Originally Aired 7/2/07. During the highest tides of summer on the beaches of Long Island Sound, horseshoe crabs emerge from the oceans to breed. Laurie travels to the shore with Jennifer Matei, biologist from Sacred Heart University, who explains the process of this biologically significant event.
[gtalert title=”Field Notes Archive” title_color=”#699bb1″ close_button=”no” border_style=”none” border_radius=”4″]Field Notes with Laurie Sanders aired from 1999 through 2009. It focused on the natural history of New England- from special habitats to the life cycles of individual plants and animals to profiles of people involved with safeguarding our environment. If you have a question about Field Notes please email: fieldnotes@nepr.net.[/gtalert]