FIND 2021
Mornings during the week of August 16-20. The Fishers Island Nature Discovery program (FIND) is led by educators from the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center. Children ages 7 to 11 will discover the Island’s natural history through a combination of hands-on exploration, observation, and interpretation.
FI Seagrass Management Informational Webinar
ZoomAs an active partner and co-chair of the FISM Coalition, the Museum is pleased to promote the dedicated work taking place to protect the Island’s seagrass. We encourage you to learn more about the plan that FISM is developing to preserve and manage local seagrass beds.
Pollination Appreciation
FAMILY PROGRAM. Pollinators love summer flowers! Learn about common and surprising pollinators and discover why plants are not the only ones that rely on these hard workers. In person at Museum. Attendee numbers are limited so advance registration is required.
A Most Pivotal Decade: Fishers Island in the 1940s
Henry L. Ferguson Museum 1109 Equestrian Ave, Fishers Island, NY, United StatesIn 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. IN-PERSON AT THE MOVIE THEATER (AND VIRTUAL)
U-Boats in New England
Henry L. Ferguson Museum 1109 Equestrian Ave, Fishers Island, NY, United StatesAn illustrated talk by maritime historian Eric Wiberg. This illustrated talk will be both “In-Person” at the Museum and a Virtual Program. Seating is limited for those who wish to attend live.
Benefit to Preserve Plum Island
A live and virtual presentation by Save the Sound's New York Natural Areas Coordinator Louise Harrison, co-hosted at the FI Movie Theater by the H.L. Ferguson Museum, the Fishers Island Conservancy, and the Fishers Island Oyster Farm. Followed by a reception for in-person attendees.
Bird Bling: How Banding Birds Helps Conservation
Seabird biologist Adam DiNuovo will discuss how banding reveals the remarkable lives of birds and helps us in our conservation efforts.
Hawk Bird Watch with Maggie Jones
Meet at the Museum at 8:30 a.m. Please dress for the weather and don’t forget your binoculars! Length of walk is one hour to one hour and half. Participant numbers are limited so please RSVP.
FISM Coalition Meeting
ZoomThis FISM Coalition meeting will feature a discussion on possible management actions to include in a seagrass management plan and information on the proposed CT National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR).
Outside Views of Fishers Island
Henry L. Ferguson Museum 1109 Equestrian Ave, Fishers Island, NY, United StatesThis illustrated talk by HLFM Director, Pierce Rafferty, 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. In-person at the Museum and virtual.
16th Annual Thanksgiving Trail Clearing & Beach Clean Up
Henry L. Ferguson Museum 1109 Equestrian Ave, Fishers Island, NY, United StatesMeet at the Museum before proceeding to the Nature Trails and Beach Clearing. All participants are invited immediately thereafter to a post-clearing party AT THE MUSEUM.
The History of Farming on Fishers Island
ZoomHLFM Director Pierce Rafferty will host an encore virtual screening of his recorded illustrated talk. This fascinating all-but-forgotten history includes a visit to the Fishers Island Oyster Farm, the last surviving farm on Fishers Island. No Advance Registration Required.
The Bethlehem, PA – Fishers Island Connection
ZoomIn this Encore Virtual Screening Museum Director Pierce Rafferty will host a rebroadcast of ‘The Bethlehem, PA – Fishers Island Connection,” a video that chronicles the remarkable story of Fishers Island’s once strong but now all-but-forgotten connections to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Maritime Smuggling on Long Island: From Pirates to Rumrunners
ZoomJoin 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.
Season of the Osprey
ZoomThe 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.
