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VIRTUAL ONLY illustrated talk by Kim Hargrave\, education director of the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center\, Mystic\, Conn.\nTime: Sunday\, April 23\, 2023 @ 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.\nPlace: Virtual (Zoom)\nIncredible creatures\, turtles have survived eons with remarkably little change. Kim’s talk takes a close look at the lives and habitats of turtles who live on land and in the waters of Fishers Island and surrounding region. Learn more about the threats they are facing due to habitat loss\, climate change and the pet trade and what we can do to help. \nAn adult program suitable for children aged 10 and older.  \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar: \nJoin Webinar\nOr One tap mobile:\nUS: +16465588656\,\,82156930678# or +16469313860\,\,82156930678#\nOr Telephone:\nDial (for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nUS: +1 646 558 8656 or +1 646 931 3860 or +1 309 205 3325 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 305 224 1968 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 360 209 5623 or +1 386 347 5053 or +1 507 473 4847 or +1 564 217 2000 or +1 669 444 9171 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 689 278 1000 or +1 719 359 4580 or +1 253 205 0468 or +1 253 215 8782\nWebinar ID: 821 5693 0678\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdnPuJOScz \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Snapping turtle. Courtesy of Justine Kibbe\n \n \n \n \n \n Eastern painted turtles at Duck Pond. Courtesy of Steve Zettler\n \n \n \n \n \n Eastern painted turtles. Courtesy of Connor Jones URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/turtles-of-fishers-island-and-the-surrounding-region-2/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Kim-Hargrave-Turtles-of-FI.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230319T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230319T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232015 CREATED:20230225T221524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230313T203038Z UID:28824-1679241600-1679245200@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Journeys: Ospreys\, Technology\, and an Author DESCRIPTION:An illustrated talk by ornithologist Rob Bierregaard that brings to light several decades of research on the ecology and migratory patterns of Ospreys\, work that has been greatly aided by evolving technology. This virtual talk also reveals Rob’s own journey to becoming a first-time children’s book author.\nTime: Sunday\, March 19\, 2023 @ 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.\nPlace: VIRTUAL via Zoom\nRob Bierregaard \nBetween 2000 and 2017 Rob Bierregaard and his colleagues placed GPS satellite transmitters on 47 adult and 61 juvenile Ospreys from South Carolina to the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland\, Canada. Most of these were birds tagged in southern New England\, including two from Fisher’s Island\, nine from the Westport River in southeastern MA\, and four Rhode Island Ospreys from Conanicut Island. \nDuring the 18 years Rob and his team studied Osprey migration\, the technology went through three major upgrades. With each advance in the technology\, new questions about Osprey migration and ecology could be answered. Rob will describe how each of the technological innovations—a sort of journey of its own—helped us understand more and more of the mysteries of the journeys Ospreys make as they navigate from their nesting territories to South American wintering waters often more than 4\,000 miles from their nests\, how\, on a more local scale\, as they travel around their home territories in search of fish during the breeding season\, and finally\, as young Ospreys work their way into the breeding population. \nIn 2013 someone suggested that Rob write a kids’ book about his favorite Osprey. Five years later\, Belle’s Journey\, a middle-school chapter book\, was published by Charlesbridge. \n\nPlease click the link below to join the webinar: \nJoin webinar\n \nOr One tap mobile :\nUS: +16699009128\,\,87118737713# or +16694449171\,\,87118737713#\nOr Telephone:\nDial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nUS: +1 669 900 9128 or +1 669 444 9171 or +1 719 359 4580 or +1 253 205 0468 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 360 209 5623 or +1 386 347 5053 or +1 507 473 4847 or +1 564 217 2000 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 646 931 3860 or +1 689 278 1000 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 305 224 1968 or +1 309 205 3325 or +1 312 626 6799\nWebinar ID: 871 1873 7713\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdr2kDfbol URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/journeys-ospreys-technology-and-an-author/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Rob-Bierregaard-releasing-osprey.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230226T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230226T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232015 CREATED:20230217T214538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230219T112233Z UID:28727-1677427200-1677430800@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Illustrated Talk "A Most Pivotal Decade: Fishers Island In The 1940s" DESCRIPTION:US Navy conducting top secret experiments with anti-submarine detection devices (ASDIC) from a barge off Club Beach during World War II. Photo courtesy of Jim Carpenter. \nSunday\, February 26th\, Museum Director Pierce Rafferty will host a virtual rebroadcast of “A Most Pivotal Decade: Fishers Island In The 1940s\,” first presented and recorded at the FI Movie Theater in August 2021\nIn this illustrated talk\, Pierce reveals much that has been forgotten or was never widely known about the 1940s on Fishers Island.\nTime: Sunday\, February 26\, 2023 @ 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.\nPlace: Zoom\nPlease click button to join the webinar: \nJoin WebinarOr One tap mobile :\nUS: +16694449171\,\,89846834734#  or +16699009128\,\,89846834734#\nOr Telephone:\nDial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nUS: +1 669 444 9171  or +1 669 900 9128  or +1 346 248 7799  or +1 719 359 4580  or +1 253 205 0468  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 360 209 5623  or +1 386 347 5053  or +1 507 473 4847  or +1 564 217 2000  or +1 646 558 8656  or +1 646 931 3860  or +1 689 278 1000  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 305 224 1968  or +1 309 205 3325 \nWebinar ID: 898 4683 4734 \nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc8JIcbqC9 \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Civic Association Billboard\, Fishers Island Ferry Dock\, New London\, Conn. \nc.1948 Photograph by Al Gordon. Courtesy of the Gordon Family\n \n \n\nCan you imagine a time when Fishers Island had billboards on the mainland promoting tourism to the island?\nA wrenching bankruptcy of the east end’s Fishers Island Corporation in 1940 combined with disruptions caused by World War II to create a cascading series of events that threatened Fishers Island’s economic stability from one end of the island to the other. This talk chronicles those crises and reveals how they were confronted and addressed during the 1940s\, a norm-shattering decade that helped shape the Fishers Island we know today. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/illustrated-talk-a-most-pivotal-decade-fishers-island-in-the-1940s/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/12059-bigclubsonarWW2-JCarpenter.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221008T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221008T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232015 CREATED:20220912T171429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T225105Z UID:27718-1665244800-1665248400@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:The Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes DESCRIPTION:Hurricanes menace North America from June through November every year\, each as powerful as 10\,000 nuclear bombs. These megastorms will likely become more intense as the planet continues to warm\, yet we too often treat them as local disasters and TV spectacles\, unaware of how far-ranging their impact can be. In this illustrated talk\, 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.\nFrom the moment European colonists laid violent claim to this land\, hurricanes have had a profound and visceral impact on American history. Dolin presents the five-hundred-year story of American hurricanes\, from the nameless storms that threatened Columbus’ New World voyages\, to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the escalation of hurricane season as a result of global warming. Populating his narrative with unlikely heroes such as Benito Viñes\, the nineteenth- century Jesuit priest whose revelatory methods for predicting hurricanes saved countless lives\, and journalist Dan Rather\, whose coverage of a 1961 hurricane would change broadcasting history\, Dolin uncovers the often surprising ways we respond to natural crises. \nTime: Saturday\, October 8\, 2022 @ 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.