We will be holding a number of informational and/or training sessions up and down the coast of Connecticut. These infomational/training sessions will give a brief history of Project Limulus and an overview of our research as well as training volunteers as to how to conduct spawning surveys and tag horseshoe crabs according to USFWS spawning survey and tagging protocols. We will also be signing up anyone interested in volunteering to help with the project.
To register for an information session, email info@projectlimulus.org
- Saturday, April 20, 2013. 2-5pm. Mercy Center Madison CT
Project Limulus information session and beach walk with Dr. Mark Beekey, in conjunction with the Menunkatuck Audubon society. - Wednesday, April 24, 2013. 7pm. Blackstone Memorial Library Branford CT
Project Limulus information session with Dr. Mark Beekey, in conjunction with the Branford Land Trust. - Tuesday May 7, 2013 at 5:30pm. Mystic Aquarium, Mystic CT. Project Limulus information session with Dr. Jennifer Mattei. Please register at http://www.doodle.com/avhpv5c8sc8rh8gk or email educationinfo@mysticaquarium.org
- Horseshoe crab tagging training at the Maritime Aquarium in the Marine Science LabSunday, May 12, 2013 7-9pm Veteran taggers need not attend
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7pm. Beardsley Zoo, Hanson Building, Bridgeport CT
Project Limulus information session with Dr. Jennifer Mattei - Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:00am Connecticut Coastal Audubon Center, Milford CT
Project Limulus beach walk and talk with Dr. Jennifer Mattei - Monday, May 20, 2013 9:30am Connecticut Coastal Audubon Center, Milford CT
Project Limulus beach walk and talk with Adam Rudman - Saturday, May 25, 2013 10-2pm Mystic Aquarium, Mystic CT. Join Project Limulus at the Mystic Aquarium for a Long Island Sound Day Celebration.
- Horseshoe crab tagging training at the Maritime Aquarium in the Marine Science Lab, Wednesday, May 28, 2013. 7-9pm. Veteran taggers need not attend
- Saturday, June 8, 2013 12pm Sandy Point West Haven CT, Meet in Parking lot
Project Limulus beach walk and talk and spawning survey with Adam Rudman - Sunday, June 9, 2013 12:30pm Sandy Point West Haven CT, Meet in Parking lot
Project Limulus beach walk and talk with Adam Rudman - Saturday June 22, 2013 6:30-9:30pm Napatree Point, Westerly RI. Join the Mystic Aquarium and the Dennison Pequotsepos Nature Center for a horeshoe crab walk and to learn about the role they play in our local ecosystem. Contact the Dennison Pequotsepos Nature Center to Register at www.dnpc.org
- Saturday July 6, 2013 Bluff Point State Park, Groton CT. Join the Mystic Aquarium and the Dennison Pequotsepos Nature Center for a horeshoe crab walk and to learn about the role they play in our local ecosystem. Contact the Dennison Pequotsepos Nature Center to Register at www.dpnc.org
Maritime Aquarium public horseshoe crab tagging. Meet outside the parking lot of Calf Pasture Beach Norwalk, CT
- Friday, May 24, 2013. Meet at 11PM for a high tide horseshoe crab census and tagging
- Saturday, May 25, 2013. Meet at 5AM for morning low tide horseshoe crab tagging
- Friday, June 7, 2013. Meet at 11:10PM for a high tide horseshoe crab census and tagging.
- Friday, June 8, 2013. Meet at 5AM for low tide horseshoe crab tagging
- Saturday, June 22, 2013. Meet at 10:50PM for a high tide horseshoe crab census and tagging.
- Saturday, June 23, 2013. Meet at 5AM for low tide horseshoe crab tagging.