[Classifieds] Sandwich Conservation Trust Annual Meeting - Guest Speaker Peter Trull

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Sandwich Conservation Trust  News Release  On Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 2:00 PM the SandwichConservation Trust will hold its Annual Meeting with guest speaker Peter Trull,educator, author, photographer and wildlife specialist, who will present “TheGray Curtain – The Impact of Seals, Sharks and Commercial Fishing along theNortheast Coast.” 
This timely program will show, through discussionand vivid photographs, the relationship between commercial fishing, expandingGray Seal populations, and the occurrence of Great White Sharks along thebeaches of Cape Cod and the northeast coast. This "Gray Curtain" hascome about after geologic and environmental changes, range expansion of marinemammals, animal migrations and population increases.  Each has had an effect on the lives andattitudes of commercial fishermen and Cape residents, and through daily andseasonal changes, some are now accepted as normal.  While looking at the history of commercialfishing we realize that there are great transformations taking place that have,and still may, go unnoticed, some unexplained. While fishermen and scientistsdon't always agree, both have played a role in these dynamic coastal changes.In the minds of many commercial fishermen, the gray seal has played a majorpart.  Now, a new charismatic, apexpredator has entered the picture and has made its presence known:  the great white shark. This enlightening,colorful and lively program brings together the main factors that have createdthe phenomenon of The Gray Curtain. 
Over the course of forty years of studying, researching andteaching about wildlife and the environment, Peter Trull has written six booksabout Cape Cod’s natural history, with a seventh, “The Life of Terns – Birds ofParadox,” just completed.  He has beenEducation Director at both the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and theProvincetown Center for Coastal Studies. Peter presently teaches 7th Grade Science at the Cape CodLighthouse Charter School in Harwich, MA and holds a Masters Degree inEducation. 
The meeting will take place at the East Sandwich GrangeHall, 91 Old County Road, East Sandwich, MA. The meeting is open to the public and all are cordially invited toattend.  Donations to help defray the cost of the speaker and the hall are greatlyappreciated.
 For furtherinformation go to:  http://sandwichconservationtrust.blogspot.com/
             

   
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