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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Conservation on Parade is back! Enjoy the Free Family Event Sat. Aug. 3, 3-6 p.m. at the Parade Grounds. Learn about local wildlife through hands-on discovery. Watch “Take Back the Harbor” at the movie theater, and don’t forget face painting and the ice cream truck!
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This coming weekend is an exciting one for FIConservancy! Join us for tours of our successful grassland restoration areas Saturday and Sunday. We are also offering property walk-throughs Sat. and Sun. afternoons, and of course, Sunset on the Beach is this Saturday evening!
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For the first time ever, I saw 8-10 piping plovers (adult and growing chicks) scurrying around “together” on Sanctuary of Sands. Fishers Island’s piping plover chicks were born in two […]
https://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Lone-Piping-Plover.jpg5721024Betty Ann Rubinowhttps://www.ficonservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fi-Conservancy-logo350x100.jpgBetty Ann Rubinow2019-06-26 18:30:192019-06-28 17:30:45A Pocketful of Plovers
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!
Conservation on Parade Aug. 3
NewsConservation on Parade is back! Enjoy the Free Family Event Sat. Aug. 3, 3-6 p.m. at the Parade Grounds. Learn about local wildlife through hands-on discovery. Watch “Take Back the Harbor” at the movie theater, and don’t forget face painting and the ice cream truck!
Thors Brothers & IPP
Field Notes, From the Field, News, Sentinels, StewardshipJuly 20 Parade Ground Tours & Property Walk-Throughs
NewsThis coming weekend is an exciting one for FIConservancy! Join us for tours of our successful grassland restoration areas Saturday and Sunday. We are also offering property walk-throughs Sat. and Sun. afternoons, and of course, Sunset on the Beach is this Saturday evening!
Coyote Territory
NewsLeslie Conant captured this image of a coyote trotting across her backyard July 16 on the north side of Fishers Island.
A Pocketful of Plovers
Field Notes, From the Field, NewsFor the first time ever, I saw 8-10 piping plovers (adult and growing chicks) scurrying around “together” on Sanctuary of Sands. Fishers Island’s piping plover chicks were born in two […]