This August, Island Sentinels assist me in monitoring Hay Harbor. Here, Marc Rosenberg documents scarring within seagrass beds. This stewardship helps to further support & establish a Fishers Island Seagrass Management Coalition along with Henry L. Ferguson Museum and The Nature Conservancy, Long Island. …Way to go Sentinels!” Video Snippet, From the Field, […]
During our Island’s heat wave: Young Barred Owl posing as “Harbor Master” oversees activities along Silver Eel Cove. Field Note, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, Aug. 8, 2018
Young Raccoons under canopy of old American Elm: Silver Eel Cove, Fishers Island. Field Note, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, Aug. 1, 2018
Yellow warbler: Frequently sighted while walking or bicycling lovely Fishers Island. *Becoming a “summer resident”. Field Note, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, Aug. 1, 2018
Today’s treasure… Diverse species of shorebirds feeding within mounds of seaweed washed ashore–the wrack line. Grateful to say, numbers of birds noted this summer have increased! Stewardship is as Stewardship does. Video Snippet, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 30, 2018
Appreciation. Western tip of South Beach, Fishers Island. Field Note, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 30, 2018
Common Name: Cecropia moth, Robin moth Scientific Name: Hyalophora cecropia Season: One generation a year in New England, with adults flying late May into June, and caterpillars from June into the fall. Food: Many different woody plants in the Northeast: alder, ash, basswood, birch, cherry, dogwood, elm, hawthorn, maple, oak, poplar, wax myrtle, and willow. […]
An Easterly wind rustles through historic Parade Grounds, this July afternoon. These meadows are conserved and preserved by The Fishers Island Conservancy-175 acres cultivating & demonstrating native plant species; providing critical habitat and nutrition for insects and migrating birds. Video Snippet, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 21, 2018
University of Delaware entomologist, Doug Tallamy spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of over 350 people at FIConservancy’s 2018 Sunset on the Beach Sat. July 21, 2018 at the Fishers Island Club’s Beach Club.
Mark your calendars for our Free Family Event! “Conservation on Parade”, Sat., Aug. 11, 3-6 p.m. at the Parade Grounds, enter through the Demonstration Garden.