Presented by Shaun Roche who is the Visitor Services Manager at the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge in Westbrook, CT. Shaun will describe the marshes’ crucial habitat for unique species before telling the stories and sharing historic images of farmers who toiled there to produce the sustainable fodder for their livestock.
Shaun Roche is the Visitor Services Manager at the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, where he focuses on education and outreach. Shaun grew up in Waterbury and attended Central Connecticut State University where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public history. He worked for the National Park Service at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (Home of Theodore Roosevelt) in Oyster Bay, New York from 2004-2010 and then transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, returning to Connecticut. Shaun lives with his wife and their young son and daughter in Cromwell.
This program is co-sponsored with the Guilford Conservation Commission and is free and open to all.
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