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Conservation
and education aren't all fun and games...
unless you're at Mystic Aquarium!
Check
out the public conservation & education programs for July!
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To many of us, Long Island Sound is known as a safe, calm
body of water with beautiful coastal shorelines. Yet, this body of
water is much more complex than we think! Created by glacier melt,
it is a mix of fresh and salt water churning together to form an
ecosystem called a tidal estuary. One of the regions largest estuaries
with an area of 1,320 miles, the Sound is home to hundreds of animal
species.
Over the last 30 years, Connecticut has made a significant commitment to
protecting and restoring the sound, and Mystic Aquarium is working with CUSH on
the Unified Water Quality Study to determine what we can all do to help
reduce water run-off.
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Animals that
make Long Island Sound their home
Part of Summer
Nights | Mon., July 10 from 6:00 - 9:00pm
Discover amazing
animals that make Long Island Sound their home. Create a craft and
attend a special program - Birds
of Prey presentation - to learn more about our precious Long
Island Sound.
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Family Overnight
Sun., July 16 at 7:00pm to Mon., July 17 at 8:30am
Drift off to sleep with beautifully lit exhibits as your
night-light! Check out our funky frogs, learn about amphibians in danger,
create a really cool craft and even go on a scavenger hunt - all after
hours!
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Picnic in the Park: Dodge Paddock
and Beal Preserve
Tues.,
July 18 from 5:30 - 7:30pm
Meet other nature-loving families at this fun and engaging
pizza picnic. After dinner, you'll explore the rocky shore environment
and tide pools of Dodge Paddock and Beal Preserve and discover the rich
history of this hidden gem located in Stonington Borough. $10 per family
(up to 4 individuals); $3 for each additional participant.
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As always, we invite
you to SEA More
every day at Mystic Aquarium!
Check
out all the great events we have planned.
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Let your voice be heard! Be an advocate in
safeguarding the future of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts, and all
monuments on land and sea from harm. You can have a profound impact
on future generations' ability to enjoy these living monuments.
Send your comments to Interior
Secretary Ryan Zinke regarding the Executive Order threatening to undo
the protection of many cherished and historic U.S. national treasures.
- Share why protection of this monument is important to
you, or simply copy/paste this sentence: I support the Northeast
Canyons and Seamounts
Marine National Monument.
- Submit
comments before July 10!
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