Wednesday, October 20th, 7pm
LOCAL WILDLIFE: CAPE ANN TO THE MERRIMACK RIVER
for HWGC members / Open to the Public, $10 donations suggested
Miles River Middle School, 787 Bay Road, Hamilton
Vaccination, Masks, and Social Distancing Required
Essex County, Massachusetts, from Cape Ann to the Merrimack River, is beautiful anytime of year.
But in winter, there’s something very special about our little corner of the world.
In his presentation, Bill Gette will take you on a photographic excursion from the rocky headlands
of Cape Ann, through historic Essex, to the expansive saltmarshes of the
Plum Island Estuary and the barrier island beaches at the mouth of the Merrimack River.
Bill will share maps so you can plan a winter adventure on your own, and he’ll show you
examples of the wildlife typical of each location on our virtual itinerary.
Bill Gette began leading area, domestic U.S., and international travel programs for Mass
Audubon in 1986. Since then, he has traveled to all seven continents studying and
photographing wildlife. He joined Mass Audubon full time in 1996 as the Founding
Director of the Joppa Flats Education Center in Newburyport. At Joppa Flats, Bill
developed the Birder's Certificate Program - a college level ornithology course;
developed and taught the Certificate Program in Bird Ecology to train naturalist guides in
Belize; and operated the Joppa Flats Bird Banding Station on the Parker River National
Wildlife Refuge for over 20 years.
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LOCAL WILDLIFE: CAPE ANN TO THE MERRIMACK RIVER
for HWGC members / Open to the Public, $10 donations suggested
Miles River Middle School, 787 Bay Road, Hamilton
Vaccination, Masks, and Social Distancing Required
Essex County, Massachusetts, from Cape Ann to the Merrimack River, is beautiful anytime of year.
But in winter, there’s something very special about our little corner of the world.
In his presentation, Bill Gette will take you on a photographic excursion from the rocky headlands
of Cape Ann, through historic Essex, to the expansive saltmarshes of the
Plum Island Estuary and the barrier island beaches at the mouth of the Merrimack River.
Bill will share maps so you can plan a winter adventure on your own, and he’ll show you
examples of the wildlife typical of each location on our virtual itinerary.
Bill Gette began leading area, domestic U.S., and international travel programs for Mass
Audubon in 1986. Since then, he has traveled to all seven continents studying and
photographing wildlife. He joined Mass Audubon full time in 1996 as the Founding
Director of the Joppa Flats Education Center in Newburyport. At Joppa Flats, Bill
developed the Birder's Certificate Program - a college level ornithology course;
developed and taught the Certificate Program in Bird Ecology to train naturalist guides in
Belize; and operated the Joppa Flats Bird Banding Station on the Parker River National
Wildlife Refuge for over 20 years.
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