7th Annual Thanksgiving Trail Clearing and Oyster Gathering
Friday, November 29, 2013
2:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
The History of Race Rock Light
An illustrated lecture by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty.
Presentation will examine the history of Race Rock Light from concept to completion while celebrating the engineering feat accomplished by Francis Hopkinson Smith and his partner in construction, Capt. T.A. Scott of New London.
Sunday, August 25th. Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Union Chapel.
Population Talk – 2
An illustrated lecture by HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty.
This "big picture" talk examines the rise and fall of Fishers Island's population from first European settlement to date with a focus on the factors shaping the numbers in the critical post-WWII period.
Sunday, August 18th, 2013. Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Union Chapel.
Beyond “Meadow in a Can”: Techniques for integrating Native Flora into Your Fishers Island Landscape
An illustrated lecture on Native flora appropriate for meadow creation by Polly L. Weigand and Uli Lorimer
Thursday, July 25th. Time: 4 to 5 p.m.
Place: Union Chapel.
The Eelgrass of Fishers Island: New York’s Last Great Stronghold for this Important Species.
An illustrated lecture by Chris Pickerell
Once found in every harbor, creek and cove on the East Coast, this critically important species is now only found in cool, clear and often wave-swept waters like those surrounding Fishers Island.
Sunday, August 4th. Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Union Chapel.
History of Plum Island, NY
An illustrated lecture by author Ruth Ann Bramson.Talk will chronicle the history of neighboring Plum Island from the time of pre-colonial Indian settlement through to its interim use as a coastal defense fort and, more recently, as the site of a government research facility.
Sunday, July 28th. Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Union Chapel.
Conservation in an Era of Climate Change. Can We Save Saltmarsh Birds as the Oceans Rise?
An illustrated lecture by Chris Elphick, Associate Professor in the Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UConn.
Sea-levels are rising, and are projected to continue to do so throughout the rest of this century. This change has repercussions for wildlife as well as people.
Sunday, July 14th. Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Union Chapel.
Population Talk
An illustrated lecture by HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty.
This "big picture" talk examines the rise and fall of Fishers Island's population from first European settlement to date with a focus on the factors shaping the numbers in the critical post-WWII period.
Sunday, July 7th, 2013. Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Union Chapel.
History of the Fishers Island Fire Department 2
An illustrated talk by HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty.
Sunday, August 26, 2012. Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Union Chapel.
Inextricably Linked: Long Island Sound and Our Way of Life
An illustrated lecture by Chantal E. Collier, Director, Long Island Sound Program – The Nature Conservancy
Sunday, August 12, 2012. Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Union Chapel