\nPlace: at the Museum\, 2nd Floor\nThe talk will be in person and virtual. \nDUE TO LIMITED SEATING\, PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEAT BY CALLING (631) 788-7239 OR EMAILING THE MUSEUM. \nFor virtual access\, no advance registration is required. \nJoin webinar\nOr One tap mobile :\nUS: +16465588656\,\,86291720380#  or +16469313860\,\,86291720380#\nOr Telephone:\nDial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nUS: +1 646 558 8656  or +1 646 931 3860  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 309 205 3325  or +1 386 347 5053  or +1 564 217 2000  or +1 669 444 9171  or +1 669 900 9128  or +1 719 359 4580  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 346 248 7799\nWebinar ID: 862 9172 0380\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdCq1Io0X \nWatch the book trailer: URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/the-furious-sky-the-five-hundred-year-history-of-americas-hurricanes/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/The-Furious-Sky-Eric-Dolin.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220911T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220911T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232015 CREATED:20220314T175205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T114217Z UID:25180-1662912000-1662915600@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Gulf Stream Perspectives DESCRIPTION:An illustrated talk by W. Frank Bohlen\, physical oceanographer and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Connecticut.\nAs a major western boundary current the Gulf Stream has for centuries been of interest to navigators\, oceanographers and artists. Today\, the Stream figures prominently in discussions of climate change and the potential for modified trajectories to alter the amount of heat moving from the tropics to the Arctic or the subsequent subsurface return flows to the south. In combination or alone\, these changes might significantly affect global climate. Examination of the history of exploration from the 1850s to present provides a basis for an understanding of Stream structure and dynamics and the factors governing all aspects of its place in human history. This history is rich in personalities from Ben Franklin\, to Matthew Fontaine Maury and Henry Stommel as well as notable ships and advances in technology. Perspectives also extend well beyond the scientific to include a variety of art\, literature and poetry. This combination of subjects gives life to a remarkable natural phenomenon. \nTime: Sunday\, September 11\, 2022 @ 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.\nPlace: at the Museum\, 2nd Floor\nThe talk will be in person and virtual. \nDUE TO LIMITED SEATING\, PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEAT BY CALLING (631) 788-7239 OR EMAILING THE MUSEUM. \nFOR VIRTUAL ACCESS\, NO ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. \nJoin webinar\nOr One tap mobile :\nUS: +16465588656\,\,83671625716#  or +16469313860\,\,83671625716#\nOr Telephone:\nDial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nUS: +1 646 558 8656  or +1 646 931 3860  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 309 205 3325  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 346 248 7799  or +1 386 347 5053  or +1 564 217 2000  or +1 669 444 9171  or +1 669 900 9128  or +1 719 359 4580\nWebinar ID: 836 7162 5716\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdpjgxouBo \n\nW. Frank Bohlen \nFrank Bohlen is a physical oceanographer and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Connecticut. His research interests include the dynamics governing coastal sediment transport and long-term observations of currents and associated weather conditions. He started and continues to be involved with the Long Island Sound Observatory. Past Commodore of the Off Soundings Club\, he’s an experienced offshore racer/cruiser having participated in 20 Newport Bermuda Races and five transatlantic sails\, two racing and three cruising. On the majority of these passages Frank served as navigator. Since 1998 he has been a member of the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee preparing regular Gulf Stream tutorials and analyses of conditions that are posted on the Race homepage during the months before the Race\, and briefing participants on expected Stream characteristics as part of the pre-Race Skipper’s Meeting. He regularly participates in Safety at Sea Seminars discussing weather and ocean currents and the associated effects on passage making. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n “The Gulf Stream” 1899 oil painting by Winslow Homer. Photo courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/gulf-stream-perspectives/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Gulf_Stream_Perspectives-WFB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220828T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220828T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232015 CREATED:20220201T192053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220823T165834Z UID:24619-1661702400-1661706000@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Birds In Winter: Surviving The Most Challenging Season DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual and in-person illustrated talk by Roger Pasquier and learn why we should think about birds in winter during August. Here on Fishers Island and throughout the Northern Hemisphere many birds are already preparing for the most challenging season of the year.\nSunday\, August 28\, 2022\nTime: 4 p.m.\nLocation: Museum\, 2nd floor \nThe talk will be in person and virtual. A book signing and reception will be held after the talk at the Museum. \nDUE TO LIMITED SEATING\, PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEAT BY CALLING (631) 788-7239 OR EMAILING THE MUSEUM. \nFOR VIRTUAL ACCESS\, NO ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nJoin Webinar \n\nWebinar ID: 838 4614 0422\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kIs7fpRhe \nPhoto by Ellen Warner \nRoger Pasquier will discuss the ecological and behavioral adaptations birds have evolved to survive winter\, which affects not only the birds that remain in regions where it becomes cold\, but also the migrants that go far to avoid the effects of cold\, as well as the resident species with which they share habitat at their destinations.  Winter\, in fact\, affects birds’ lives all through the year. In late summer\, you can already see some birds begin storing food to retrieve months later and others forming the social groups in which they will remain until spring. \nWinter also has distinctive conservation challenges. Many birds winter in latitudes and habitats occupied more densely by people\, reducing the available natural habitat and exposing them to pollutants\, invasive species\, and hunting pressures they do not encounter the rest of the year. Finally\, global warming is altering the nature of winter itself\, shortening the season\, changing or eliminating some vital winter habitats\, shifting food sources\, and throwing off the sense of timing that triggers birds to arrive at both their breeding and winter destinations at the optimal moment. \nRoger Pasquier has enjoyed visiting Fishers Island to see birds and friends since the 1970s.  He is an associate in the Department of Ornithology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.  His career has been in ornithology and conservation at the American Museum\, the Smithsonian Institution\, World Wildlife Fund-U.S.\, Environmental Defense Fund\, and the National Audubon Society.  He is the author of several books on birds and art history\, including Birds in Winter: Surviving the Most Challenging Season (Princeton University Press\, 2019). He spoke at the Museum in 2016 on his previous book\, Painting Central Park. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carolina Chickadee at feeder. Photo by Bruce M. Beehler\n \n \n \n \n \n White-breasted Nuthatch. Photo by Bruce M. Beehler\n \n \n \n \n \n Snowy Owl. Photo by Bruce M. Beehler URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/birds-in-winter-surviving-the-most-challenging-season/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Roger-Pasquier_Birds-in-Winter.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220821T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220821T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232015 CREATED:20220321T145013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220821T133453Z UID:25326-1661097600-1661101200@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:WATER: The History of Fishers Island’s Supply\, Use and Distribution Systems DESCRIPTION:This illustrated talk by HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty will examine our island’s water sources and chronicle the evolution of our critical water system infrastructure beginning in the 1890s to today.\nDate: Sunday\, August 21\, 2022\nTime: 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.\nPlace: In-person at the Museum\, 2nd Floor \nDUE TO LIMITED SEATING\, WE RECOMMEND RESERVING YOUR SEAT BY CALLING (631) 788-7239 OR EMAILING THE MUSEUM. \nFor virtual access\, no advance registration is required. \nJoin Webinar\nWebinar ID: 838 4614 0422\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kIs7fpRhe \nThis is the first in a series of three that will survey the past\, examine the present\, and look to the future of utilities on Fishers Island. Electric and communications services will be the subject of two future talks. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/water-the-history-of-fishers-islands-supply-use-and-distribution-systems/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/6159-completed-water-filtration.