Salt Pond Safaris 2023
When: Saturdays, July 8, July 22, August 5, and August 12, at 10:00 AM
When: Wednesday, July 26, at 10:00 AM
Where: Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
Cost: Program is free
Registration: Please pre-register as space is limited
Hands-on experience that introduces children and their families to a variety of aquatic creatures living in the salt ponds.
Each year the Salt Ponds Coalition embarks on Salt Pond Safaris that introduce dozens of kids to the wonders of the salt ponds. Using a 30′ seine net, they will attempt to catch a variety of aquatic creatures to introduce to the children. The kids get hands-on experience with salt pond ecology–plan on them getting wet!
Directions to Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge: Ninigret Pond, Charlestown, RI. GPS: 5 Park Lane, Charlestown, RI. From there, continue to follow signs for the Wildlife Refuge.
Banner image is a photograph of students learning about the environment by seining in Ninigret Pond.
June 11, 2023 @ 2:58 pm
Is there a registration form available for the Saturday Salt pond safari event?
June 11, 2023 @ 6:08 pm
We just updated this post for 2023. The new registration link is in the post now and also available at https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/EEVaoxi7ov_qAGusreSSbA