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Audubon CT/Scranton Library: Public Meeting on Coastal Resilience Efforts at Hammonasset Beach State Park
Note: Please register in advance with the Scranton Library.
On Monday, December 8 from 6:30 – 7:30PM, you’re invited to a public meeting about coastal resilience efforts at Hammonasset Beach State Park. The meeting will take place at the Scranton Library in Madison.
Together, we’ll discuss:
- The environmental threats facing Hammonasset Beach State Park.
- The benefits of nature-based solutions for coastal restoration and protection.
- How Audubon and our partners are working to restore and protect the park’s marsh and eastern shoreline.
As Connecticut’s largest shoreline park, Hammonasset is a cherished public destination and one of the state’s most ecologically important coastal habitats.
Climate change impacts, such as coastal flooding and sea level rise, have led to rapid erosion of the park’s eastern shoreline, barrier beach, and salt marsh. In the last two decades, yearly erosion rates have nearly doubled, contributing to the loss of 27 total acres of salt marsh since 1934.
The project partners (listed below) have hired an environmental consulting firm to assess the site and develop a comprehensive, permit-ready design plan to improve the marsh.
In order to complete the design plan, we need your input! Do you live nearby, bird there regularly, or take your family for weekend visits? You have unique insights to share – so we really hope you’ll join us.
Project Partners
Audubon Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection | Ducks Unlimited | Menunkatuck Audubon Society | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | University of Connecticut
Funding provided by the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound Study National Estuary Program, courtesy of a grant awarded to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), and the NOAA Restoration Center.
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