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08/04/2022 12:39 PM

Butterflies of Salt Meadow Featured On Walk


There will be a free nature walk featuring the butterflies of Salt Meadow on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, 733 Old Clinton Road, Westbrook.

A silver-spotted skipper, a summer azure, or a red-spotted purple may be spotted. Volunteer naturalist Tom Kelly will leads the group along refuge trails in Westbrook. This program is made possible through a partnership with the Connecticut Butterfly Association.

Registration appreciated and can be made by emailing Shaun Roche, visitor services manager at the wildlife refuge, at shaun_roche@fws.gov

More information about the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge is available on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SBMcKinneyNWR.

There will be a free nature walk featuring the butterflies of Salt Meadow on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, 733 Old Clinton Road, Westbrook. Photo courtesy of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge