Fishers Island Conservancy – preserve, enrich, and enhance the natural island resources

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Helping to preserve, enrich, and enhance the natural resources of Fishers Island and its surrounding waters

September 18, 2023

Illustrated Talk with Beyond Plastics- October 8th

Plastic in the water, on the land and IN you! Fighting pollution…

August 10, 2023

Bug Night with Dr. Adam Mitchell

August 7, 2023

Orienteering Competition

August 1, 2023

A Day of Nature- August 12

July 9, 2023

The Ghost Net: An Environmental Musical of the Sea

John Thatcher Native Garden

The Demonstration Garden has been renamed the John Thatcher Native Garden in memory of John Thatcher, an early champion and co-founder of FIConservancy. Located just west of the Movie Theater, it is part of FIConservancy’s long-term grassland restoration project on land owned by Southold and managed by the FIFerry District, including the Parade Grounds, Elizabeth Airport, Race Point and South Beach. The garden was designed and planted specifically to encourage the use of native plants by “demonstrating” how native plants would look in a formal garden setting. Mere Doyen Photo

Enjoy a new virtual tour of the John Thatcher Native Garden by clicking the button below and immerse yourself in the beauty of our Fishers Island Native Garden

Native Garden Virtual Tour

Marine Debris CleanUp

September 16, 2023

Marine Debris July 2022

September 16, 2023

Marine Debris March 2023

September 10, 2023

Marine Debris April 2023

September 9, 2023

Marine Debris August 2023

September 3, 2023

Marine Debris July 2023

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Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to get in touch with us. We value your input and look forward to hearing from you!

Tom Sargent
President
tsargent@waterwaycap.com

Ben Strong
Treasurer
bstrong@vertexeng.com

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One of the oldest and largest (swipe for Alexander

One of the oldest and largest (swipe for Alexander scale!) fish species in North America, the Atlantic sturgeon, washed up on South Beach this evening. They have been recorded to reach up to 14 feet in length and up to 60 years of age. These “living fossils” have navigated the Atlantic waters for at least 85 million years (some say 200 million!), reminding us of the incredible resilience of nature. Unfortunately, due to overfishing and habitat loss, they are now endangered. Let's keep working together to protect and restore their habitat. 🐟🌊💙

📸: @christinatoldo

#fishersislandsound #fishersisland #finy #longislandsound #atlanticsturgeon #marineconservation #marinedebris #sturgeon #overfishing #endangeredspecies

Cutie spotted near Rocky Ledge. Please keep an eye

Cutie spotted near Rocky Ledge. Please keep an eye out – especially while driving. Here’s how you can help a turtle cross the road safely:

🐢 If you have time and can safely do so, help block traffic until the turtle crosses to the other side.

🐢 If the turtle won’t budge:

- ALWAYS help the turtle along in the direction it was already going. Do not relocate the turtle or change its direction.

- Try stomping on the ground behind it to encourage it to move along or gently push it from behind with a blunt object.

- If you must pick up the turtle, firmly hold the sides of the shell just in front of hind legs (like a hamburger) from behind. 🚨 NEVER grab the tail 🚨 you could injure the turtle and/or frighten it and it could bite you (depending on the species). You could also try placing your car mat out for the turtle to walk on and lifting the mat to move it.

📸: @weekends_with_bernie

#turtles #snappingturtle #snappingturtles #paintedturtle #paintedturtles #fishersisland #finy

Ugh. @klimette62 should not be collecting litter.

Ugh. @klimette62 should not be collecting litter. We have enough marine debris washing up on our shores. Please be part of the solution, not the problem! #leavenotrace #packitinpackitout

#fishersisland #finy #fishersislandsound #marinedebris

What a start! #mdw2023 📸: @zin_stagram_ #fish

What a start! #mdw2023

📸: @zin_stagram_

#fishersisland #finy #fishersislandsound

This morning, @klimette62 met up with Mr. Murphy a

This morning, @klimette62 met up with Mr. Murphy and his shop class @fishersislandschool. The students created four awesome signs with a very important reminder. They then headed to South Beach to install sign #1. The remaining three will be placed at the Race, Isabella and Chocomount. The original blue sign at the Race, made by Constance White, will be moved to Dock Beach. Enormous thanks to Mr. Murphy and his class. Let’s listen to the next gen and help keep our beaches clean! 🩵♻️🌎

