BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Henry L. Ferguson Museum - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Henry L. Ferguson Museum REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210817T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210817T180000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210815T122115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210815T122115Z UID:23669-1629219600-1629223200@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:FI Seagrass Management Informational Webinar DESCRIPTION:As an active partner and co-chair of the Fishers Island Seagrass Management (FISM) Coalition\, the Museum is pleased to promote the dedicated work taking place to protect the Island’s seagrass. As such\, we encourage you to read about the plan that FISM is developing to preserve and manage local seagrass beds by registering for an upcoming FISM webinar and completing the input survey. Details below.\nThe Fishers Island Seagrass Management (FISM) Coalition will be holding its second informational webinar of the summer from 5-6pm EST on Tuesday\, August 17th. This presentation will review the Coalition’s activities spanning the past year and encourage community involvement in the drafting of a seagrass management plan for the island. Webinar attendees will learn how they can provide personal comments and input so that the management plan is representative of all users of the island’s coastal waters. \nRegister here:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bYWH9uWBTMiris9O3UutJg \nIf you cannot attend this session\, there is a webinar recording posted on the FISM website. Also\, be on the lookout for in-person outreach events taking place both on and off-island! \nhttps://www.fiseagrass.org/fism-plan \nQuestions can be sent to FISM project coordinator\, Connor Jones\, at fishersislandseagrass@gmail.com \nSurvey\nThe Fishers Island Seagrass Management Coalition is developing a plan to preserve and manage seagrass\, a valuable but threatened marine resource that supports commercial and recreational fishing\, ecosystem biodiversity and health\, and the beauty of Fishers Island. And they need to hear from YOU! Here’s what you can do: FILL OUT our Public Input survey to inform the Coalition on how to best protect seagrass meadows and the benefits they provide for people and wildlife\, while still allowing traditional uses: \nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclaIXFDLm3C9GEkg4N8LuIRtwobRtB62mvidAvNJM-MJUPvA/viewform URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/fi-seagrass-management-informational-webinar/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/13402-FI-eelgrassinwaves_seagrassli.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210817T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210817T150000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 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:20210816T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210820T120000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210727T192122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T143655Z UID:21853-1629104400-1629460800@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:FIND 2021 DESCRIPTION:FISHERS ISLAND NATURE DISCOVERY (FIND)\nA Week of Learning Programs for Young Island Naturalists Ages 7 to 11 \nFIND returns after a one-year absence with a myriad of environmental topics that pertain to the natural history and stewardship of our island! \nUsing the Ferguson Museum as a base\, the programs will provide an indoor/outdoor learning experience that introduces our children to the Island’s natural resources and some of the challenges we face in maintaining its fragile ecology. Led by professional educators\, the children will discover the Island’s natural history through a combination of hands-on exploration\, observation\, and interpretation. \nWHEN: One week from August 16 – 20; Monday through Friday\, 9 a.m. to noon. \nWHO: 20 children max\, all between the ages of 7 to 11. Attendees will be split into two groups\, one older and one younger. Each group will be led by two educators from the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center\, assisted at times by guest naturalists. \nWHERE: Location will vary based on the daily plan\, but will include Fishers Island’s beaches\, woods\, and bodies of water – utilizing the Ferguson Museum as a home base. Programs will split time indoors and outdoors and will include art and science projects related to the subject matter. \nCOST: $350/per participant for the week. \nREGISTRATION: Please call the Museum (631-788-7239) or e-mail fimuseum@fishersisland.net to sign up your child/children. A registration form will be e-mailed to you. \nEVEN IF YOU HAVE ALREADY INDICATED YOUR INTEREST IN SIGNING UP YOUR CHILD OR CHILDREN\, PLEASE RECONFIRM. \nThis is a wonderful opportunity for young children to develop a love of nature and ecology through participatory learning both at the Museum and in the field. \n\nFIND 2019 URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/find-2021/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Family Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/HLFM-FIND-program.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210815T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210815T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 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:20210811T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210811T150000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210416T160006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210727T181630Z UID:21430-1628690400-1628694000@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Tortoise and the Hare DESCRIPTION:Slow and steady wins the race! Meet a box turtle and a bunny that make their home at DPNC. Learn about the adaptations of these very different animals. Discover whether the fable is really true.\nDenison Pequotsepos Nature Center (DPNC) family program for ages five and up. \nWednesday\, August 11\, 2021. \nTime: 2 to 3 p.m. \nSuggested donation $10.\n \nAll Wednesday children’s programs are in person at the Museum. Attendee numbers are limited so advance registration is required.\nFace masks for young attendees are required. Vaccinated adults are welcome to attend without masks while outdoors on the deck but must wear masks within the Museum. Those who are unvaccinated must wear masks in all locations while on Museum property. \nPlease phone: 631-788-7239 or email fimuseum@fisherisland.net\n(note the name and date of the specific program and the name and age of the attendee/s). \nDenison Pequotsepos Nature Center resident Box Turtle. \n  \nDenison Pequotsepos Nature Center resident bunny Cinnamon. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/tortoise-and-the-hare/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Family Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DPNC-Box-turtleRabbitt.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210808T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210808T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 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:20210804T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210804T150000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210416T145143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210727T181336Z UID:21420-1628085600-1628089200@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Owl Prowl DESCRIPTION:Come dissect an owl pellet and meet a resident owl. Learn about the life cycles and amazing adaptations of these remarkable birds.\nDenison Pequotsepos Nature Center (DPNC) family program for ages five and up. \nWednesday\, August 4\, 2021. \nTime: 2 to 3 p.m. \nSuggested donation $10.\n \nAll Wednesday children’s programs are in person at the Museum. Attendee numbers are limited so advance registration is required.\nFace masks for young attendees are required. Vaccinated adults are welcome to attend without masks while outdoors on the deck but must wear masks within the Museum. Those who are unvaccinated must wear masks in all locations while on Museum property. \nPlease phone: 631-788-7239 or email fimuseum@fisherisland.net\n(note the name and date of the specific program and the name and age of the attendee/s). URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/owl-prowl-2/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Family Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/owl_prowl_dpnc.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210801T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210801T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 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:20210728T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210728T150000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210412T175112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210727T181425Z UID:21386-1627480800-1627484400@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Got to Get Away! DESCRIPTION:Animals have amazing survival strategies: climbing to incredible heights\, digging nests and burrows\, and outswimming predators.\nLearn about local animals that practice these strategies and discover the adaptations that make survival possible. \nDenison Pequotsepos Nature Center (DPNC) family program for ages five and up. \nWednesday\, July 28\, 2021. \nTime: 2 to 3 p.m. \nSuggested donation $10.\n \nAll Wednesday children’s programs are in person at the Museum. Attendee numbers are limited so advance registration is required.\nFace masks for young attendees are required. Vaccinated adults are welcome to attend without masks while outdoors on the deck but must wear masks within the Museum. Those who are unvaccinated must wear masks in all locations while on Museum property. \nPlease phone: 631-788-7239 or email fimuseum@fisherisland.net\n(note the name and date of the specific program and the name and age of the attendee/s). URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/got-to-get-away/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Family Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cottontail-rabbit-usfws.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210727T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210727T130000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210727T121050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210727T121209Z UID:23494-1627387200-1627390800@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:FISM Outreach Webinar DESCRIPTION:The Fishers Island Seagrass Management (FISM) Coalition will be holding its first informational webinar of the summer from 12-1pm EST. This presentation will review the Coalition’s activities spanning the past year and encourage community involvement in the drafting of a seagrass management plan for the island.