Description
Tour of the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed (Cancelled)
Deadline to register is Friday, September 16th
When: Monday, September 26, 2016 8:45 - 11:30
Where: See event description below as we will be driving from one watershed to the next, caravan style
Who: appropriate for all ages! Family event!
What:
Tour of the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed (led by the WP Watershed Association)
Human interactions with the watershed
8:45 am: Meet at Stop & Shop parking lot behind Dunkin Donuts, off exit 3A - CAR POOL (We need to share rides from this spot as some spots have limited parking)
Address of Stop and Shop is
9:00 am : First stop – Kenyon Grist Mill in Usequapaugh, RI
Topics- Watersheds, Mill Villages, Dams
10:00 am: Second stop – Kenyon Industries, Kenyon, RI
Topics – Industrial impacts to the rivers; river restoration projects
10:30 am: Third stop – Horseshoe Dam, Shannock RI
Topics – American eels and herring
11:00 am: Fourth stop – Lower Shannock Falls, Shannock RI
Topics – Brown field restoration, Wild and Scenic Rivers
11:30 or 12 – Return to parking lot
Cost: $16 Per family