Heads-up / Prudence Island Tour
Just heard about this and thought I should pass it along to our membership. Nice way to see Prudence Island…
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Prudence Island Bicycle Natural and Cultural History Tour
If you have a bicycle and want to learn about the cultural and natural history of Prudence Island, then this experience is for you! The day begins at 10:00 am with a half-hour ferry ride from Bristol to Prudence Island. Educators from the Narragansett Bay Research Reserve based on Prudence Island will greet you at Prudence the ferry landing. We will tour the island with stops along the way to visit the island???s one room schoolhouse, historic features such as farms, stonewalls and mansions, and natural features including saltmarshes and beaches, exploring both the natural history and cultural history. The roads we will travel are both paved and dirt, so please bring an appropriate road bike! At midday we will visit the Reserve???s Lab and Learning Center where you will have a chance to use the facilities and explore the Learning Center. We will head back to the ferry landing to catch the 4 o???clock ferry that will bring us back to Bristol by 4:30 pm.
Getting to Prudence: For more information about getting out to the island check our website: www.nbnerr.org/to_prudence.htm
What to Bring: Bicycle, binoculars and camera, a packed lunch, at least one full water bottle, insect and tick repellent, sunscreen, comfortable foot wear, and be sure to dress for the weather.
Please Note: Ticks are an issue on Prudence Island so be sure to wear long-sleeved, light-colored pants and shirt, and shoes with tall socks so we can tuck pants into socks as needed.
Registration is required. Register early with the Audubon Society of Rhode Island (ASRI) www.asri.org as there is a maximum of 12 participants for each tour and a minimum of 6 participants. Ages 12 and over.
Registration Fee: $20 for non-ASRI members, $15 for ASRI members. Please also bring, in addition to the registration fee, roughly $9.00 for a round-trip ferry ticket for yourself and your bicycle.
June 25, 2008
9:45 am (arriving early to park, buy tickets and catch the 10:00 am ferry) to 4:30 pm