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    Piping Plovers Return to Fishers Island

    by Betty Ann Rubinow April 7, 2019
    April 7, 2019 24 views

    Piping Plover pair returns to Fishers Island. House hunting on Sanctuary of Sands, South Beach.

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  • Field NotesFrom the Field

    Let’s Welcome the Least Terns

    by Betty Ann Rubinow April 5, 2019
    April 5, 2019 22 views

    Let’s Welcome the Least Terns Last year’s couple (in archived photos) return within “homestead” scrape*, eastern tip of Elizabeth Field Airport runway. As sunnier and warmer months unfold; PLEASE tread …

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    Capsized Vessel Finally Removed from Mouth of Hay Harbor

    by Betty Ann Rubinow April 1, 2019
    April 1, 2019 24 views

    It took 20 days, but the capsized fishing vessel “All for Joy” was finally removed from the mouth of Hay Harbor at 6:05 p.m. Mar. 30.

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    Nature Conservancy Publishes Report on Fishers Island Eelgrass & Boating Activity

    by Betty Ann Rubinow March 22, 2019
    March 22, 2019 33 views

    In response to the decimation of once abundant and protective eelgrass meadows in Long Island Sound, the Nature Conservancy recently completed an evaluation of eelgrass areas and boating patterns around …

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    Diesel Fuel Reaches FI Shore

    by Betty Ann Rubinow March 15, 2019
    March 15, 2019 20 views

    The commercial fishing vessel, “All for Joy”, capsized south of the Race March 10 and eventually came to rest at the mouth of Hay Harbor, leaking fuel that reached Fishers …

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    New Maintenance Shed

    by Betty Ann Rubinow February 1, 2019
    February 1, 2019 22 views

    FIConservancy has installed a new maintenance shed behind the Movie Theater.

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  • From the FieldVideo Snippets

    Pond Habitat on Parade

    by Betty Ann Rubinow January 16, 2019
    January 16, 2019 24 views

    This afternoon’s calm allowed me to hop up on a grassy mound and get a better “bird’s eye view” of what I like to call Ibis pond* .175 acres of …

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    Young Environmental Enthusiast Produces Video

    by Betty Ann Rubinow September 20, 2018
    September 20, 2018 30 views

    Marc Rosenberg, 14, of New York City volunteered for FIConservancy’s Island Sentinel project this summer and filmed an underwater video of endangered eelgrass.

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  • Island SentinelsSentinel Archives

    2018 Island Sentinels

    by Betty Ann Rubinow September 18, 2018
    September 18, 2018 21 views

    Betsy Conger, 16, is a junior 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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    Plague of Plastics

    by Betty Ann Rubinow September 10, 2018
    September 10, 2018 30 views

     Thousands of tiny plastic particles are swirled and swept into Silver eel Cove, Fishers Island this stormy September day. Sadly, these observations of incoming debris are noted more often …

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  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • Our Mission
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    • Our People
    • Contact Us
  • What We Do
    • Shorebird Monitoring
    • Annual Bird Counts
    • Marine Debris Clean Up
    • Island Sentinels
    • Research and Survey Team
    • Grassland Restoration
    • Mosquito Control
    • Invasive Plant Management
  • How To Help
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