grounds open daily, year-round from dawn to dusk.<o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
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About Highfield Hall & Gardens<o:p> </o:p></h1>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">The house is a rare surviving example of transitional Stick Style architecture, containing beautiful gardens located in the heart of Falmouth, Massachusetts. It is a unique combination of a historic house, expansive gardens and
trails, and a vibrant cultural center. Built in 1878 as the summer home for Boston's Beebe family, the house sits on 5.5 pristine acres surrounded by nearly 400 acres of conservation land and public walking trails. Highfield Hall & Gardens is not your typical
historic estate. It is an example of a historic building saved by grassroots community organizing. An effort of tenacity and vision that continues as new research on the structure and its story of the people who lived here add to the building's significance.
It offers world-class music, international art exhibitions, culinary classes, family programs, and year- round special events.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">For more information, visit highfieldhallandgardens.org.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Mission<o:p> </o:p></h1>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Highfield Hall & Gardens' mission is to honor the beauty and historic significance of the house and grounds by providing high-quality artistic, cultural, and educational programs for the enrichment of our community and visitors
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