Tyler McMahon, a second-year PhD student in Wildlife and Natural Resources at Tarleton University, is conducting a community survey on Fishers Island as part of his graduate research. Tyler works in partnership with the Fishers Island Conservancy through the Fishers Island Research and Survey Team (FIRST) program, and the survey is supported by FIC as part of that collaboration.
The survey invites community members, visitors, and workers on Fishers Island to share their connections to and experiences with conservation on the island. Tyler hopes the responses will offer insight into how people engage with the area, what they value most, and how future outreach, research, and management efforts can better reflect community input.
Everyone is welcome to take part, and it only takes a few minutes. Participation is completely voluntary and anonymous, so feel free to skip anything you would rather not answer. Responses are collected through Qualtrics, a secure survey platform, so nothing personal is shared or tied back to you.
Anyone with questions can reach out to Tyler directly at tyler.mcmahon@go.tarleton.edu.
