A Celebration of International Horseshoe Crab Day

Fossil evidence confirms horseshoe crabs have been on earth for at least 445 million years, over 200 million years BEFORE dinosaurs! As a keystone species, horseshoe crabs play a crucial role in maintaining the health of coastal ecosystems. Come learn about the biology and conservation of Horseshoe Crabs with these great activities!

Live Feeds: 11am & 2:15pm
Horseshoe Crab Scavenger Hunt
Kids Horseshoe Crab Crafts
Fun Fact Handouts! And MORE!
1pm ~ Nature Screen presents CRASH: A Tale of Two Species with very special guest six-time Emmy Award winning filmmaker and Brewster native, Allison Argo of Argo Films.

In her riveting and stunningly beautiful documentary, Allison documents the threat of extinction to a small shorebird called the Red Knot that must make a 10,000-mile journey from the southern tip of South America to its nesting grounds in the Arctic. This long-distance traveler times its migration precisely to coincide with the annual spawning of one of earth’s most ancient creatures: the horseshoe crab. It is horseshoe crab eggs on the Delaware Bay that fuel the little bird’s epic journey to the Arctic.

*Following the film there will be a Q&A with filmmaker Allison Argo.

Free with Museum Admission