Ninigret Pond: Historical Perspectives and Current Uses

Join us for this joint presentation by Pam Lyons of the Charlestown Historical Society, Sarah Schumann, author of Rhode Island’s Shellfish Heritage: An Ecological History, and Matt Behan of Behan Family Farms. 

Monday, February 22, 2016 
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Kettle Pond Visitors Center, 50 Bend Road, Charlestown, RI

Rhode Island's salt ponds have a long, vibrant history. With a focus on Ninigret Pond, this talk will explore post-colonial pond life, feature historical maps and photographs, and examine critical contexts of a changing landscape and the growth of shellfish farming. Refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP to Azure Cygler, Coastal Resources Center and Rhode Island Sea Grant extension specialist, at azure@crc.uri.edu.