OCTOBER 2: Salt Marsh Tour

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Learn about wetlands loss and the changing marsh landscapeJoin Caitlin Chaffee, coastal policy analyst for the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council, will lead this walking tour of the Narrow River salt marsh and will discuss wetlands loss and the changing marsh landscape, as well as what the CRMC and other organizations are trying to do to preserve marshes.

This walk will meet at 9:30 a.m. at Narrow River Kayaks at Middlebridge Road in Narragansett. Participants should wear footwear appropriate for walking in wet and muddy areas (bring waders if you have them).

Sponsored by the Beach SAMP and CRMC.
Pre-registration required. Please contact Rhode Island Sea Grant at (401) 874-6800 or rhodeislandseagrant@gmail.com.