#fishersisland #fishersislandsound #finy #saveourseas #cleanoceans #marinedebris #environmentaleducation

Did you know that paint often contains toxic chemi

Did you know that paint often contains toxic chemicals that can harm our environment including wildlife? The paint on this driftwood was chipping and ending up in the water. Swipe to see how @fishersislandschool shop teacher, Adam, and his students stepped in to help out! 💚

#fishersisland #fishersislandschool #finy #fishersislandsound #marinedebris

Earth Day marine debris crew! Hauling styrofoam, b

Earth Day marine debris crew! Hauling styrofoam, bottles, cans and micro plastics off our shoreline with @april.white.7503, janaynaythinkgreen, NPR photojournalist @trash.infamy and, of course, @klimette62 🌎♻️🌊🫶

#earthdayeveryday #marinedebris #fishersislandsound #longislandsound #fishersisland #finy #earthday #cleanoceans #suffolkcounty

Happy Easter from these ocean bunnies 🦭 📸:

Happy Easter from these ocean bunnies 🦭

📸: Marshall Mac

#harborseals #harborseal #fishersislandsound #fishersisland #finy #longislandsound

Another burn in the books! Thank you FIFD ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Learn why we burn at link in bio.

📸: @gailspic @todd06390 @robin.toldo @lilystarbuck

#restoredgrassland #prescribedburn #controlledburn #plannedburn #restoredgrassland #nativehabitat #nativeplants #plantnative #fishersislandsound #suffolkcounty #fishersisland #finy

UPDATE: harp seal swam away at 9:30am 3/17. Thanks

UPDATE: harp seal swam away at 9:30am 3/17. Thanks to @mzbloethe for monitoring.

Harp seal pup 🦭 on south beach. Please stay away to avoid stressing the animal and for your own safety. We notified Mystic Aquarium's Animal Rescue Program and we are monitoring the situation for now.

📸: @klimette62

#fishersisland #finy #harpseal #fishersislandsound #sealpup #longislandsound

Today, artist (and former @tothelighthouseworks fe

Today, artist (and former @tothelighthouseworks fellow) @dukerileystudio and our marine debris coordinator @klimette62, led a lucky group through Duke’s exhibit – DEATH TO THE LIVING, Long Live Trash – at @brooklynmuseum.

Duke Riley uses marine debris from Fishers Island and other northeast beaches to “tell a tale of both local pollution and global marine devastation.“

Out of the thousands of pounds of waste she collects each year, Michele selects items Duke repurposes and transforms into works of art. He captured her extraordinary efforts in a film, “Michele”, which is on display at the exhibit.

“Riley’s contemporary interpretations of historical maritime crafts—such as scrimshaw, sailor’s valentines, and fishing lures—confront the catastrophic effect that the oil, food, and beverage industries have had on the environment through single-use plastics.” -@brooklynmuseum

Thank you and bravo @dukeriley @klimette62 @tothelighthouseworks @claudiamarinasusana and everyone who joined in to experience this beautiful, educational, thought-provoking show. The exhibit is on view until April 23rd… don’t miss it!

📸: @smalinow @lilystarbuck

#marinedebris #deathtitheliving #longlivetrash #plasticpolution #trashtotreasure #singleuseplastic #fishersisland #finy #fishersislandsound #longislandsound #blockislandsound #cleanoceans

Pod goals. Dolphins are intelligent, social mamma

Pod goals.

Dolphins are intelligent, social mammals. They travel in pods of 2 or more and interact with and learn from one another, play and hunt for food as a team. Plus, pod life helps protect dolphins from predators. In fact, dolphins sleep with one half of their brain at a time while the other half remains active, so traveling in a group allows them to rest while still having awareness of the environment around them through the watch of their pod-mates.

👾: @trgarcelon

#fishersisland #fishersislandsound #longislandsound #finy #dolphins #dolphinpod

Dolphins spotted in hurricane cove today 🐬

📸: @lilystarbuck

#fishersisland #fishersislandsound #dolphins #finy

This year was action-packed for the Fishers Island

This year was action-packed for the Fishers Island Conservancy. Thanks to your support, we focused on a wide variety of initiatives, starting with a successful spring Parade Grounds burn with the Fishers Island Fire Department, continuing through to our fall Migratory Bird Count.

