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SUMMARY:A Brief History of Land Use and Conservation on Fishers Island (Re-broadcast)
DESCRIPTION:HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty will host a virtual-only re-broadcast of his recorded illustrated talk “A Brief History of Land Use and Conservation on Fishers Island” in which he surveyed the history of land use on Fishers Island since first European settlement before turning his focus to land conservation efforts on our island from the mid-1960s to date.\nThis virtual talk encompasses both the origins and evolution of the Museum’s Land Trust and its trail network\, and the FI Conservancy’s project to convert the former Fort Wright Parade Ground into a meadow – a model for restoration and successful invasive species management in an eastern grassland. \nWHEN: Sunday\, February 1\, 2026\nTIME: 4 p.m.\nPLACE: VIRTUAL via zoom \nJoin Zoom WebinarPLEASE NOTE: This recorded talk was first presented by Pierce at the Museum on August 10\, 2025 – a day celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Museum’s Land Trust. \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Large color aerial photograph on display in the Museum lobby on which properties now preserved via the Land Trust are marked. Total acreage protected from development under Land Trust auspices\, either directly or through conservation easements\, now exceeds 377 acres\, more than 13% of the Island’s land mass when you exclude the water surface area.\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				WOODLAND TRAILS\, Fishers Island – New York. Circa 1966. This early East End  trail network was created by Matty Matthiessen and friends.\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Queen Anne’s Lace on the Parade Grounds\, August 2\, 2018. Photograph by Jane T. Ahrens\n				\n		\n\nJoin from PC\, Mac\, iPad\, or Android:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87061257623 \nPhone one-tap:\n+16469313860\,\,87061257623# US\n+16465588656\,\,87061257623# US (New York) \nJoin via audio:\n+1 646 931 3860 US\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 305 224 1968 US\n+1 309 205 3325 US\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 360 209 5623 US\n+1 386 347 5053 US\n+1 507 473 4847 US\n+1 564 217 2000 US\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 689 278 1000 US\n+1 719 359 4580 US\n+1 253 205 0468 US\nWebinar ID: 870 6125 7623\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcKFAMsW1Q
URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/a-brief-history-of-land-use-and-conservation-on-fishers-island-re-broadcast/
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