Illustrated Lecture
Events
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Atlantic Coast Piping Plovers: 40 Years on the Road to Recovery
Join us for a VIRTUAL ONLY illustrated talk by Wildlife Biologist, Maureen Durkin, who will highlight the fascinating ecology and behavior of the Piping Plover – one of our most notable local shorebird species.
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From Declines to Recovery: A Half Century of Changes in Migratory Songbird Abundance on Block Island
Join us for a VIRTUAL ONLY illustrated talk by DPNC Outreach Coordinator Lauren Michael, who draws on 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.
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Gardening from the Ground Up: The Whys and Hows of Native Plants
Join us at the Museum to explore the heart of our ecosystem and discover how native plants play a thrilling role in sustaining our food chain and environment on Fishers Island. Our lineup of peers and professionals will unveil the secrets of native gardening – and its powerful impact on biodiversity.
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Return to the Sky: The Reintroduction of the Bald Eagle
Join us at the Museum for an illustrated talk by Tina Morris, one of the first women to engage in a raptor reintroduction program. Reception and book signing to follow.
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The Once and Future Osprey
Join us at the Museum for an illustrated talk by Dr. Paul Spitzer on the rise of osprey populations over the past 70 years and their potential fall due to menhaden shortage. Reception to follow.
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How Native American People Lived on Fishers Island
Join us at the Museum for an illustrated talk with archaeologist John Pfeiffer who will give an overview of Fishers Island archaeology that focuses on the excavation of sites, artifacts discovered, and John's interpretation of how Native American people lived on the Island.
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Biography as Pilgrimage: On the Trail of Peter Matthiessen
Join us at the Museum for an illustrated talk by author, Lance Richardson, who will discuss his eight-year undertaking — including a two-hundred mile trek in the Himalayas of Nepal — to write a biography of the twentieth century literary titan Peter Matthiessen. Reception and book signing to follow.
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Shorebirds of the Northeast: Success Stories and Species on the Precipice
Join us for an illustrated talk by Wildlife Biologist, Maureen Durkin, who will provide an introduction to shorebirds and their ecology - and explore what makes them unique and vulnerable in a changing world. Reception to follow.
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Seals and Society: Lessons on Conservation, Resilience, Research and Discovery
Join us for an illustrated talk by community scientist and conservationist Andrea Bogomolni, who will be sharing insights into how we study seals, what we are learning about their place in the greater ecosystem and what seals are telling us about ocean and human health – and our human connection. Reception to follow.
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From Glaciers to Gardens: How Earthworms Shaped Northeastern Forest Soils
Join us at the Museum for an illustrated talk by Annise Dobson, Associate Research Scientist at Yale University, who will share how the history of earthworms in North America has been shaped by ancient glaciation, centuries of human-mediated introductions and spread, and multiple waves of biological invasion.
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Evolving Landscapes: Olmsted, Design, and the Arnold Arboretum
Join us at the Museum for a richly illustrated talk by William (Ned) Friedman, Director of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, who will take us on an exploration of Frederick Law Olmsted’s design legacy embodied at one of his most renowned and best-preserved landscapes: the Arnold Arboretum. Space is limited, registration is required.
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The Blue Humanities: Reimagining America’s Maritime History
Join us at the Museum for an illustrated talk by Associate Professor of History at the University at Albany, State University of New York, Christopher L. Pastore, who will give a fast-paced tour through America’s maritime history and explore how and why sea stories have changed over time.