If you're on-Island and haven't yet checked out Ferry Park, please do. Lucinda H. and others had a vision to upgrade the land and shoreline berm by the entrance to Silver Eel Cove, and we were happy to partner with the Fishers Island Ferry District to help them realize their concept. Over 15,000 native Virginia beach grass plugs have transformed a barren parking lot into a charming pocket park. As you know, native plants bring native insects, native insects bring native birds, and so on...

Find more exciting 2022 highlights and shout-outs at ficonservancy.org/donate (link in bio 🔗). We’re looking forward to continuing this momentum and accomplishing even more together next year. To help make that possible, please consider donating a year-end gift today.

Your generosity is essential to our work — we couldn't do it without you. Thank you!

📸: @lauriem15

#fishersisland #finy #fishersislandsound #06390 #silvereelcove #fishersislandferry #lighthouseworks #givingtuesday

Grateful for Fishers Island and all of you. Thank

Grateful for Fishers Island and all of you. Thank you for your support and for caring for this special place as much as we do. 💙🙏

#fishersisland #finy #fishersislandsound #longislandsound #marinedebris #conservation #isabellabeach

Another happy haunted Halloween path in the parade

Another happy haunted Halloween path in the parade grounds!

Thank you @ippfiny @fitheater @diamondnlc @heartattackack @mereharr and the many other volunteers involved!

📸: @heartattackack

#fishersisland #finy

Why did the turtle cross the road? To get to the

Why did the turtle cross the road?

To get to the other side of course! Here’s how you can help:

🐢 If you have time and can safely do so, help block traffic until the turtle crosses to the other side.

🐢 If the turtle won’t budge:

- REMINDER: always help the turtle along in the direction it was already going. Do not relocate the turtle or change its direction.

- Try stomping on the ground behind it to encourage it to move along or gently push it from behind with a blunt object.

- If you have to pick up the turtle, firmly hold the sides of the shell just in front of hind legs (like a hamburger) from behind. 🚨 NEVER grab the tail 🚨 you could injure the turtle and/or frighten it and it could bite you (depending on the species). You could also try placing your car mat out for the turtle to walk on and lifting the mat to move it.

📸: @todd06390

#turtles #snappingturtle #snappingturtles #paintedturtle #paintedturtles #fishersisland #finy

Fall farewell …to birds! After a warm, dry summe

Fall farewell …to birds! After a warm, dry summer, migratory birds are returning south for the winter and we need your help charting these bird populations. Please join us with our @uofdell experts, Emily Baisden and Will Almeida, for our annual fall migratory bird count on Sunday, October 2.

Where: Meet outside the Fishers Island Community Center at 8am & BYOBinoculars 🧐

Following Audubon bird count rules, birders will make 15 five-minute stops from the West End to the East End of Fishers Island. At each timed stop, birders count birds and call out what they see. Our experts will lead the count and answer your questions.

We hope you'll join us to bid a fall farewell to migratory birds!

📸: @longfellow_films

#ruddyternstone #migratorybirds #birdcount #audubonbirdcall #fishersisland #finy #fishersislandsound

Magnificent monarchs at the parade grounds 🎥:

Magnificent monarchs at the parade grounds

🎥: @mollyshea13 🦋🤩

#monarchbutterfly #monarchbutterflies #milkweed #milkweedformonarchs #restoredgrassland #monarchs #plantnative #nativeplants #nativeinsects #fishersisland #finy

Feels like #sharkweek 🦈 here at Fishers Island!

Feels like #sharkweek 🦈 here at Fishers Island! With the warmer water temps, a number of sharks have recently been spotted offshore or caught and released. Sadly, this sandbar shark (aka brown or thickskin shark), found washed up by the 3rd hole at the Fishers Island Club, wasn’t so lucky.

📸:
1: @gy1ofthem1s
2: @myersdog

#sandbarshark #brownshark #thickskinshark #fishersisland #fishersislandsound #finy

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