We are delighted that Greg Gerritt, noted urban naturalist, environmental advocate, and wildlife videographer, will return to Blackstone Park to lead three morning walks along the Seekonk shoreline between May and September. The dates are May 2, June 6 and September 12. Greg will discuss urban wildlife, the making of wildlife videos, and the ecological challenges in the area.
As Greg notes, the tidewater and forest at Blackstone Park are a dynamic ecosystem strongly affected by the seasons. Early June is summer. Birds sitting on nests, and feeding youngsters. The trees are fully leafed out, the warmer waters on any given day can be teeming with fish, followed by waterbirds, or the schools could be elsewhere in the bay.
But every day is different in nature, the rhymes and rhythms are not quite something we understand, and the only way to know is to get out there and see what is going on.
Come for a walk, beginning at the Blackstone Park kiosk on Parkside Road proceeding through the park, along the Seekonk shore and returning to the kiosk.
To register please click here.
Kirsten A. Bagaglia, CRPC