Right Place, Right Plant – Native Plants and Practical Uses
Native plants are essential to repairing and sustaining our fragile ecosystem on Fishers Island. But what makes them unique, and how can we use them effectively? Join us at the Museum for a discussion of native plants and practical gardening tips!
Backyard Birding with Ken
Join us at the Museum for coffee, pastries, and birdwatching with local naturalist Ken Edwards, Sr. Together, we'll watch the feeder and the H. Lee Ferguson, Jr. Sanctuary and identify birds as they flit through the canopy.
2025 Annual Exhibitions Opening Reception
Join us for our opening reception. All are Welcome!
Nibbling on the Wild Landscape of Fishers Island
Join us for an illustrated talk with Russ Cohen, author of the book Wild Plants I Have Known…and Eaten, to learn about at least two dozen of the tastiest wild plant species the Island has to offer.
Wild Edible Plant Excursion on Fishers Island
Join us for a two-hour ramble through some of the shaggier parts of the Island with naturalist and wild food enthusiast, Russ Cohen to encounter and learn the comestible virtues of at least eighteen species of edible wild plants.
Creature Camouflage Colors
FAMILY PROGRAM. Meet live animals and learn how they use unique colors and patterns to camouflage for survival.
Temple to the Wind: The Story of America’s Greatest Naval Architect and His Masterpiece, Reliance
Join us for an illustrated talk by author Christopher Pastore, who will share this story drawing from Nathanael G. Herreshoff's sketches, photos, original models and plans, as well as Herreshoff's personal papers and letters.
Bird’s Eye View
FAMILY PROGRAM. Meet live birds and explore the ways bird vision differs from humans. Encounter one of DPNC’s resident birds of prey and make a bird feeder to attract colorful birds to your own home!
FISM 3rd Annual Fishers Island Eelgrass Boat Tour
Join the Fishers Island Seagrass Management Coalition for its 3rd Annual Eelgrass Boat Tour.
Homegrown National Park
Join us for an illustrated talk by Doug Tallamy, founder of Homegrown National Park whose goal is to create a national movement to restore 20 million acres with natives, an area representing ½ of what is now in lawn, as well as millions more acres in agriculture and woodlots. This event is co-hosted with Fishers Island Conservancy.
Awesome Amphibians
FAMILY PROGRAM. Learn what amphibians are, meet live frogs, and find out why amphibians are so important to the environment.
Healthy Landscape Ecosystems
Join us for an illustrated talk by Jim Sirch, naturalist and Vice President of the Connecticut Horticultural Society, to learn about relationships in nature, and how a healthy landscape ecosystem functions well for people and wildlife.
Food Chain Connections
FAMILY PROGRAM. Learn about energy flow in an ecosystem and how all living things are interconnected. Meet live animals and explore predator-prey relationships that exist in the wild and play a fun food chain game.
Understanding the Global-to-Regional Climate Driven by Atmospheric CO2
Join us for an illustrated talk by Dr. John P. Jasper that spans the last 500 million years for perspective, with a focus into the last century for preliminarily considering the health of the southeastern Connecticut coastal environments.
Innovative Animal Adaptations
FAMILY PROGRAM. Explore hands-on activities to replicate some of the incredible adaptations that animals have perfected over millions of years. Meet DPNC ambassador animals and observe their innovative adaptations!
