HLFM welcomes Jessica NeJame as the new Land Trust Stewardship Coordinator
Please join us in providing a warm welcome for Jessica!
REQUEST FOR PHOTOS: South Beach Sculpture
If you or someone you know has taken pictures of the sculpture (even before digital) please share them with Pierce Rafferty
Holiday Sale! Get 20% off all items in the Museum Gift Shop
Holiday Sale! Get 20% off all items in the Museum Gift Shop this Friday and Saturday, November 29-30 from 10am to 1pm. We’ve got tons of new items in stock, from books to posters to stationary to educational toys to stuffed animals, and more. There’s something for every naturalist in your life, no matter
Part-time Job Opening: Administrative Assistant and/or Financial Data Entry
The primary function is to assist the Museum director in his managerial duties and working on a variety of tasks, ranging from greeting Museum visitors and answering questions, to filing and data entry, and helping track the Museum’s financials. Application deadline: December 6, 2024.
2024 Reported Bird Sightings on Fishers Island
There were 103 different species reported by observers in January and February. Of those, five were new and added to our overall list of historic sightings. That list now contains 257 species.
Osprey Update September 23, 2024
Osprey Update September 23rd The last images of osprey captured by our Middle Farms nest cam this year was on September 9th. In September the three remaining osprey from the family that nested at our Middle Farms nest were not captured by the cam and believed to have begun their
Osprey Update August 31, 2024
Osprey Update August 31st Dad delivers fish to a waiting chick and mom on August 4, 2024. In August the osprey cam often captured the chick spending time on the nest, on nearby poles, and on the camera above the nest. Mom and dad both continued bringing fish to nest
REQUEST FOR PHOTOS: Fort Wright
Pierce is looking for a variety of photos of all the Fort’s emplacements taken since the Fort closed. Especially wanted: photographs taken at Pit Parties in the 1960s and 1970s.
Osprey Fledglings Report 2024
Jim Baker, Ken Edwards and Todd McCormack completed the 2024 Osprey Count on Fishers Island. There were 34 fledglings in 15 active nests.
Osprey Update July 31, 2024
Osprey Update July 31st The osprey chick took its first flight away from the nest on July 22, 2024. It is with great sadness that we have to report that two of the osprey chicks did not survive at our Middle Farms nest this year. The littlest chick passed on
