Fishers Island Conservancy

2018 Sunset on the Beach a Huge Success!

by Betty Ann Rubinow July 23, 2018

2018 Sunset on the Beach a Huge Success!

Guests view posters of Demonstration Garden, Grassland Restoration and Beach Clean-up.

Predicted rain held off for over 350 people who attended FIConservancy’s annual Sunset on the Beach, Sat. July 21, 2018 at the Fishers Island Club’s Beach Club.

Festivities were quickly underway as guests started arriving at 6 p.m., enjoying oysters, shrimp, drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Those in attendance were there to enthusiastically support the Conservancy’s ongoing efforts to protect the natural resources of Fishers Island.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Sunset on the Beach could not happen without your generous support!

Truman and Ludmila Bidwell

Jerry and Margot Bogert

Frank and Helen Bonsal

(In Memory of Penny Williams)

Isabel and Scott Phillips

Mr. and Mrs. James Bradbeer

Cary Brown and Steven Epstein

Jean Calhoun

Clark and Elizabeth Callander

Ralph and Lauryn Carbone

James and Laurie Carney

Mary and Ed Carpenter

Atwood and Cindy Collins

George and Leslie Conant

Steve and Cynnie Cook

Anne Cook and Peter Conze

Jean Crane

Dianne Crary

Sandy and Wesley Davidson

Dr. and Mrs. George de Menil

Chris Dewey and Nancy Clark

Chip duPont

Arnold Fisher and Sally Ogden

Ann Flinn

Lynn A. Foster

Porter and Mariel Goss

Mrs. Michelle Goss

Jane Harvey

Marje and Tony Helfet

Joe and Lucia Henderson

Mr. Winchester Hotchkiss

Rossie and Randy Hutcheson

Susan Jeffries

(In Memory of John Thatcher)

Mrs. Sheila Rauch Kennedy

Susan and Peter Lawrence

Laurie and Sam Marshall

Henry and Allison McCance

Mrs. Leslie McElwreath

John McGillian

Christy and Ted McGraw

Richard J Miller Jr

Phil and Heather Musser

Kathy and Ged Parsons

David C. and Maria W. Patterson

David and Dana Porter

Ru and Sheila Rauch

Charlie and Suzie Rentschler

Barbie Riegel

Ted and Thayer Rogers

Laurence and Betty Ann Rubinow

Mrs. Jennifer Russell

Tom and Allison Sargent

Cindy and Bill Scott

Tom Siebens and Mimi Parsons

Jun and Jo Sochi

Mr. Glenn Solomon

Tad Sperry and Ellen Harvey

Nick and Martha Spofford

Ben Strong

Christabel and Paul Vartanian

Anne and Charlie Wilmerding

Kelley and Donald Young

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July 23, 2018 18 views

Nature Days 2018: “Conservation on Parade”

by Betty Ann Rubinow July 23, 2018

FIConservancy’s Nature Days is back! This year, enjoy a Free Family Event Sat. Aug. 11, 3-6 p.m. at the Parade Grounds. Enter through the Demonstration Garden.

Learn about local wildlife through hands-on discovery. Have an up-close visit with a bird of prey, touch turtles and snakes, meet frogs, see and touch feathers, furs and many other natural items.

Don’t miss the ice cream truck, and stop by for wine, beer and lemonade.

July 23, 2018 21 views

Field Notes From the Field

Got MILKweed for Monarchs?

by Betty Ann Rubinow July 21, 2018

Monarch caterpillar feeding on milkweed

Parade Grounds, Fishers Island.

Monarch Caterpillar feeding on milkweed, getting ready to pupate.

Field Note, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 16, 2018

July 21, 2018 13 views

Field Notes From the Field

“The Least Terns are Coming! The Least Terns are Coming!”

by Betty Ann Rubinow July 19, 2018

Wonderful news for our Island!
Marked increase in observations of least terns this summer. Thank you to the Nature Conservancy Long Island for new informative signage near least tern breeding activity in a unique critical habitat.
Please tread lightly.

Stewardship is as Stewardship does.

Least terns are returning to Fishers Island.

Field Note, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 12, 2018

July 19, 2018 19 views

News

West End Cecropia Moth Sighting

by Betty Ann Rubinow July 16, 2018

Cecropia moth, early morning. Dianne Crary Photo

The Cecropia moth, largest moth in the eastern U.S., made a surprise appearance on Fishers Island July 3, 2018. Dianne Crary was out for a morning walk and spotted the stunning moth on the needles of a yew shrub on Lucinda Herrick’s property.

Adam Mitchell, University of Delaware PhD candidate has encountered Cecropia caterpillars on the Island, but not the adults. “This moth is a female, so she was probably laying eggs for the next generation nearby,” Mr. Mitchell said. “They feed on a lot of different plants, but cherry, birch and sugar maple will likely be the host plants on Fishers.

Cecropia moth, late afternoon. Lucinda Herrick Photo

“Unfortunately, this species of moth is in decline, due to a parasitic fly that was initially released to handle gypsy moths. They also suffer from the loss of native host plants.

“Although caterpillars appear to have spikes on their body, they do not sting. Caterpillars will move to the base of host plants and form silken bag cocoons, where they will overwinter.”

July 16, 2018 15 views

Field Notes From the Field Island Sentinels

Island Sentinels

by Betty Ann Rubinow July 16, 2018

This Evening, Hay Harbor.

Grateful on Fishers Island: Thank you Fishers Island Conservancy!
The Island Sentinel Program, in its 6th year.

Helping me to share Local. Traditional. Knowledge. with generations to come.

So Proud of my 2018 Tribe:
Wilson & Gardner Thors, with Marc Rosenberg monitoring Eel Grass meadows and wildlife trends.

Stewardship is as Stewardship does.

Field Note, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 16, 2018

July 16, 2018 24 views

From the Field Video Snippets

Weed Warriors: Still Strong

by Betty Ann Rubinow July 12, 2018

Week 6: Removing invasive plant species within 175 acres of historic Parade Grounds, Fishers Island.

Erick Jones, Emily Birardi, & Nickia Gibson from University of Delaware concentrate on European buckthorn and cottonwood as well as core invasives ; autumn olive, oriental bittersweet and bush honeysuckle.

Video Snippet From the Field

July 12, 2018 21 views