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220814T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220814T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232015 CREATED:20220405T122019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220808T193220Z UID:25534-1660492800-1660496400@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Seagrass and Society - Underwater Plants as a Critical Resource DESCRIPTION:A Virtual and In-Person Illustrated talk by Jamie Vaudrey\, Ph.D. on Seagrass\, the ribbon-like plant found rooted underwater along Fishers Island’s coasts that is a vital and vibrant resource for both marine animals and humans.\nThese underwater meadows formed of seagrass are found where water quality is good\, and the water around Fishers Island hosts some of the best seagrass meadows in Long Island Sound and Fishers Island Sound. These meadows are nursery grounds and a source of food for many marine animals\, reduce the energy of waves reaching the coastline\, and store carbon\, alleviating the impact of climate change. Join us as we explore seagrass through the ages and chart a path forward to expanding acres of meadows and learn about the advantages this brings to the blue (ocean-based) economy of the Sounds. \nTime: Sunday\, August 14\, 2022 @ 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.\nPlace: In-person at the Museum\, 2nd Floor \nDUE TO LIMITED SEATING\, IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND “IN-PERSON” PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEAT FOR THIS PROGRAM BY CALLING (631) 788-7239 OR EMAILING THE MUSEUM. \nFOR VIRTUAL ACCESS\, NO ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. \nJoin Webinar\nWebinar ID: 881 9089 2878\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kIs7fpRhe \n\nDr. Vaudrey’s research interests are in the area of ecosystem dynamics in the coastal zone\, specifically in the effect of land-use on the coastal environment and how anthropogenic changes to the landscape may change our coastal ecosystems. She is specifically interested in the relationship between human activities and expression of eutrophication in large systems (Narragansett Bay\, Long Island Sound) and small embayments of these larger systems. She also has an interest in seagrass systems as indicators of a desirable state of water quality and inputs to coastal systems. She has been involved with a variety of seagrass projects throughout New England\, including assessing genetic diversity of eelgrass\, evaluating restoration projects\, and developing a model to assist with the siting of restoration projects. \nVaudrey received a B.A. in Biology with a minor in Philosophy from Wellesley College\, MA and a Ph.D. in Oceanography from the University of Connecticut. She is currently research faculty in the Department of Marines Sciences at UConn and has recently been the UConn lead for the establishment of a National Estuarine Research Reserve in Connecticut\, which opens its’ door in July 2022. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/seagrass-and-society-underwater-plants-as-a-critical-resource/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Seagrasssociety-UconnDMS.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220807T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220807T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232015 CREATED:20220303T145013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T132544Z UID:25005-1659888000-1659891600@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:The Napatree Point Conservation Area: Past\, Present & Future DESCRIPTION:Illustrated talk by Peter V. August and Grant G. Simmons III\, The Watch Hill Conservancy\nTime: Sunday\, August 7\, 2022 @ 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.\nPlace: In-Person at the Museum\, 2nd Floor\nDUE TO LIMITED SEATING\, IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND “IN-PERSON” PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEAT FOR THIS PROGRAM BY CALLING (631) 788-7239 OR EMAILING THE MUSEUM. \nThe transformation of Napatree Point post-Hurricane of ’38 from barren sand to one of the richest biodiversity hotspots in southern New England is a dramatic story of ecosystem resilience. Care of Napatree Point took a fortunate turn in the 1990s when two unlikely partners\, Chaplin B. Barnes and Grant G. Simmons III\, recognized its unique ecological value and importance as a public resource and helped establish the Napatree Point Conservation Area. \nStewardship of the 86-acre preserve is an ever-changing challenge. The barrier spit is heavily used in the summertime by beach goers and boaters anchored off its northern (bayside) shore. Keeping Napatree from “being loved to death” is no small challenge\, as is protecting its many rare and endangered habitats and species. The future of the Conservation Area is presenting brand new stewardship challenges on Napatree – climate change induced nuisance tides\, sea level rise\, dune migration in heavy storms\, and others. We will review the scientific monitoring we are doing at present to guide our future stewardship and management programs. Our mission is to keep Napatree the pristine barrier spit that it is and ensure that the public has safe and reliable access to this special place. \nFOR VIRTUAL ACCESS\, NO ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar: \nJoin webinar\nWebinar ID: 842 7385 6103\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kccta2rImC \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Napatree Point Conservation Area signs\, October 24\, 2018. Photo credit: The Watch Hill Conservancy\n \n \n \n \n \n Looking west over Napatree Point Conservation Area toward Fishers Island. Photo credit: The Watch Hill Conservancy\n \n \n \n \n \n Peregrine falcon with prey on Napatree Point headlands\, November 7\, 2017. Photo credit: The Watch Hill Conservancy\n \n \n\nPeter August. Photo credit: Noelle Wolcin \nDr. Peter August is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Natural Resources Science at the University of Rhode Island. He has chaired the Napatree Science Advisors for 12 years and is President of The Watch Hill Conservancy. \nGrant Simmons. Photo credit: The Watch Hill Conservancy \nMr. Grant Simmons has been instrumental in the establishment of Napatree as a public resource where data-driven science directs stewardship and management activities. Mr. Simmons has coordinated weekly water-quality monitoring off the bayside and ocean-side shores of Napatree for the past 15 years. He is Vice President of The Watch Hill Conservancy. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/the-napatree-point-conservation-area-past-present-future/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/NapatreePointConservationArea.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220731T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220731T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232015 CREATED:20220411T130616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220731T200018Z UID:25594-1659283200-1659286800@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau DESCRIPTION:Illustrated talk by Ben Shattuck\nTime: Sunday\, July 31\, 2022 @ 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.\nPlace: In-Person at the Museum\, 2nd Floor \nBook signing to follow. \nNOTE: DUE TO LIMITED SEATING\, IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND “IN-PERSON” PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEAT FOR THIS PROGRAM BY CALLING (631) 788-7239 OR EMAILING THE MUSEUM. \nOn an autumn morning in 1849\, Henry David Thoreau stepped out his front door to walk the beaches of Cape Cod. Over a century and a half later\, Ben Shattuck does the same. With little more than a loaf of bread\, brick of cheese\, and a notebook\, Shattuck sets out to retrace Thoreau’s path through the Cape’s outer beaches\, from the elbow to Provincetown’s fingertip.\nABOUT SIX WALKS \nNamed a Must Read Book of Spring 2022 by Town & Country Magazine and a Most Anticipated Book of the Year at The Rumpus. This is the first of six journeys taken by Shattuck\, each one inspired by a walk once taken by Henry David Thoreau. After the Cape\, Shattuck goes up Mount Katahdin and Mount Wachusett\, down the coastline of his hometown\, and then through the Allagash. Along the way\, Shattuck encounters unexpected characters\, landscapes\, and stories\, seeing for himself the restorative effects that walking can have on a dampened spirit. Over years of following Thoreau\, Shattuck finds himself uncovering new insights about family\, love\, friendship\, and fatherhood\, and understanding more deeply the lessons walking can offer through life’s changing seasons. \nIntimate\, entertaining\, and beautifully crafted\, Six Walks is a resounding tribute to the ways walking in nature can inspire us all. \n  \nDate: Sunday\, July 31\, 2022.\nTime: 4:00 p.m.\nLocation: Museum\, 2nd Floor.\nFor virtual access\, no advance registration is required. \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81777199197 \nWebinar ID: 817 7719 9197\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kccta2rImC \nABOUT BEN SHATTUCK \nBen Shattuck\, a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, is a recipient of a PEN America Story Prize and a 2019 Pushcart Prize. He was a Lighthouse Works fellow in 2013. Six Walks\, his first book\, is a Wall Street Journal Best Book of Spring\, a New York Times Best Book of Summer\, a Town & Country Magazine Must Read Book of Spring\, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Week\, a Rumpus Most Anticipated Book of the Year\, and a recent New England Bestseller. He lives with his wife and daughter on the coast of Massachusetts\, where he owns and runs a general store built in 1793. