The Great Marsh Symposium:
Discover a Coastal Treasure in our Backyard

Here's an opportunity for all who love the Great Marsh to jump-start their own fair weather explorations of the area. Plan to attend the Great Marsh Symposium: Discover a Coastal Treasure in Our Backyard. On April 12, 2008 an outstanding roster of experts will give short presentations on a variety of Great Marsh topics ranging from Four seasons on a salt marsh farm, to Historic aviation in the Great Marsh to In search of the salt marsh tiger beetle and other mysteries of the Great Marsh. Hosted by the Great Marsh Coalition with support from EBSCO, the Symposium will be held at the Parker River National Wildlife Headquarters in Newburyport from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. Three optional field trips are offered from 3-4pm. Information on the field trips will be included with your registration confirmation, and you may sign up for one of them on the day of the Symposium.

Pre-registration is required as space is limited. A $12 registration fee covers refreshments and the cost of a program guide including synopses of talks. Please bring your own lunch, or you can order a Bistro Bag from Carry Out Cafe (978-499-2240). To register by phone using a credit card, call Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center, 978-462-9998. To register by United States Postal Service, download a registration form.

If you have any questions contact Kathy Leahy at Mass Audubon: North Shore, 978-927-1122 x 2700 or kleahy@massaudubon.org.