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j County Geographic Society Is Now 38

WEST CAPE MAY - While Cape May had for many years been a congregating place for naturalists for all over the country, it was not until 1946 that the Cape May Geographic Society was founded for the purpose of encouraging natural history and historical background Stydies of the Cape May region. Through the presentation of lectures, nature study walks and expeditions, exhibits. and literature the Cape May Geographic Society has added to the enjoyment of residents and visitors to the county. Since 1947 the Society has published an annual bul let in "'as well as numerous publications on the history, flora, and faiyia of the Cape Mayregion. Many of these are available for sale at the summer slide show programs. MEMBERSHIP in the society is $4 yearly and in-

eludes a copy of the annual it bulletin and free admiti- lance to all society events, r Checks may be sent to e Cape May Geographic il Society. Box 593. Cape y May. 08204 Non-members s are invited to attend socie•f ty events ; a donation is reI quested for each slide 1 show, nature walks are e free. The 1984 summer program of slide shows and n nature walks follows. This y year's slide shows will be presented 8:30 p.m. e Thursdays at the Municipal c Building on Broadway in West Cape May. instead of i Victorian Towers. Cape May. s Scheduled are: I LECTURES. SLIDES: 5 July 12. Africa Safari: l Anne Gaili. assistant direci tor of The Wetlands Jh1 stitute. shares her insights p into the birds and wildlife i of Kenya. July 26.yBird 7 Studies at New Cape' May: Clay Sutton presenj& an or- ? nithological history of the Cape's birdlife and discusses the various habitats on which it depends: Aug. 9. The Bog Copper Butterfly : a Glacial Relic Endemic to the Pine Barrens. Lepidopterist Dr David Wright relates the natural history of the Bog Copper in the Pine Barrens since the retreat of the last Wisconsin glacier, some , 10.000 years ago Aug. 23. Wildflowers of the Northwest — Gil L'avileer : One of New Jersey's best botanists takes a trip to the Pacific Northwest: Sept. 6, Hawk Watch in the Shadow of a l.ight: Pete Dunne. \director of N.J. Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory, describes the /passage of 18 species of /birds of prey through Cape \May Point, site of the Uargest fall migration in the Vsj NATl re: WALKS: Jul> t). Bird Walk at The Nature Conservancy s South Cape /May Migratory B ur d

Preserve with Pete Dune, director of the Cape May Bird Observatory. Meet at the Lafayette Street School at 9:30 a.m. or at the preserve at 10 a.m.; July 14. A tour of the Delaware Bay§hore marshes with Pat Sutton. MeeJ-^at Lafayette Street Sctiool 9:30 a.m. or a/ "Jake's Landing" neah Dennisvilte at 10: 15 a.m. ; July 21. Motli Walk with Dr C. Brooke Worth. Meet yt the Lafayette Street School at 7:30 p.m. or the Worth' Farm on Route 47 at 8:30 p.m. Bring a flashlight and mosquito repellent: wp will visit The Nature Conservancy's only "m>Qth preserve" and hopefully find some rare moths. July. 28. Flower and Tree Walk at Higbee's Beach with Gill Cavileer and Keith Seager Meet at the Lafayette Street School at 9:30 a.m. or at the Higbee's Beach parking lot at 10 a.m. August 4. Anne Galli of the Wetlands Institute will be leader for this salt marsh safari. Wear old shoes or boots for this one.

Meet at the Lafayette Street School at 9:30 a.m. or at the Wetlands Institute on Stone Harbor Boulevard at 10 a.m.; Aug. 11. David Ward will conduct a Star Watch. Meet at the Lafayette Street School at 8:30 p.m. or at the South Cape May Migratory Bird Preserve parking lot on Sunset Blvd. at 9 p.m.. Aug. 18. InseAs, a Bug Walk with Pat Bowman. Meet at the Lafayette Street School at 9:30 a.m. or at the Cape May Point State Park at 10 a.m. ; Aug. 25, "Historic Cape May Point" slide show with Pat Sutton. Park Naturalist at the Cape May Point State Park. Meet at Lafayette Street School at 9:30 a.m ^«r-at the state park at 10 a.m.; Sept. 1 Bird Walk with Keith Seager. We will visit the South Cape May Meadows and the Hawk Watch Platform at the Cape May Point State Park . Meet at the Lafayette Street School at 9:30 a.m. or at the 'Meadows" on Sunset Blvd. at 10 a.m.

Urges End i To Dumping , WEST LONG BRANCH — Congressman Bill Hughes i D-NJ > has called < on the Environmental I*ro- I ection Agencv iEPAi to I expeditiously* close the \ sewage sludge dumpsite 12 miles off the coast of nor I 'hern New Jersey Hughes, appearing at I EPA. hearings on the pro- I oosed site closure, said that I ending the ocean dumping of huge volumes of sewage sludge in the New York Bight Apex is necessary to reduce the large input of Contaminants into the area's coastal waters, and I to make certain that impor i tant fishery and shore resources are adequately protected Hughes, who has iti troduced legislation in Congress to permanently close the dumpsite and develop a comprehensive plan to im prove the water quality in the region, said that continued ocean dumping at a deeper water location should only be viewed as an ! interim solution for a period not to exceed five years The Congressman urged EPA officials to work with the municipalities to ensure the development of suitable land-based disposal altgernatives.

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