Diamondback Terrapin Day

Join CT Audubon and Meigs Point Nature Center for Diamondback Terrapin Day at Hammonasset Beach State Park. Learn about CT’s only salt marsh turtle, the diamondback terrapin, and explore its salt marsh habitat, listen to presentations, and enjoy family fun activities throughout the day.

This event is part of the Salt Marsh Days series hosted by Audubon Connecticut and Hammonasset’s Meigs Point Nature Center. Celebrate the park’s unique ecosystem and its many inhabitants. Each day features presentations on native species, visits to the marsh to explore this incredibly valuable habitat, and educational activities for all ages! Learn more.