\nWebinar attendees will learn how they can provide personal comments and input so that the management plan is representative of users of the island’s coastal waters. \n\nRegister\n\nIf you cannot attend this session\, there will be other webinars scheduled for August that will cover the same material. Also be on the lookout for in-person outreach events taking place both on and off-island! URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/fism-outreach-webinar/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Virtual Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/13402-FI-eelgrassinwaves_seagrassli.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210725T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210725T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 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:20210721T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210721T150000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210412T172758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210715T184024Z UID:21376-1626876000-1626879600@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Backyard Birds and Insects DESCRIPTION:Awaken to the wonder of the wild in your own backyard!\nMeet local species that live in your neighborhood and learn how you can help make your yard the perfect habitat for them. Make a seed bomb with native wildflower seeds. \nDenison Pequotsepos Nature Center (DPNC) family program for ages five and up. \nWednesday\, July 21\, 2021. \nTime: 2 to 3 p.m. \nSuggested donation $10.\n \nAll Wednesday children’s programs are in person at the Museum.\nSpace is limited. Facemasks and advance registration required. \nPlease phone: 631-788-7239 or email fimuseum@fisherisland.net\n(note the name and date of the specific program and the name and age of the attendee/s). \nPhoto by USFWS URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/backyard-birds-and-insects/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Family Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/pollinatorgarden_monarch_usfws.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210718T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210718T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 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:20210714T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210714T150000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210412T162909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210518T221212Z UID:21361-1626271200-1626274800@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Rodents Running Wild DESCRIPTION:Rodents live everywhere and come in all shapes and sizes from tiny field mice to giant beavers. Learn more about the amazing adaptations these ingenious critters have.\nDenison Pequotsepos Nature Center (DPNC) family program for ages five and up. \nWednesday\, July 14\, 2021. \nTime: 2 to 3 p.m. \nSuggested donation $10.\n \nAll Wednesday children’s programs are in person at the Museum.\nLimited to 15 children. Facemasks and advance registration required. \nPlease phone: 631-788-7239 or email fimuseum@fisherisland.net\n(note the name and date of the specific program and the name and age of the attendee/s). URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/rodents-running-wild/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Family Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Beaver-Race-Point-29154-Stephanie-Hall.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210711T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210711T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210707T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210707T150000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210412T145333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210705T141800Z UID:21351-1625666400-1625670000@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Magic of Feathers DESCRIPTION:Discover some of the ways birds rely on their feathers for survival\, not just for flight. See images of feathers under a microscope\, and meet one of our resident birds!\nDenison Pequotsepos Nature Center (DPNC) family program for ages five and up. \nWednesday\, July 7\, 2021. \nTime: 2 to 3 p.m. \nSuggested donation $10.\n \nAll Wednesday children’s programs are in person at the Museum. \nAttendee numbers are limited so advance registration is required. Face masks for young attendees are required. Vaccinated adults are welcome to attend without masks while outdoors on the deck but must wear masks within the Museum. Those who are unvaccinated must wear masks in all locations while on Museum property. \nPlease phone: 631-788-7239 or email fimuseum@fisherisland.net\n(note the name and date of the specific program and the name and age of the attendee/s). URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/magic-of-feathers/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Family Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/feathers-DPNC.