A record-breaking heatwave did not deter nearly 450 people who attended FIConservancy’s annual Sunset on the Beach, Sat. July 20, 2019 at the Fishers Island Club Beach Club.
July 2019
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It has been a banner year for Fishers Island’s returning shorebirds!
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The dusky smoothhound or smooth dogfish is a hound shark species. Although these fish may appear menacing, they do not bite their food.
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Have you been hearing more about the Fishers Island Sentinels lately? Sponsored by FIConservancy, they are a group of young students, passionate about the environment, who fan out across the …
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A pair of American oystercatchers has been spotted recently in the area near the airport known to the Island Sentinels as the Sanctuary of Sand. They return to the Sanctuary …
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The Thors front yard is now home to about seven fast-growing third generation monarch caterpillars!
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Conservation on Parade is back! Enjoy the Free Family Event Sat. Aug. 3, 3-6 p.m. at the Parade Grounds. Learn about local wildlife through hands-on discovery. Watch “Take Back the …
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Betsy Conger’s Sewanee Report This past July, I had the opportunity to attend Sewanee’s Environmental Institute (SEI), at Sewanee, the University of the South, in Tennessee. Sewanee’s campus boasts 13,000 …
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Betsy Conger, 17, is a senior at Fishers Island School, which she has attended since sixth grade. She lives in Stonington, Conn. and takes the ferry to school each day. …
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Thors Brothers & IPP Island Sentinels (l-r in right picture), Gardner and Wilson Thors, help IPP (Island People’s Project) campers with a treasure hunt on South Beach. This activity is part …