Horseshoe Crabs: They've Outlived Everything, But Can They Outlive Us?

Horseshoe crabs are fascinating ancient creatures that have existed for 450 million years and survived five mass extinction events, but can they survive humans?

Join Christine Suter, executive director of Friends of the Bay and vice president of the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society, to learn about the natural history of horseshoe crabs, their relationship to migratory shorebirds, the use of their blood in the biomedical industry, and conservation efforts.

Cameron Jenness, director of education for the WaterFront Center will discuss the New York Horseshoe Crab Monitoring Network and how you can become a citizen scientist and participate in horseshoe crab monitoring surveys in Oyster Bay.