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210701T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210701T180000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210628T202429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210701T085013Z UID:22727-1625133600-1625162400@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:FISHERS ISLAND\, NATURALLY DESCRIPTION:2021 HENRY L. FERGUSON MUSEUM ANNUAL EXHIBITION\nThis year’s Annual Exhibition\, Fishers Island\, Naturally\, complemented by two special exhibitions\, celebrates the natural history of Fishers Island\, primarily through the lens of contemporary photography\, with a focus on both habitats and the diverse species that utilize and/or occupy them. \nThe Annual Exhibition includes a selection of iNaturalist photographic observations taken by Fishers Islanders and curated by educator and naturalist Murray Fisher. \nViolet-toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme). Photo by Sara Maysles \nThere are two special exhibitions that greatly enhance Fishers Island\, Naturally. One is entitled A Closer Look: Photographs by Todd McCormack that is on exhibit in the Second Floor’s Main Gallery. Todd’s show includes many phenomenal nature photographs. \nThe other is Monotypes by Genevieve Irwin Goelet. Genevieve’s captivating nature-themed monotypes are painted on plexiglass before being rolled through a press onto paper\, a process that creates unique\, one-of-a-kind works of art. \nEvening Hunt\, Great Blue Heron\, Madeline Avenue Pond\nPhotograph by Todd McCormack \nWinter Hawk\, 2021\nMonotype by Genevieve Irwin Goelet\n \nThe Museum would like to thank the co-sponsors of this year’s exhibition: Altus Partners\, Inc.\, a risk management and insurance brokerage firm founded by Charlie Wilmerding in 1997\, and the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. Your continuing support is much appreciated by all. \nWe also thank all the photographers who provided images for Fishers Island\, Naturally. Without you\, there would be no exhibition. \nBeginning July 1st\, an expanded version of the Annual Exhibition and the two special exhibitions can be viewed virtually on this website. (More of the iNaturalist selections will be added later in July.) \n\nMUSEUM OPENING\nOn Thursday\, July 1st\, the Museum will be open from 10 AM to 6 PM. Refreshments will be served on the deck from 3-6 PM. \nWhile outside on Museum property\, mask-wearing is optional for those who are fully vaccinated. Masks must be worn inside the Museum regardless of vaccination status. \nPeople who are not vaccinated (and above two years of age) must wear masks both inside the Museum and outside on the deck. \nREGULAR MUSEUM HOURS WILL BEGIN ON JULY 2ND.\nTuesday through Friday: 10 AM to 12:30 PM; 2 PM to 4 PM. Saturday: 10 AM to 12:30 PM. Sunday: 11 AM to 12 noon. Closed Mondays. \nWe are all excited to welcome the island back to the Museum and look forward to presenting a full slate of summer programming. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/fishers-island-naturally/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/29054_painted_turtle_lily-Terry-McNamera.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210606T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210606T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210528T154041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210528T154353Z UID:21838-1622995200-1622998800@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:The Billion Oyster Project DESCRIPTION:The Billion Oyster Project: HLFM Virtual Talk with Pete Malinowski\nSunday\, June 6\, 2021. \nTime: 4 p.m. \nVirtual Program. \nThe Atlantic oyster\, Crassostrea virginica\, has been part of the story of Fishers Island for the 8\,000 years that it has been inhabited: from providing the earliest hunters and gathers with a nutrient-rich food source to today\, where the Atlantic oysters farmed by Steve and Sarah Malinowski’s Fishers Island Farm are the island’s only commercial export.\nHowever\, there is another Fishers Island Oyster Farm export that is making waves approximately 111 miles west of Fishers Island—in New York City—and he is using that same Atlantic oyster to help bring positive environmental\, educational and social change on a massive scale. \nJoin us Sunday\, June 6th\, for a virtual talk with Pete Malinowski\, co-founder and Executive Director of the Billion Oyster Project (BOP)\, who will reveal how they have harnessed the power of oyster to restore and reclaim New York Harbor while educating and engaging New York City’s students and citizens in BOP’s mission and purpose. Restoring one billion oysters will make a big difference in New York Harbor\, but that’s just a drop in the bucket of what was once there—and only half of the story. \nBOP Executive Director Pete Malinowski. Courtesy of the Billion Oyster Project. \n“Billion Oyster Project was founded on the belief that restoration without education is temporary\, and that learning outcomes improve when students have the opportunity to work on real restoration projects. Beyond designing STEM curriculum for NYC schools through the lens of oyster restoration\, BOP collects discarded oyster shells for reuse from 75 NYC restaurants\, builds reef structures with volunteers\, and engages Urban Assembly New York Harbor School students in large-scale projects. To date\, BOP has planted 45 million oysters\, restoring 12 acres of habitat at 15 reef sites\, with the help of more than 6\,000 students and 10\,000 volunteers.”