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 Island to observe, learn and communicate the natural wonders of Fishers Island.
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 almost every day. Above is a watercolor illustration of one of these birds by Sentinel Alexa Rosenberg.
The Thors front yard is now home to about seven fast-growing third generation monarch caterpillars!
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 Harbor” at the movie theater, and don’t forget face painting and the ice cream truck!
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. […]
View of rainbow above Big Stony taken from the Hay Harbor sailing dock. Least tern stops on a rock, with Big Stony as a backdrop. Marc was on a paddle […]
This coming weekend is an exciting one for FIConservancy! Join us for tours of our successful grassland restoration areas Saturday and Sunday. We are also offering property walk-throughs Sat. and Sun. afternoons, and of course, Sunset on the Beach is this Saturday evening!
Leslie Conant captured this image of a coyote trotting across her backyard July 16 on the north side of Fishers Island.
