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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Special Event: Saturday, March 8, 2025</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Expand your horizons at the Cape Cod Community College Tilden Arts Center for the 28<sup>th</sup> annual
</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.massaudubon.org/places-to-explore/wildlife-sanctuaries/wellfleet-bay/news/cape-cod-natural-history-conference-2025" id="OWAc99b2bf1-96d2-d703-063c-5412c6a28a2f" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://www.massaudubon.org/places-to-explore/wildlife-sanctuaries/wellfleet-bay/news/cape-cod-natural-history-conference-2025" data-auth="VerificationFailed">Cape
Cod Natural History Conference</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"> on Saturday, March 8<sup>th</sup>. Hear the latest natural history news and project updates directly from local researchers and environmental organizations across
Cape Cod. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Some of this year's presentations include:</b></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><i>eDNA Analysis of Red Knot Diet at Staging Sites in the Monomoy-Pleasant Bay System of Cape Cod, Massachusetts</i></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Liana DiNunzio, Shorebird Biologist, Manomet Conservation Sciences</span></p>
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<li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><i>Monitoring the terrestrial acoustic and disturbance ecology of gray seals at an ephemeral haul out</i></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Callyan Lacio, PhD Student, University of New Hampshire</span></p>
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<li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><i>Developing Nature-based Solutions to Improve the Resilience of a Wellfleet Harbor Salt Marsh</i></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Alex Patterson, Senior Ecologist, EA Engineering</span></p>
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<li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><i>Southern Pine Beetle on Cape Cod and the Islands</i></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">James Rassman, Forester, DCR</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>A Prime Opportunity for Networking and Information Sharing</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Mass Audubon Cape Cod Regional Director Melissa Lowe says she always looks forward to this annual event. “The natural history conference
has always been one of my favorite events in large part because of the special opportunity to meet and talk to local scientists one-on-one. It provides a place to learn about the people and local organizations doing important environmental work, to network—and
even to inspire for future projects by sharing questions and ideas.”</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Conference Details</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">The cost of the conference is $25 per person and $15 for students (with student ID). </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Coffee and refreshments will be provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring lunch and a coffee mug to reduce waste.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">For a list of presenters and to sign up:
</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.massaudubon.org/places-to-explore/wildlife-sanctuaries/wellfleet-bay/news/cape-cod-natural-history-conference-2025" id="OWA5054e2bd-2602-b8f1-4156-1edbc781027b" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://www.massaudubon.org/places-to-explore/wildlife-sanctuaries/wellfleet-bay/news/cape-cod-natural-history-conference-2025" data-auth="VerificationFailed">Cape
Cod Natural History Conference</a></u></span></p>
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