About 25 people joined the First Day hike at Griswold Point hosted by CT Sea Grant and the CT National Estuarine Research Reserve.

The hike was part of statewide First Day Events, Walks and Hikes organized by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection in collaboration with partners.

Staff of CT Sea Grant and the Reserve led the approximately 2.5-mile round-trip hike along mostly flat shoreline to Griswold Point at the mouth of the Connecticut River. From there participants saw areas in the Reserve, and hike leaders shared the significance of the area and information about ongoing projects. They also talked about the ecology and geology of the area, as well as its designation as a Long Island Sound Stewardship Area.

Read the article in the Jan. 2 edition of The Day about the hike.

Photos by Judy Benson / Connecticut Sea Grant

 

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