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 Law in Washington, D.C., studying environmental law.
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A record-breaking heatwave did not deter nearly 450 people who attended FIConservancy’s annual Sunset on the Beach, Sat. July 20, 2019 at the Fishers Island Club Beach Club.
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There are several quiet coves on the western end of Fishers Island where Eider Ducks feel quite at home and appear to be thriving. This diving sea duck, once thought of as a “rare” visitor from the northern tundra, has truly acclimated to climate and available healthy habitat.
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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.
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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.
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Post-Sentinel Success!
News, SentinelsOlivia 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 Law in Washington, D.C., studying environmental law.
2019 Sunset on the Beach
NewsA record-breaking heatwave did not deter nearly 450 people who attended FIConservancy’s annual Sunset on the Beach, Sat. July 20, 2019 at the Fishers Island Club Beach Club.
Eider Duck Reunion Summer 2019
Field Notes, From the Field, NewsThere are several quiet coves on the western end of Fishers Island where Eider Ducks feel quite at home and appear to be thriving. This diving sea duck, once thought of as a “rare” visitor from the northern tundra, has truly acclimated to climate and available healthy habitat.
Noted Increase in Shorebirds
Field Notes, From the Field, NewsIt has been a banner year for Fishers Island’s returning shorebirds!
A Different Kind of Shark
News, SentinelsThe dusky smoothhound or smooth dogfish is a hound shark species. Although these fish may appear menacing, they do not bite their food.
2019 Island Sentinels
NewsHave 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.
Alexa Rosenberg Observes American Oystercatchers
News, SentinelsA 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.
Wilson Thors Front Row to a Chrysalis
News, SentinelsThe Thors front yard is now home to about seven fast-growing third generation monarch caterpillars!