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20th Annual Thanksgiving Trail Clearing, Beach Clean Up

November 28, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The Henry L. Ferguson Museum
Presents the
20th Annual
Thanksgiving Trail Clearing, Beach Clean Up, Invasive Removal

Friday, November 28, 2025

WE NEED YOUR HELP! You and your family and friends are invited to join the rest of the HLFM community for some hale and hearty in-the-field-fellowship on the Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving. Together we’ll clear invasives from bunker emplacements and trails, de-vine trees, and pick up debris along the beach. It’s a wonderful tradition, now in its 20th year—as good for the soul as it is for the Island. ALL are WELCOME!

WHERE / WHAT:

Be sure to arrive promptly at 2 p.m. for hot cider and autumn treats as you get your team assignments and pep talk from Board Member Scott Reid before proceeding to the Museum’s Land Trust trails and beaches. This year we will be expanding assignments to include invasive plant control in order to clear vines on select trails such as the bunker emplacements along the new coastal trail, as well as clean-ups at several beach areas.

TOOLS:

Please bring tools you can handle safely (clippers, loppers, etc.) NO CHAINSAWS. We will provide heavy-duty garbage bags for beach and path cleaning.

DRESS:

We suggest you wear long pants, long-sleeved shirts, socks and gloves to battle beastly thorns and poison ivy.

Please take photos of your team in action and share them with the Museum.

“OYSTERS AFTER” PARTY (approximately 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.):

All participants are invited immediately thereafter to a post-clearing party AT THE MUSEUM to enjoy drinks and oysters. Thanks to Fishers Island Oyster Farm, Summer Shuckers, Bottlerocket, and Fishers Island Lemonade for their generous sponsorship of this festive Island tradition.