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/six-walks-in-the-footsteps-of-henry-david-thoreau/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Six-Walks-Ben-Shattuck.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220726T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220726T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232015 CREATED:20220325T192400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220724T140131Z UID:25411-1658851200-1658854800@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:BENEFIT PREMIERE: The History of Race Rock Light DESCRIPTION:The H.L. Ferguson Museum \ninvites you to the premier of \n“The History of Race Rock Light”\nThis 45-minute video directed by Marisela La Grave and Pierce Rafferty chronicles the remarkable story of how a lighthouse came to be erected in the 1870s on a dangerous submerged ledge amidst some of the most unpredictable and swiftest moving tides on the East Coast. \nDate: Tuesday\, July 26\, 2022\nTime: 4 p.m.\nPlace: Fishers Island Theater \nImmediately followed by a\nFishers Island Oysters & Champagne Reception\nfor in-person attendees\n \n \nPlease note\, this presentation will not be virtual. \nWe hope that you are able to attend this event to benefit the New London Maritime Society’s restoration and preservation plan for Race Rock Light. \nAdmission to the premiere is free\, but we will be “passing the hat” for the benefit of the New London Maritime Society’s restoration and preservation plan for Race Rock Light. Susan Tamulevich\, the director of the New London Maritime Society (NLMS)\, owner of Race Rock Light\, and the Preservation Project’s architect\, Walter Sedovic of Walter Sedovic Architects\, will speak about the restoration project. Click below to access the Race Rock Light restoration assessment which outlines the nearly $3M restoration project and details the projected work and why it is both important and necessary. \nRace Rock Light Restoration Assessment \n\nAny funds raised at the Theater benefit will go toward “Landing Integrity and Safety\,” the first priority in the restoration assessment report. If writing a check\, please make it payable to the New London Maritime Society with ‘Race Rock Preservation’ in the memo section. NLMS will also be accepting cash and\, Wi-Fi-willing\, credit card donations. NLMS is a non-profit\, 501 (c) 3 organization. All donations are tax-deductible. If mailing a check\, send to: New London Maritime Society\, 150 Bank Street\, New London\, CT 06320. \nThe New London Maritime Society is dedicated to lighthouse preservation. In addition to Race Rock (1878)\, the Maritime Society also owns New London Harbor Lighthouse (1760\, rebuilt 1801) and New London Ledge Light (1909)—all active aids to navigation. Together these are the three historic beacons leading from the ocean to New London harbor. \nFor those attending\, the Champagne & Fishers Island Oyster reception will immediately follow in the FI Conservancy’s Demonstration Garden\, or\, in the case of rain\, under the marquee awning of the Theater. Masks are optional but we do recommend social distancing. \n\nRace Rock Light photo by Gail Cypherd URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/benefit-premiere-the-history-of-race-rock-light/ LOCATION:Fishers Island Theater CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture,Museum Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RaceRock_1245Cypherd_13256.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220724T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220724T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232015 CREATED:20220228T221339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220723T162247Z UID:24971-1658678400-1658682000@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Forty Years of Oyster Farming on Fishers Island DESCRIPTION:Illustrated lecture by Steve Malinowski\nTime: Sunday July 24\, 2022 @ 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.\nPlace: In-person at the Museum\, 2nd Floor\nNOTICE: DUE TO LIMITED SEATING\, THE “IN-PERSON” RESERVATIONS ARE FULLY SUBSCRIBED AT THIS TIME. IF YOU DID NOT PREVIOUSLY SIGN UP\, YOU CAN STILL ATTEND THE ONLINE WEBINAR. \nYou’ve probably enjoyed the fruits of the Fishers Island Oyster Farm’s harvest at the Museum opening\, at a restaurant\, at a club\, or in your own kitchen\, but how much do you really know about the day-to-day workings of an oyster farm? From storms to rising water temps and run-off\, to sudden global pandemics\, oyster farming is a notoriously difficult industry that constantly keeps farmers on their toes and asks them to rise to new challenges—those that survive and thrive\, do so by innovation and perseverance. \nJoin us this coming Sunday\, July 24\, for “Forty Years of Farming Oysters on Fishers Island\,” an illustrated talk by Steve Malinowski discussing how they operate a thriving sustainable seafood farm as the work changes with the seasons and the unexpected is always around the corner. \nFOR VIRTUAL ACCESS\, NO ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. \nJOIN WEBINAR\nWebinar ID: 837 2719 4111\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kccta2rImC \nSteve and Sarah Malinowski have been operating the Fishers Island Oyster Farm since 1981. Within the New England oyster industry\, they are reverentially referred to as “dinosaurs” because they’ve been around for so long! A number of young oyster farmers operating today got their start on Fishers Island. Steve and Sarah are respected leaders in the sustainable seafood movement and founding members of the Shellfish Growers Climate Coalition. Their seed and market oysters also have the distinction of being Fishers Island’s only commercial export. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/forty-years-of-oyster-farming-on-fishers-island/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Market_oysters_FI_oysterFarm_18777.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220717T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220717T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20220422T131813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220714T174201Z UID:25640-1658073600-1658077200@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Nature\, Culture\, and Democratic Space: The Resonance of Olmsted in a 21st Century Practice DESCRIPTION:Illustrated talk by Thomas Woltz\, Principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects (NBW)\, who will discuss the resonance of Frederick Law Olmsted’s work and legacy in contemporary landscape architecture as practiced by his firm.\nInspired by Olmsted’s legacy of imbuing landscapes with culture\, utility\, and beauty\, NBW applies a research-based approach across a wide array of projects\, including botanic gardens\, cultural and historic landscapes\, and public parks. NBW designs respond to each site as they are created through a process of deep listening to the land\, its ecology\, and the history it holds. \nIllustrative case studies from the firm’s portfolio will include Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales\, Florida\, a botanic garden originally conceived and planned by Edward Bok and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr; Sylvester Manor in Shelter Island Heights\, New York\, a historic educational farm with rich cultural and ecological history; and Memorial Park in Houston\, Texas\, comprehensive planning of a 1\,500-acre urban wilderness park\, one of NBW’s most ambitious undertakings. \nTime: Sunday\, July 17\, 2022 @ 4:00 – 5:00 P.M. \nPlace: In-person at the Museum\, 2nd Floor. \nNOTICE: DUE TO LIMITED SEATING\, THE “IN-PERSON” RESERVATIONS ARE FULLY SUBSCRIBED AT THIS TIME. IF YOU DID NOT PREVIOUSLY SIGN UP\, YOU CAN STILL ATTEND THE ONLINE WEBINAR. \nPlease note that this talk will not be recorded. \nFor virtual access\, no advance registration is required. Please click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83364523424 \nWebinar ID: 833 6452 3424\nInternational numbers available:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/u/kccta2rImC \nThomas L. Woltz\, FASLA\, CLARB\nOver the past two decades of practice\, Woltz and his team have developed a unique approach to the designed landscape using ecological and cultural research as the foundation for designing meaningful contemporary landscapes that inspire deep connections between people and the natural world. Public landscapes in the US and abroad form the majority of the firm’s design work. These include parks\, botanic gardens\, arboreta\, and educational and cultural campuses. The balance of the work is related to conservation of biodiversity within large productive and agricultural landscapes. \nWoltz was educated at the University of Virginia and holds Masters degrees in Landscape Architecture and Architecture. He also holds an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the State University of New York\, Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse. He was recognized with the Land for People Award by the Trust for Public Land in 2019 and as one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company in 2017. The Wall Street Journal named him the Design Innovator of the Year in 2013. Woltz currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Cultural Landscape Foundation. \nBok Tower Gardens\, Lake Wales\, FL (2013 – 2016)\nBok Tower Gardens has been a place of inspiration for the people of Central Florida since its inception in 1929. Motivated by the beauty and diversity of Central Florida\, philanthropist Edward Bok purchased a large tract of scrub and pine land to create a bird sanctuary and a place that would “touch the soul with its beauty and quiet.” Although plantings have changed over time\, the core of Bok Tower Gardens has remained remarkably unmodified since Edward Bok and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. began collaborating in 1922. \nIn 2012\, NBW was brought to implement several projects identified during their recently completed master planning process. The landscape architect extended and advanced initiatives from the plan\, prompting the design of a series of new garden spaces and improving access and circulation throughout while preserving and integrating the cultural landscape of Bok and Olmsted Jr. The new gardens engage and orient visitors\, showcase native plants in both natural settings and domestic landscapes\, and integrate educational narratives of species interdependence and ecosystem well being. