Salt Pond Safaris 2024

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When: Saturdays, June 29, July 13, July 27, August 3, and August 17, 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.