Sentinel Archives

2020 Island Sentinels (l-r): Caroline Toldo, Nicolas Hall, Izzie Reid, Wilson Thors, Gardner Thors, Betsy Conger and Alexa Rosenberg. (Marc Rosenberg missing from picture.) Stephanie Hall Photo FIConservancy’s Island Sentinels …

The goldfinch can be identified by its vibrant yellow plumage accented by bold black streaks. These birds are common and can be seen in a variety of places on Fishers …

Betsy Conger: 2019 Conservation on Parade Betsy Conger writes: One of my favorite days last August was when the Island Sentinels had the opportunity to participate in FIConservancy’s “Conservation on …

Olivia Backhaus was the first Island Sentinel, when FIConservancy established the program in 2013, and she spent the next five summers as a Sentinel. This fall, she will attend Georgetown …

The dusky smoothhound or smooth dogfish is a hound shark species. Although these fish may appear menacing, they do not bite their food.

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 …

The Thors front yard is now home to about seven fast-growing third generation monarch caterpillars!

Betsy Conger’s Sewanee Report This past July, I had the opportunity to attend Sewanee’s Environmental Institute (SEI), at Sewanee, the University of the South, in Tennessee. Sewanee’s campus boasts 13,000 …

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. …

Thors Brothers & IPP Island Sentinels (l-r in right picture), Gardner and Wilson Thors, help IPP (Island People’s Project) campers with a treasure hunt on South Beach. This activity is part …