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bok Tower Gardens\, NBW. Photo © Barrett Doherty\n \n \n \n \n \n Bok Tower Gardens\, NBW. Photo © Barrett Doherty URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/nature-culture-and-democratic-space-the-resonance-of-olmsted-in-a-21st-century-practice/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/BokGarden_TWoltz_170625_60.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220710T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220710T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20220303T215422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220303T222152Z UID:25030-1657468800-1657472400@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Turtles of Fishers Island and the Surrounding Region DESCRIPTION:Illustrated talk by Kim Hargrave\, education director of the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center\, Mystic\, Conn.\nTime: Sunday\, July 10\, 2022 @ 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.\nPlace: In-person at the Museum\, 2nd Floor\nIncredible creatures\, turtles have survived eons with remarkably little change. Kim’s talk takes a close look at the lives and habitats of turtles who live on land and in the waters of Fishers Island and surrounding region. Learn more about the threats they are facing due to habitat loss\, climate change and the pet trade and what we can do to help. \nAn adult program suitable for children aged 10 and older.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Snapping turtle. Courtesy of Justine Kibbe\n \n \n \n \n \n Eastern painted turtles at Duck Pond. Courtesy of Steve Zettler\n \n \n \n \n \n Eastern painted turtles. Courtesy of Connor Jones URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/turtles-of-fishers-island-and-the-surrounding-region/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/box-turtle-DPNC.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220507T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220507T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20220328T120643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T121607Z UID:25446-1651935600-1651939200@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Daffodil Weekend: Bulbs as Companion Plants DESCRIPTION:Whether you are planning to plant bulbs in a fresh\, newly prepared empty garden\, or whether you are adding them to an already existing one\, Brent and Becky Heath\, 3rd generation bulb growers and owners of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs from Gloucester\, Virginia\, will have the answers for you!\nMay 7 and 8\, DAFFODIL WEEKEND \nSaturday\, 10:30AM\, Community Center (Elizabeth Reid)\nDemonstration\, Questions\, and Box Lunch with Brent and Becky Heath\n$20\, reservations\, please\, helenstreed@aol.com or (804) 539-4040 \nSaturday\, 3:00PM\, Ferguson Museum (Pierce Rafferty)\nIllustrated Lecture “Bulbs as Companion Plants” by Brent Heath \nSunday\, 11:00AM “Hooverness”\, Armstrong Garden\nWalking Tour with Brent\, Whitney\, and Mike \nAfter seeing and experiencing the demonstration\, the talk\, or the walk\, you’ll leave with information and inspiration to produce a garden that you\, your neighbors and friends will enjoy all year. \nWith exquisite images illustrating the seminar\, they will introduce you to the best of the best…the right bulbs for the right spots. They’ll show you how to combine bulbs\, perennials\, annuals\, ground covers and flowering shrubs that will create just the feeling you want to generate for three seasons in your garden. \nBrent Heath\nBrent grew up in Gloucester. He is a naturalist\, an author\, a photographer\, a speaker\, a daffodil hybridizer and a gardener. Because of achievements in all of these areas of expertise\, he has won many gold medal awards from various organizations in the horticultural industry. \nOne of Brent’s greatest joys is sharing his love of all things natural in the world and inspiring people of all ages and experiences to look at the world around them in a different\, eye-opening way. He has helped them understand how to take care of the earth for the next crop and/or for future generations. His plans for the future are to continue to play in his garden and care for the earth while encouraging others to do the same! \nBrent helped Tom Armstrong layout the daffodil fields at Hooverness. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/daffodil-weekend-bulbs-as-companion-plants/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hooverness-daffodils-May_2820-lr.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T180000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20220406T170947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220406T173620Z UID:25550-1649354400-1649354400@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Season of the Osprey DESCRIPTION:Jacob Steinberg. Photo courtesy of John Steinberg \nThursday\, April 7 at 6pm\, the Connecticut Audubon Society Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center will be hosting a virtual talk with filmmaker Jacob Steinberg\, Connecticut native and wildlife cinematographer who produced and directed “Season of the Osprey\,” a film about the cycle of the lives of the osprey\, shot in the marshes of Old Lyme and Greenwich over a period of seven years. \nRegister in advance to receive a link to attend both the live discussion on Zoom and a private link to view the film in advance. \nREGISTER\n\nQuestions? Contact the Connecticut Audubon Society at rtpec@ctaudubon.org or call 860-598-4218. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/season-of-the-osprey/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Season-of-osprey-J-Steinberg.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220320T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220320T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20220127T180628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T123850Z UID:24590-1647792000-1647795600@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Maritime Smuggling on Long Island: From Pirates to Rumrunners DESCRIPTION:Join us online for a virtual illustrated lecture by historian\, author and former Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer to discover why pirates like Captain Kidd were attracted to Long Island at the turn of the 18th century and how a visit by Kidd to Gardiners Island led to him dying on the gallows in London. And learn why Long Island was so attractive to bootleggers during Prohibition that the Atlantic Ocean off the South Shore became a crowded “Rum Row” that was frequented by bootleggers like William “The Real McCoy” McCoy who supplied gangsters like Al Capone and Dutch Schultz.\nBill Bleyer was a prizewinning staff writer for Newsday for 33 years specializing in history and maritime issues before retiring in 2014 to write books and freelance for the newspaper and magazines. He is co-author\, with Harrison Hunt\, of Long Island and the Civil War (The History Press\, 2015). He is the author of Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt’s Summer White House (The History Press\, 2016); Fire Island Lighthouse: Long Island’s Welcoming Beacon (The History Press\, 2017)\, and Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History\, (The History Press 2019); and George Washington’s Long Island Spy Ring: A History and Tour Guide (The History Press\, 2021). The Hofstra University graduate has taught economics and journalism there and history at Webb Institute\, the naval architecture college in Glen Cove. \nVirtual Presentation. Advance Registration Not Required. \nPlease click the button below to join the webinar: \nJoin Webinar\nOr One tap mobile :\nUS: +16699009128\,\,81656066864#  or +12532158782\,\,81656066864# \nOr Telephone:\nDial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nUS: +1 669 900 9128  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 346 248 7799  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 646 558 8656  or +1 301 715 8592 \nWebinar ID: 816 5606 6864 \nInternational numbers available:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcQpBYcHxd \nIllustration from p. 161 of Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates (1921). From Wikimedia Commons. