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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

Pollinator Pathway and Controlling Invasive Plants on Fishers Island by Pollinator Pathway organizer and Nix the Knotweed founder Suzanne Thompson and natural & organic landscaper Petie Reed Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk, presented July 6, 2023 by Suzanne Thompson and Petie Reed offers timely

Turtles of Fishers Island and the Surrounding Region by Kim Hargrave, education director of the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk, presented April 23, 2023 by Kim Hargrave takes a close look at the lives and habitats of Turtles who live

Journeys: Ospreys, Technology, and an Author by ornithologist Rob Bierregaard Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk, presented March 19, 2023 by ornithologist Rob Bierregaard, brings to light several decades of research on the ecology and migratory patterns of Ospreys, work that has been greatly aided

The Furious Sky by Eric Dolin Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty In this recorded illustrated talk presented October 8, 2022 best-selling historian Eric Jay Dolin, contends we must look to our nation's past if we hope to comprehend the consequences of the hurricanes of the future. Hurricanes menace

Gulf Stream Perspectives by Frank Bohlen Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk by Frank Bohlen, physical oceanographer and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Connecticut, was presented September 11, 2022. Examination of the history of exploration from the 1850s