Horseshoe Crab Tagging Event - East Beach State Beach

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State of Rhode Island Rhode Island State Parks

Join the RI State Parks Naturalist Program for a fascinating night of community science featuring Horseshoe crabs! We will be tagging and counting Horseshoe Crabs for US F&W service monitoring program.

Meet at the East Beach Parking Lot in Charlestown RI. We will be conducting the survey/tagging on the Ninigret (Salt Pond) side.

Please bring bathing suits and water shoes as we will be wading through the water looking for Horseshoe Crabs in varying conditions.

This event is capped at a maximum number of participants, and registration is required. If the event is full, please feel free to join the waitlist.