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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"inherit",serif; color:black">Event Date: </span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif; color:black">Friday, March 31, 2023 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in; background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif; color:black">MARION — Join the Marion Natural History Museum for a presentation by David Orwig, Senior Ecologist and Forest
Ecologist with Harvard Forest.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in; background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif; color:black">Orwig will share his research into the presence of old-growth forests in Massachusetts. The talk will include
a broad discussion of old-growth forests in Massachusetts — what they are, where they are, and what they can tell us. </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in; background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif; color:black">Through pictures and data from many old-growth forests in the state, Orwig will describe the many aspects of
why these rare forest gems are so special and the many threats they face.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in; background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif; color:black">Partial funding for this program has been provided by the Marion Cultural Council.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in; background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif; color:black">Suggested donation to the museum is $10 per person. To register visit <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marionmuseum.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C2d20de6079f2451c6a6108db23c05413%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638143081171209902%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3%2F1Aqh%2Bgi6Je51xUHdgo7NQYi%2F0DGF3vPmT%2FHmwbmRU%3D&reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="http://www.marionmuseum.org/" shash="0BCYFmx0lYqS2A44bl8Jg3o4l8VgUlYI+IczHXPUxNDkyEiFl6EgWZhLvOm52I5c5JsNJ1Z5Lpe/MoJ2kBbaRZOgIO9SYq14th3RBvJV3c0IQdAyS0wUsrY+H32ftKRxB9aU0mQk42ZjSdcxxQhw5kHJ5A08Arwrc5GIX7HobNM=" data-loopstyle="link"><span style="color:#003F87">www.marionmuseum.org</span></a>.</span></p>
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