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/maritime-smuggling-on-long-island-from-pirates-to-rumrunners/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bill-Bleyer-Maritime-Smuggling.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211212T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211212T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20211208T151834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211208T174128Z UID:24283-1639324800-1639328400@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:The History of Farming on Fishers Island DESCRIPTION:An encore virtual screening \nHLFM Director Pierce Rafferty will host a screening of his recorded illustrated talk ‘The History of Farming on Fishers Island\,’ which was co-directed by Marisela La Grave and funded by a generous grant from the Jeanann Gray Dunlap Foundation\, this Sunday\, December 12th\, at 4 PM. Please note that this talk was first presented virtually in August 2020.\nFarming was our island’s dominant economic activity for more than two centuries following the first European settlement in the 1640s\, displaced at the west end by resort development beginning in the 1870s and at the east end by the Olmsted Plan in the mid-1920s. There were dairy farms\, gamekeeping farms\, and poultry farms. Before tennis and golf\, there were cows\, sheep\, and chickens! \nJoin Pierce this Sunday\, December 12\, 2021\, at 4 PM\, for a tour of this fascinating all-but-forgotten history that includes a visit to the Fishers Island Oyster Farm\, the last surviving farm on Fishers Island. \nTHE HISTORY OF FARMING ON FISHERS ISLAND\nEncore Virtual Screening with HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty\nDate: Sunday\, December 12\, 2021\nTime: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.\nNo Advance Registration Required \nClick to Join Webinar\nWebinar ID: 893 9979 6417 \nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/k7sC1ZPmo \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Farmers haying on Middle Farms Flats\, circa 1920 Photograph by Harold Baker. Museum Collection. This photograph captures one aspect of past farming activities on what is today the Matty Mathiessen Wildlife Sanctuary\, Middle Farms. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/the-history-of-farming-on-fishers-island-2/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10930-hayingFlatPlainshouse1920-Harold-Baker.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211114T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211114T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20211110T182607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211110T182607Z UID:24192-1636905600-1636909200@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Outside Views of Fishers Island DESCRIPTION:ILLUSTRATED TALK BY HLFM DIRECTOR\, PIERCE RAFFERTY \nMost residents of Fishers Island\, both year-round and seasonal (the latter formerly known as summer people)\, tend to think about the island in terms of their own personal feelings and opinions. As someone obsessed with the island’s history\, I have for some years now been just as interested in tracking down and gathering information on how the outside world has perceived our fair isle\, and I am pleased to revisit the topic this coming Sunday\, November 14th\, at 4 PM with an in-person and virtual presentation of ‘Outside Views of Fishers Island.’ \nThis ‘Outside Views’ illustrated talk\, chock full of intentional and accidental humor\, takes the viewer on a rollercoaster ride through history that reveals how Fishers Island evolved into an outsider-phobic\, privacy-obsessed outpost while tracing the often-outlandish opinions and descriptions generated by those who scrutinize us from afar. \nFirst presented in 2006\, ‘Outside Views’ was given in an expanded version during the 2017 summer season\, and more recently to an off-season audience in February 2020. However\, even if you’ve seen and heard it before\, this conglomeration of offbeat humor and over-the-top history is timeless and worth a second visit. \nThis talk can be seen either virtually (see link below) or attended in-person at the Museum on the 2nd Floor. \nIN-PERSON TALK\nIf attending in person\, please RSVP via email or by telephone (631-788-7239) by Saturday\, November 13th\, as seating is limited. Masks are required for in-person attendees. I hope to see you there\, either way. \nVIRTUAL TALK\nDate: Sunday\, November 14\, 2021\nTime: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.\nNo Advance Registration Required \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar: \nJOIN VIRTUAL TALK\nWebinar ID: 893 9979 6417\nInternational numbers available:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/u/kJ68bt9h4 URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/outside-views-of-fishers-island/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pr250yrs-outsideviewsFI.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210926T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20210416T183221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210920T184616Z UID:21453-1632672000-1632675600@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Bird Bling: How Banding Birds Helps Conservation DESCRIPTION:In this virtual illustrated talk\, seabird biologist Adam DiNuovo will discuss how banding reveals the remarkable lives of birds and helps us in our conservation efforts. He will use birds from all over the US as examples\, including two species nesting in the northeast.\nAdam DiNuovo has been working with seabirds and shorebirds for the last 20 years. Projects have included California Least Terns in San Diego\, Piping Plover in the Gulf of Mexico\, and American Oystercatchers in VA. He is currently working with seabirds in the Gulf of ME. \nNOTE: THIS ILLUSTRATED TALK WAS RESCHEDULED FROM AUGUST \nJoin the webinar: \nJoin Webinar\n\nOr One tap mobile:\nUS: +16465588656\,\,82713879403#  or +13126266799\,\,82713879403# \nOr Telephone:\nDial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nUS: +1 646 558 8656  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 669 900 9128  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 346 248 7799 \nWebinar ID: 827 1387 9403 \nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/knM7Xzu5v \nAudubon biologist Adam DiNuovo and a volunteer carefully apply a leg band to a black skimmer chick. Photo by Jean Hall \nBlack Skimmer banded in 2017. Photo by Jean Hall. \nBlack Skimmer banded in 2017 with a new chick. Photo by Jean Hall. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/bird-bling-how-banding-birds-helps-conservation/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Black-Skimmer-banded-2017-Jean-Hall.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210918T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210918T173000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20210909T183442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T095030Z UID:23873-1631980800-1631986200@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Benefit to Preserve Plum Island DESCRIPTION:As members of the Preserve Plum Island Coalition\,\nthe H.L. Ferguson Museum\, the Fishers Island Conservancy\,\nand the Fishers Island Oyster Farm\ninvite you to a benefit for\nSave the Sound\nto support its leading role in the\nCampaign to Preserve Plum Island.\nWe hope that you are able to attend either in-person or virtually. \nThe afternoon’s program begins with a presentation by\nLouise Harrison\, Save the Sound’s New York Natural Areas Coordinator.\nMs. Harrison will address why the preservation of Plum Island is paramount\, and\nhow you can join the fight to preserve it for the people and wildlife of our region. \nWhere: F.I. Movie Theater\nWhen: Saturday\, September 18th\nTime: 4pm\nImmediately followed by a\nFishers Island Oysters & Champagne Reception\nfor in-person attendees. \nA webinar link will be provided soon for virtual attendees. \nLouise Harrison is a conservation biologist who has served in federal\, state\, and county agencies\, as well as in leadership and consulting positions for non-profit environmental organizations throughout Long Island. For example\, Louise worked on stewardship and habitat restoration as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service liaison to the Long Island Sound Study\, identified regionally important natural areas in New York State’s Long Island Sound Coastal Management Program\, and was appointed to create and plan the Long Island North Shore Heritage Area by the New York State Assembly. As New York Natural Areas Coordinator\, Louise has been at Save the Sound for five years\, stationed in Southold. While concentrating on the Plum Island preservation campaign\, Louise also has been advancing various land conservation and restoration efforts across Long Island’s North Shore\, from Queens to the North Fork. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/benefit-to-preserve-plum-island/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture,Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/PreservePlumIsland-Benefit-Invite.