University of Delaware entomologist, Doug Tallamy spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of over 350 people at FIConservancy’s 2018 Sunset on the Beach Sat. July 21, 2018 at the Fishers Island Club’s Beach Club.
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Mark your calendars for our Free Family Event! “Conservation on Parade”, Sat., Aug. 11, 3-6 p.m. at the Parade Grounds, enter through the Demonstration Garden.
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FIConservancy’s 2018 Spring Migratory Bird count, held May 6 in collaboration with the National Audubon Society, was a huge success! Three hundred birds, comprising 55 species, were recorded from one end of the Island to the other, compared with 45 species recorded last spring.
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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.
For updates to the lawsuit intended to protect the Long Island Sound Estuary, filed in August 2017, including the recent update on April 16, 2018, please visit fishersisland.net
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) Coastal Systems Group (CSG) is hunting for evidence of ancient (paleo) hurricanes, and the clues lie in the mud deposited at the bottom of these ponds.
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2018 Sunset on the Beach a Huge Success!
NewsUniversity of Delaware entomologist, Doug Tallamy spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of over 350 people at FIConservancy’s 2018 Sunset on the Beach Sat. July 21, 2018 at the Fishers Island Club’s Beach Club.
Nature Days 2018: “Conservation on Parade”
Education, Events, NewsMark your calendars for our Free Family Event! “Conservation on Parade”, Sat., Aug. 11, 3-6 p.m. at the Parade Grounds, enter through the Demonstration Garden.
West End Cecropia Moth Sighting
NewsCecropia moths are the largest moths in the eastern U.S. and a rare sight on Fishers Island. Dianne Crary Photo
2018 Osprey Fledgling Count
NewsThe osprey population on Fishers Island continues to grow. Andrew Edwards used a drone to count the number of fledglings in nests this year.
2018 Spring Migratory Bird Count Nets Record Number of Birds!
NewsFIConservancy’s 2018 Spring Migratory Bird count, held May 6 in collaboration with the National Audubon Society, was a huge success! Three hundred birds, comprising 55 species, were recorded from one end of the Island to the other, compared with 45 species recorded last spring.
2018 Grassland Restoration Controlled Burn
grasslands restoration, NewsThe 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.
NY Sues EPA Over Long Island Sound Dumping Site
News, StewardshipFor updates to the lawsuit intended to protect the Long Island Sound Estuary, filed in August 2017, including the recent update on April 16, 2018, please visit fishersisland.net
Hunting for Evidence of Ancient Hurricanes in Fishers Island Ponds
NewsWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) Coastal Systems Group (CSG) is hunting for evidence of ancient (paleo) hurricanes, and the clues lie in the mud deposited at the bottom of these ponds.