(Audubon Connecticut)

Guilford Salt Meadows Sanctuary is located along the East River, a tidal river that drains into Long Island Sound. The tidal wetlands that form the heart of the Guilford Salt Meadows Sanctuary are a remnant of the great salt and brackish water marshes that once extended nearly continuously along the Atlantic Coast from Maine to Georgia. These wetlands support specialized saltmarsh vegetation and animal life. They also provide vital refueling and nesting stops for thousands of migratory birds.

The sanctuary can be viewed from the Anne Conover Nature Education Trail, a one-mile loop that is an easy walk for people of all ages. The sanctuary’s nature trail is open to the public daily from dusk to dawn.

Trail map: guilford.audubon.org/PDF/AnneConoverNatureEducationTrailMap.pdf