Salt Marsh Haymaking in the Northeast

Did you know that our salt marshes – home to fish, birds, crabs and turtles – were actually used for agriculture over hundreds of years? Well into the 20th century, coastal farmers regularly harvested salt hay for their livestock and other purposes. Scenes of marsh haystacks were romanticized in postcards and oil paintings for decades. Ranger Shaun Roche from Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge and Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge presents on the fascinating lost practice of salt marsh haymaking. This program is FREE and open to the public, April 4 at 7 p.m. at the Essex Library, 33 West Avenue, Essex, CT. For more information, please call the Library at 860-767-1560 or visit https://www.youressexlibrary.org/