grasslands restoration

The Parade Grounds is much more than walking paths and vistas: it’s a living laboratory.

FI Ferry District, in coordination with FIConservancy, maps annual controlled burns of grassland restoration areas.

The Fishers Island Fire Department, in coordination with FIConservancy, annually conducts controlled or “prescribed” burns in the Parade Grounds and surrounding areas that are part of the Conservancy’s Grassland Restoration project.

Begins at 8 a.m. Meet at the Community Center and bring your binoculars!

In February, the Fishers Island Conservancy held it’s annual controlled burn. We are very grateful for the partnership we have with the Fishers Island Fire Department and with the Fishers …

Learn more about the 48 separate species that were observed in the Summary by Adam Mitchell, PhD candidate at the University of Delaware.

September 24, 2017 (Audio) while out in the field, I caught up with Conservancy’s Autumn Bird Migration Survey and chatted with birds of a feather Adam Mitchell & Will Almeida.

  On June 3, 2017, three University of Delaware (UD) students arrived on Fishers Island with a few bags of food, backpacks, and a handful of garden shears. Employed by …