Next Event: Saturday, July 18! "Diamondback Terrapin Day" highlights the unique story of the Diamondback Terrapin, Connecticut’s only native brackish-water turtle. Found in the state's coastal salt marshes and estuaries, terrapins face threats from habitat loss, nest predation, road mortality, and climate-related changes to their marsh habitat. Come learn about ongoing conservation and restoration efforts that help protect Diamondback Terrapins and the coastal ecosystems they call home.
Located in Madison, Connecticut, this 936-acre state park boasts a diverse, high-quality coastal ecosystem that provides habitat for birds and other wildlife, and hosts more than 3 million visitors annually.
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 acres of salt marsh since 1934.
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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