Join us for the second talk in our 2025 Winter Speaker Series!

📅 Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
🕒 Time: 6pm
📍 Location: Kettle Pond Visitor Center, 50 Bend Road, Charlestown, RI 02813

We’re thrilled to welcome Wenley Ferguson, Director of Habitat Restoration at Save The Bay, for a presentation on salt marsh restoration in Charlestown and throughout the salt ponds and Narragansett Bay. Salt marshes across Rhode Island face significant challenges, from historical alterations like drainage ditches to the accelerating impacts of sea level rise. These critical ecosystems provide filtration against stormwater pollution, buffers against storms, and habitats for at-risk species like the salt marsh sparrow. Learn about restoration projects in Charlestown, including elevation enhancement projects using dredged sediment and tidal hydrology restoration projects using “runnels,” that are helping these crucial ecosystems adapt and survive in the face of climate change.

This is a free event, and everyone is welcome—no pre-registration required!