A Most Curious Shorebird: Secrets of the American Woodcock Revealed
Illustrated Talk by Tina Morris, one of the first women to engage in a raptor reintroduction program.
Return to the Sky: The Reintroduction of the Bald Eagle
Illustrated Talk by Tina Morris, one of the first women to engage in a raptor reintroduction program.
Gardening from the Ground Up: The Whys and Hows of Native Plants
Gardening from the Ground Up: The Whys and Hows of Native Plants A series of lightning talks on how native plants play a thrilling role in sustaining our food chain and environment on Fishers Island. Presented May 23, 2026 at the Museum by, Emily Baisden seed stewardship director, the Wild
From Declines to Recovery: A Half Century of Changes in Migratory Songbird Abundance on Block Island
From Declines to Recovery: A Half Century of Changes in Migratory Songbird Abundance on Block Island Illustrated talk drawn from more than 50 years of bird banding data from Block Island Banding Station – where each fall, thousands of young songbirds pass through on their first migration south. Presented virtually
Atlantic Coast Piping Plovers: 40 Years on the Road to Recovery
Atlantic Coast Piping Plovers: 40 Years on the Road to Recovery Illustrated talk on the fascinating ecology and behavior of one of our most notable local shorebird species. Presented virtually April 26, 2026 by wildlife biologist, Maureen Durkin. Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty. Piping plovers have been the
Nibbling on Native Plants in Your Back Yard and Beyond
Nibbling on Native Plants in Your Back Yard and Beyond Illustrated talk on various species of native edible wild plants suitable for adding to your landscape, or nibbling on as you encounter them in other locales – presented virtually April 19, 2026 by Russ Cohen, author of the book Wild
Firefly: A Solar Electric Boat
Firefly: A Solar Electric Boat Illustrated talk on the innovative solar-electric vessel, Firefly, presented virtually April 12, 2026, by Don Baugh, President and Founder of Upstream Alliance, and Ronnie Vesnaver, Director of Regional Programs and Partnerships. Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty Firefly will be the first U.S. Coast
Taking Manhattan
Taking Manhattan Illustrated talk on the birth of New York City, presented at the Museum September 28, 2025, by Russell Shorto, author of The Island at the Center of the World. Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty Russell introduces us to “Taking Manhattan” his new riveting narrative that chronicles
Insights into the Hidden Lives of Terns and Gulls
Insights into the Hidden Lives of Terns and Gulls Illustrated talk on current research activities on neighboring Great Gull Island presented at the Museum September 14, 2025, by Dr. Peter Paton, Professor, Department of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island. Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty Great Gull
Dialogues: Harriet Brickman & Jenny Dixon
Dialogues: Harriet Brickman & Jenny Dixon Artist Harriet Brickman sat down with Jenny Dixon, former Director of the Noguchi Museum, August 22, 2025, to revisit Passages: Beach Forms, a site-specific public artwork Brickman created on South Beach, Fishers Island, in 1980. Their conversation explores the work's origins, its connection to
