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Narragansett Bay Research Reserve: Prudence Island Wednesday, June 7th
Spend the day at Prudence Island with a Narragansett Bay National Estuairne Research Reserve Program naturalists!!
The naturalists will meet us at the ferry, take us to their nature center, then take us to different spots on the island like trails, the shoreline, Chaseway Beach and Nag Salt Marsh. Explore Prudence Island with educators from the Narragansett Bay Research Reserve! We’ll spend the morning catching plankton and viewing them under microscopes before competing in the Great Plankton Race. After lunch, we’ll check in on our resident osprey families, visit a salt marsh and search for butterflies. We’ll spend the last part of the afternoon, when the tide is low, using nets to explore the shoreline for estuary critters like horseshoe crabs, fish and shrimp! Be sure to pack a lunch, drinks and snacks for the day.
Ferry departure times are at 9:45am from Bristol and 4:15pm from Prudence; travel time is 30 minutes. Please arrive 30 minutes early (at 9:15) to Bristol to ensure time to park, walk to the ferry landing and purchase tickets.
Online reservations are available or you can buy tickets at arrival. If you are bringing your own car, get tickets in advance, ferry spots for cars sell out. https://prudencebayislandstransport.com/
This program is free, BUT you are responsible for your own transportation!!
Anticipated ferry fees:
$12.20 round trip per adult
$5.20 round trip per child
Infant through age 4 is free.
Some of seats are available on the NBNERR passanger van.
Otherwise, you will need to bring your own car.
Passanger vehicle is $63.40 round trip.
That inculdes the driver, but not any passangers.
We encourage families to carpool and split cost.