Creature Feature Day
Saturday, August 16
Meigs Point Nature Center at Hammonasset Beach State Park (1288 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT)
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Free to attend | Parking free for Connecticut residents
Salt Marsh Days are family-friendly with no registration required!
Anyone planning to go on a marsh visit should wear boots or other sturdy, close-toed shoes that can get dirty.
For questions, please contact Meigs Point Nature Center at rangermpnc@gmail.com or call 203-245-8743.
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10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Marsh visit with Meigs Point Nature Center staff
10:30 – 11:20 a.m.
Screening of The Making of Birds of America: Chapter 1
A pair of wildlife filmmakers share their experiences making a sequence about the endangered Saltmarsh Sparrow for the upcoming film, Birds of America: Stories to Save Us. Discussion to follow.
Content Note: The film shown contains a sensitive scene in which several bird chicks drown. Recommended for ages 13+
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
New England salt marsh presentation and Q&A with Marisa Fajardo, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Diamondback terrapin talk with Meigs Point Nature Center staff
3:15 – 3:45 p.m.
Marsh visit with Meigs Point Nature Staff
Plus, enjoy educational activity tables throughout the day! |
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