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210912T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210912T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20210810T200706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210907T153039Z UID:23623-1631462400-1631466000@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:U-Boats in New England DESCRIPTION:An illustrated talk by maritime historian Eric Wiberg\nSunday\, September 12th\, 2021 \nTime: 4-5 p.m. \nStarting weeks after Hitler declared war on the United States in mid-December 1941 and lasting until the war with Germany was all but over\, 73 German U-Boats sustainably attacked New England waters\, from Montauk\, N.Y. to the tip of Nova Scotia at Cape Sable. Fifteen percent of these U-boats were sunk by Allied counter-attacks\, five surrendered in the region\, and three were sunk off New England—Block Island\, Massachusetts Bay\, and off Nantucket. There were 34 Allied merchant or naval ships sunk by these subs. Over 1\,100 men were thrown in the water and 545 of them made it ashore in New England ports and 428 were killed. Importantly\, saboteurs were landed at three locations: Long Island\, Frenchman’s Bay\, Maine and New Brunswick Canada. Wiberg’s talk chronicles these stories and more.\nThis illustrated talk will be both “In-Person” at the Museum and a Virtual Program. Seating is limited for those who wish to attend live. To guarantee a seat\, please register in advance by emailing Pierce Rafferty at fimuseum@fishersisland.net\, or by calling the Museum: (631) 788-7239. \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81932105776 \nJoin webinar\n\nOr One tap mobile :\nUS: +16465588656\,\,81932105776# or +13017158592\,\,81932105776#\nOr Telephone:\nDial (for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nUS: +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 \nWebinar ID: 819 3210 5776 \nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcbGNWJnI3 \n\nAbout Eric Wiberg\nEric Wiberg \nMaritime historian Eric Wiberg moved to New England from the Bahamas for boarding school. He became a yacht captain (US Merchant Marine license\, 1995)\, obtained a maritime law degree (2004)\, and a masters in marine affairs (2005). The founder of Echo Yacht Delivery (1999)\, Eric sailed over one hundred vessels globally. A Boston College graduate\, he has studied geography in Oxford\, law in Lisbon\, and film in New York. The author of some 20 non-fiction books\, his focus is on maritime casualties. He commercially operated a tanker fleet from Singapore\, sold shipping news\, marketed tugs to Europeans\, and briefly salvaged a tanker platform in the Bahamas. \n  URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/u-boats-in-new-england/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Eric-Wiberg-U-Boats-in-New-England.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210829T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210829T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20210503T150630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T104713Z UID:21528-1630252800-1630256400@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:A Most Pivotal Decade: Fishers Island in the 1940s DESCRIPTION:In this illustrated lecture\, HLF Museum Director Pierce Rafferty will reveal much that has been forgotten or was never widely known about the 1940s on Fishers Island.\nSunday\, August 29\, 2021. \nTime: 4 p.m. \nIn-person at the Movie Theater (and virtual). \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85755336672 \nOr One tap mobile :\nUS: +16465588656\,\,85755336672#  or +13017158592\,\,85755336672# \nOr Telephone:\nDial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nUS: +1 646 558 8656  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 346 248 7799  or +1 669 900 9128 \nWebinar ID: 857 5533 6672 \nInternational numbers available:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/u/keIXOyfFvD \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n US Navy conducting top secret experiments with anti-submarine detection devices (ASDIC) from a barge off Club Beach during World War II. Photo courtesy of Jim Carpenter.\n \n \n \n \n \n Civic Association Billboard\, Fishers Island Ferry Dock\, New London\, Conn. \nc.1948 Photograph by Al Gordon. Courtesy of the Gordon Family\n \n \n\nThis billboard encouraging outsider visitations reflects a period when both ends of Fishers Island were in deep financial crisis; the hotels were all shut down\, the Fergusons’ ferry company had ceased operations\, the Mansion House Cottages were being sold off to individuals\, the Fort was all but shuttered\, and the clubs couldn’t find enough suitable members to stay functioning. The newly formed Civic Association responded by promoting tourism as a way to increase commerce on and interest in Fishers Island. Shocking! URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/a-most-pivotal-decade-fishers-island-in-the-1940s/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/7831-Civic-Association-Billboard-AGordon.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210817T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210817T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20210807T114936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210813T122629Z UID:23597-1629208800-1629212400@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:iNaturalist Workshop with Murray Fisher DESCRIPTION:In 2019 Murray Fisher\, founder of the New York Harbor School and Billion Oyster Project\, launched an effort to observe\, identify and catalog every species of organism on Fishers Island. The project utilizes the iNaturalist platform and app to build a Fishers Island biodiversity database from crowd-sourced photographs of all our living organisms. This is where your help is essential.\nJoin Murray Tuesday\, August 17\, for a workshop about how and why biodiversity matters on Fishers Island\, and about how you can help this exciting project by recording and sharing your observations on the iNaturalist Fishers Island Biodiversity Project webpage via the iNaturalist app. \nPlease bring your camera or iPhone to the workshop. \nFishers Island\, iNaturalist\nFishers Island is undoubtedly a place of great natural beauty—on our beaches\, in our marshes\, woodlands\, grasslands\, and even our own backyards. But what range of species live here? We can fairly easily observe the wide variety of plants\, birds and mammals with which we share our island\, but most people miss the smaller things. Luckily\, a remarkable platform named iNaturalist has been developed to help users identify any living organism. It is brilliantly simple to use. Users upload a photograph (from their phone or computer) and the platform’s image recognition software will guess an identity for it. Then that “observation” is automatically shared with nearly two million users\, including specialists\, who can help confirm the identity of the species. iNaturalist allows users to not only identify any living organism\, but to keep a catalog of everything the user has seen. It also facilitates the creation of projects like “Fishers Island Biodiversity” that group observations based on time and geographic parameters. \nThis gallery is a small sampling of the many Fishers Island iNaturalist observations that have reached Research Grade status\, meaning that they are shared with the Global Biodiversity Database and can be used by scientists and policy makers when regulating and managing species. More are on display in the museum as part of our Annual Exhibition and on this website. \nThe following observers have photographs on display: Jane T. Ahrens\, Kit Briggs\, Marnie Briggs\, Tracy Brock\, Benjamin de Menil\, Jamie Doucette\, Murray Fisher\, gerardwayscatmitch\, Stephanie Hall\, Michele Klimczak\, Frank Laskowski\, lydbug14\, Sara Maysles\, Foster McBride\, Terry McNamara\, Dr. Adam B. Mitchell\, Mary P. Murphy\, Linda Musser\, Kristen Peterson\, Phoebe Polk\, Alex Pollack\, Pierce Rafferty\, Laird Reed\, Alexa Rosenberg\, Jack Schneider\, and Harry Yerkes. \nWe thank each and everyone of you! \nPlease go to iNaturalist.com to see thousands more observations of the flora and fauna of Fishers Island by simply searching for our location. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/inaturalist-workshop-with-murray-fisher/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/iNaturalist-collage.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210815T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210815T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20210416T165158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210810T200404Z UID:21440-1629043200-1629046800@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Rare Species and Natural Communities of Fishers Island DESCRIPTION:An illustrated talk by Matthew Schlesinger\, Chief Zoologist\, New York Natural Heritage Program (NYNHP).\nMatthew Schlesinger\, New York Natural Heritage Program \nNYNHP is working with the Henry L. Ferguson Museum to conduct a two-year biodiversity survey of the Museum’s Land Trust properties. Building on the island’s legacy of natural history work and more recent biodiversity observations\, NYNHP scientists are conducting focused surveys for rare plants\, insects\, amphibians\, reptiles\, bats\, and other species. They are also mapping the Land Trust’s ecosystems. \nOn Sunday\, August 15\, at 4 PM\, Matthew Schlesinger’s presentation will detail some of these survey techniques and interesting discoveries from the first half of their 2021 field season. It will be a fascinating exposé of who and what is living in our backyards\, and of interest to anyone who would like to know more about the unique and diverse flora and fauna all around us. \nSunday\, August 15\, 2021. \nTime: 4-5 p.m. \nThis illustrated talk will be both “In-Person” at the Museum and a Virtual Program. Seating is limited for those who wish to attend live. To guarantee a seat\, please register in advance by emailing Pierce Rafferty at fimuseum@fishersisland.net\, or by calling the Museum: (631) 788-7239. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Juvenile Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata). Photo by by Matthew Schlesinger\n \n \n \n \n \n Slender Blue Iris (Iris primatica) Photo by Robert H. Mohlenbrock USDA NRCS. 1995. \n \n \n \n \n \n Needham’s skimmer (Libellula needhami). Photo by Jesse W. Jaycox URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/rare-species-and-natural-communities-of-fishers-island/ LOCATION:Henry L. Ferguson Museum\, 1109 Equestrian Ave\, Fishers Island\, NY\, 06390\, United States CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Needhams-Skimmer-i5909Jesse-W-Jaycox.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210808T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210808T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20210416T150502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210727T181932Z UID:21422-1628438400-1628442000@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Common Loon Restoration Efforts in Southern New England DESCRIPTION:Virtual illustrated talk by wildlife research biologist\, Lucas Savoy.\nLucas Savoy is the Loon Program Director at the Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI)\, a Maine-based non-profit organization that focuses on wildlife conservation. Along with partnering organizations\, BRI wildlife biologists have developed a technique to rear Common Loon chicks and safely transport them for release in areas of southern New England where loons have been removed from the landscape for more than 100 years. The multi-year project has already achieved exciting milestone moments and the future for successful loon restoration is bright. \nSunday\, August 8\, 2021. \nTime: 4 p.m. \nVirtual Program. \nMeasuring and banding a loon. Courtesy of of Biodiversity Research Institute. \nLoon restoration: the final release. Courtesy of Biodiversity Research Institute. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/common-loon-restoration-efforts-in-southern-new-england/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Loon_final-release03_jese_costa_Lucas_Savoy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210801T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210801T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20210416T144436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210727T181842Z UID:21415-1627833600-1627837200@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Bats of Our Region DESCRIPTION:This virtual illustrated talk by Kim Hargrave\, Education Director of the DPNC\, reveals that bats are critical animals to local ecosystems worldwide.\nDuring the summer they actively consume night-flying insects. One little brown bat can eat 60 medium-sized moths or over 1\,000 mosquito sized insects in one night! Learn all about our nocturnal neighbors and which species are native to the area. \nAn adult program suitable for older\, interested children. \nSunday\, August 1\, 2021. \nTime: 4 p.m. \nVirtual Program \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar: \nJoin Webinar\nOr One tap mobile :\nUS: +16465588656\,\,86864520238#  or +13017158592\,\,86864520238#\nOr Telephone:\nDial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nUS: +1 646 558 8656  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 669 900 9128  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 346 248 7799\nWebinar ID: 868 6452 0238\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kVFiLLxOY URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/bats-of-our-region/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Little-brown-bats-101lbb-Ann-Froschauer-USFWS.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210725T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210725T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20210416T143017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210719T165737Z UID:21399-1627228800-1627232400@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Vernal Pools DESCRIPTION:This illustrated talk by Bruce Fellman focuses on amazing life in the temporary wetlands known as vernal pools.\nSunday\, July 25\, 2021 \nTime: 4 p.m. \nVirtual Program + In-person (SEATING LIMITED TO 35 PEOPLE)\nTo guarantee a seat\, please register in advance: fimuseum@fishersisland.net or call 631-788-7239. Please note that masks are required for attendees. \nA Look at the Remarkable Life of a Part-time Pond\nVernal pools are magical and temporary fresh water wetlands that serve as both single’s bars and nurseries for a variety of frogs\, salamanders\, and invertebrates\, all of which have evolved to prosper in a pond that\, for at least a portion of the year\, will become a dry hole. The part-time nature of these vernal pools\, rules out the presence of fish\, and their absence\, along with the habitat’s impermanence\, sets the stage for a fascinating cast of hardy animals and plants\, some of them found only in the vernal pool environment. In this virtual program\, we’ll meet the animals and plants that thrive in temporary waters. With increasing development and the rapid change in our climate\, we’ll also chart the uncertain future of these wondrous places and leave plenty of time for questions. \nEnvironmental photojournalist\, naturalist\, and teacher Bruce Fellman has spent more than half-a-century getting his feet wet as he documents the vernal pool environment. He’s written about these habitats and the scientists who study them for such magazines as Smithsonian\, National Wildlife\, and the Yale Alumni Magazine\, where Fellman served as managing editor until his retirement several years ago\, as well as in his syndicated weekly natural history column\, “A Naturalist’s Journal\,” which has been a fixture in area newspapers since 1978. He also offers popular classes through local schools and conservation organizations on temporary pond ecology and conservation. \nJoin online webinarPhotos © Bruce Fellman URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/vernal-pools/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/spotted-salamander-3701A-Bruce-Fellman.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210718T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210718T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20210412T170028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210718T191822Z UID:21367-1626624000-1626627600@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again DESCRIPTION:Virtual illustrated lecture by acclaimed garden author Page Dickey.\nPage Dickey \nPage has been gardening passionately since her early twenties\, and writing about gardening\, as well as designing gardens for others\, for the last three decades. She has written eight books and edited another. Most of her books concentrate on aspects of garden design such as creating gardens that reflect their settings. Her latest book is: Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again. \nPage Dickey knew the transitions she faced walking away from her celebrated garden at Duck Hill after thirty-four years. What surprised her were the happy opportunities that came with starting over. Uprooted follows Dickey’s evolution from old to new\, cultivated to wild\, and from one type of gardener to another. It is a story for anyone who has had to begin anew—in gardening or in life. \nSunday\, July 18\, 2021. \nTime: 4 p.m. \nVirtual Program. \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nJoin Virtual Talk URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/uprooted-a-gardener-reflects-on-beginning-again/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/duck-hill-Page-Dickey.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210711T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210711T170000 DTSTAMP:20260501T232016 CREATED:20210412T151034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210705T142228Z UID:21357-1626019200-1626022800@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Barred Owls DESCRIPTION:Ornithologist Rob Bierregaard’s virtual illustrated talk focuses on the Barred Owl.\nFor over a decade\, Rob’s research team studied the thriving population of Barred Owls that live in the Charlotte\, NC\, suburbs and surrounding countryside. A remarkable 300 pairs of Barred Owls live within 10 miles of downtown Charlotte. He and his graduate students\, along with a small flock of undergrads\, followed as many as 25 pairs of owls each spring and summer. They tracked dozens of owls to measure their home ranges and the dispersal of young. They installed video cameras in nest boxes and recorded the delivery of over 1\,600 prey items. Rob will discuss what he learned about how and why Barred Owls have done so well in suburbia and give a general overview of how the species is doing across North America. \nSunday\, July 11\, 2021. \nTime: 4-5 p.m. \nVirtual Program. No Advance Registration Required \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar: \nJoin Webinar\nWebinar ID: 879 9046 2519\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kqahXjlpJ \n  \nBarred Owl photo by Justine Kibbe. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/barred-owls/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Barred_Owl-15584-Made-in-the-Shade-j-kibbe.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR