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<div dir="ltr" id="divRplyFwdMsg" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">The Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control/Department of Conservation and Recreation is planning to conduct a controlled
burn of the grassland fields at the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve headquarters, 131 Waquoit Highway on Wednesday, March 13 between the hours of 12:00PM – 4:00PM. The primary purpose of the burn is to assist in managing habitats for a variety
of unique or rare plants and animals.</span></div>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;">Please contact the Ryan Clark at 774</span><span style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48); background-color: white;"> 774-255-4271</span><span style="color: black;"> with
any immediate questions or concerns.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Laurie Tompkins</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Event & Volunteer Coordinator</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">P.O. Box 3092</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Waquoit, MA 02536</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Direct 774-255-4268</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: blue;"><a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/" id="OWA90edbd4d-e7aa-752e-86ad-488ac3b6b3f3" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="VerificationFailed" data-loopstyle="linkonly">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a></span></p>
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