Guest Speaker

Tracking Snowy Owls South of the Tundra by Rebecca McCabe, PhD Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty In this recorded illustrated talk, presented virtually February 25, 2024, Rebecca McCabe as she shares her journey from an undecided first-generation college student to a research biologist at the first refuge for

Wildlife in Winter by Kim Hargrave, education director of the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty In this recorded illustrated talk, presented virtually by the Museum January 28, 2024, Kim Hargrave discusses the incredible strategies wildlife has to survive the winter. From painted turtles spending

Diné (Navajo) Apparel Design, Weaving, and Womanhood by Lighthouse Works visiting curator Sháńdíín Brown, the first Henry Luce Curatorial Fellow for Native American Art at the RISD Museum Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty Diné (Navajo) apparel design is constantly evolving. From wearing blankets and mantas through contemporary art,

Plastic in the water, on the land and IN you!: Fighting pollution on Fishers Island and Beyond by Beyond Plastics policy director Megan J. Wolff, Ph.D. MPH Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty Plastic pollution is a bad neighbor. As plastic breaks up into microplastics it disperses into the

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the “Quoddy” Tidal-Electric Power Project by Author Mark Borton Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty "Quoddy" was to be built off the coast of Maine and New Brunswick in order to generate enough electricity to power much of New England. It was part of Roosevelt’s

Trespassing, Fences and Fire by award-winning artist, writer and naturalist James Prosek Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty In this recorded illustrated talk, presented August 20, 2023, James Prosek, discusses his latest project documenting Texas prairies in which he continues his inquiries about boundaries that humans impose on the

The Great White Shark – Close to Shore by Executive Director of the Atlantic Shark Institute, Jon Dodd Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk, presented August 13, 2023 by Executive Director of the Atlantic Shark Institute, Jon Dodd, details the latest white shark research in

The Gilded Age Years: A Time of Transformation by Trudy Coxe, CEO & Executive Director of the Preservation Society of Newport County Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk, presented August 6, 2023 by Trudy Coxe, will cast light on an underappreciated but incredibly lively period

Fishers Island Biodiversity: Rare Species and Natural Communities of the Henry L. Ferguson Museum Land Trust by three scientists of the New York Natural Heritage Program (NYNHP) who presented the results of a two-year inventory of the HLFM’s Land Trust properties. The NYNHP speakers are Matt Schlesinger, Chief Zoologist, Greg

Modern Houses of Fishers Island and Beyond by Jacob Albert of Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects (ART), Boston, Mass. Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk, presented July 23, 2023 by Jacob Albert traces modern movements in architecture from the International Style to Post-Modernism, as reflected