From the Field

 Mylar balloons floating across our Sounds are notorious for entangling and killing marine life. This snippet was meant to show how similar the balloon can “appear” as a Jelly …

 This video was taken in 2015-showing the biggest jelly fish species within Long Island and Fishers Island Sounds. The arrival “season” for these jellies around our Island has differed …

Breeding pair of Least Terns sighted upon Critical Habitat

PlPlease HELP remove the painted red rock Grafitti from South Beach, Fishers Island-Make the Message “Clear” For Island Stewardship! A special thanks to Mason Horn, who provided the wire rock …

Great news! I spied this Piping plover on Chocomount beach mid-week. Note the single black neck- band (breeding plumage) and sand colored camouflage. I was happy to see it feeding …

Marine debris is very apparent clogged within harbors, coves, and washed ashore on all beaches of Fishers Island. While most items of trash are more obvious, I include here the …

 We see it so often here on Fishers Island that I just can’t “bag it!” (hush up about it!) Why bring our own satchels and shopping totes to market? …

 Storms surrounding Fishers Island only deliver marine debris “faster” into our precious coves, harbors and surrounding coastline –we are, though, everyday constantly under “siege”… – A Snippet from The …

October 1, 2017 (Audio) I chat with lifelong Islander John Peishoff about the necessity and importance of Fishers Island Stewardship.

So grateful to get a knock on my door to hear about how two of my neighbors rescued a juvenile herring gull struggling with a hook stuck in it’s mouth. …