The second osprey egg hatched May 31, 2024. Mom removes an empty egg shell from the bowl on May 31, 2024. The following clips captured some moments from the day the second egg hatched at Middle Farms nest. MAY 31, 2024. This clip appears
The first osprey egg hatched May 29, 2024. Osprey watching egg hatching on the afternoon of May 29, 2024. The following clips captured some moments from the first 24 hours for the first addition to the osprey family at Middle Farms. MAY 29, 2024.
9. Clay Point Road Trail This is one of our newest trails, we will have more information soon.
Conserving Seagrass: Human activities in the nearshore waters of F.I. by Hannah Vagts In collaboration with the community, the Fishers Island Seagrass Management (FISM) Coalition founded the Save Our Seagrass Movement. This initiative is built on the belief that when community members are empowered with information about seagrass, they will
Island Pond by Jack Schneider Island Pond, and the attached Beach Pond, are classified together ecologically as a “Coastal Salt Pond.” However, this was not always so. Historically, this 52-acre pond complex, the second largest in New York State, was separated from the salty ocean water of Block Island Sound
Island History The Lyles Beach Hotel: The Center of Fishers Island’s Brief Flirtation with Tourism by Pierce Rafferty Excursion ferry SS Block Island at Lyles Beach dock, c.1885. Since the first settlement of Fishers Island by John Winthrop in the 1640s, Fishers Island has undergone two
Further Investigation of the Island’s Flora and Fauna by Elizabeth McCance Last summer, we saw the wrap-up of the two-year survey of the Land Trust’s ecological communities and select taxa by the team of scientists from the New York Natural Heritage Program. Their work yielded volumes of information, including not
Helping Our Beech Groves Fight Beech Leaf Disease by Jack Schneider Twice last summer, at the end of May and again in early August, Museum volunteers and staff treated our three American beech groves, applying a phosphorous-based solution that has been shown to help trees fight beech leaf disease. The
Nature Notes: Ospreys and Eagles by Rob Bierregaard Benjamin Franklin once famously wrote that the Turkey would be a more respectable choice “as the representative of our country” than the Bald Eagle, a bird he described as being “of bad moral character.” Without digressing into the details of the quote’s origins, it makes
Nature Notes: Diamonds in the Pond by Terry McNamara The diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) that calls Fishers Island home is a rarely seen turtle treasured for its role in maintaining the health of its surrounding ecosystem. In the wild, terrapins are quick to flee and difficult to observe. Since 2018,
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F.I. Sketchbook 2005