\n– Pete Malinowski \nWe are thrilled to have Pete with us (virtually) to give the BOP’s many supporters on the island a chance to hear how the organization not only weathered the pandemic —but in the midst of it\, how they built the largest reef in New York Harbor history by placing reef structures filled with 15 million oysters off of Soundview Park at the mouth of the Bronx River. \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86407340701\nOr One tap mobile :\nUS: +16465588656\,\,86407340701#  or +13126266799\,\,86407340701#\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: 864 0734 0701\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbGu9JRF2e \n  \nHigh school students in NYC monitor the oysters at a Community Reef under the Manhattan Bridge. Photo: Benjamin Von Wong \n  \nBillion Oyster Project and New York Harbor School train NYC high school students to become scientific divers. Photo: Benjamin Von Wong. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/the-billion-oyster-project/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BOP-HS-students-NYC-Manhattan-Bridge.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210516T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210516T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210503T140247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210506T193036Z UID:21531-1621180800-1621184400@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Fishers Island Ferries Over Time DESCRIPTION:In this virtual illustrated talk\, Museum Director Pierce Rafferty hosts the premier of Fishers Island Ferries Over Time\, a video that traces the history of ferry transportation to the island.\nIncluded are rare outlier visits by excursion steamboats in the 1820s and 1830s\, followed by the first regularly scheduled trips to Fishers by the Pequot & Ocean Transit Company that began in the late 1870s. This production chronicles an array of passenger and auto ferries that have connected us to the outside world ever since that time. Without a doubt\, the ferries are the stars of this historical production. \nCo-directed by Pierce Rafferty and Marisela LaGrave. Funded by the Dunlap Foundation\, Benjamin H. Gray and Lewis Gatch\, Trustees. \nSunday\, May 16\, 2021. \nTime: 4 p.m. \nVirtual. \nJoin webinar\nOr One tap mobile :\nUS: +16465588656\,\,82680669036#  or +13017158592\,\,82680669036#\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: 826 8066 9036\nInternational numbers available:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbxxyQketo \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n SS Block Island at Lyles Beach dock\, Fishers Island\, circa 1885. Museum Collection. Donated by Diane Dawson Dexter.\n \n \n \n \n \n Billhead of the Fishers Island Steamboat Company\, Ltd.\, circa 1888. Museum Collection. Donated by Jim Wall.\n \n \n \n \n \n Capital Stock Fishers Island Steamboat Company\, Ltd.\, 1888. Museum Acquisition\, 2019.\n \n \n \n \n \n SS Restless at Munnatawket Dock\, Fishers Island\, 1914. Photograph by Quimby. Museum Collection. Donated by Tom and Bunty Armstrong.\n \n \n \n \n \n Fishers Island Ferry District Logo\, circa 1947. Museum Collection. Donated by the Fishers Island Ferry District.\n \n \n \n \n \n MV Race Point in rough seas. November\, 1990. Museum Collection. Photograph by Charles Morgan. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/fishers-island-ferries-over-time/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/210-Restless-Munnatawket-Dock-FI-1914.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210425T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210425T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210419T123627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T123627Z UID:21464-1619366400-1619370000@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Astronomy and the E. Wilbur Rice Jr. Observatory on Fishers Island DESCRIPTION:It is not hard to imagine why the island has so many amateur stargazers. The night sky\, especially on the south side of the island\, is remarkably free from the light pollution that defines larger\, more metropolitan areas. In this Sunday’s virtual illustrated talk\, John W. Briggs will delve into the fascinating stories behind the instrumentation of astronomy\, and in particular\, the little-known story of the astronomical observatory built right here on Fishers.\n“Astronomy remains one of the most engaging of the natural sciences\, with the beauty and mystery of the sky calling enthusiasts to its study\, recreationally and professionally. The necessary tools—telescopes\, observatories\, cameras\, and spectrographs—have an attraction of their own\, in that these instruments are often built with a sculpted beauty\, seemingly in deference to their worthy use. Further\, the skill necessary for creating these tools is often nothing less than heroic. In an example that has become legendary\, an obscure private observatory built above a backyard garden on Fishers Island in 1931 for the former president of General Electric\, was executed so beautifully that\, even though its owner died only a handful of years after its construction\, knowledge of it subsequently leaked through the astronomical community. It quietly influenced and inspired many young astronomers\, including ones who went on to become leading specialists.”\n– John W. Briggs \nJohn Briggs has worked in various technical capacities at observatories across the country\, including University of Chicago’s Yerkes Observatory and Mount Wilson in California. In 1994\, he served as a winter-over scientist at South Pole Station in the U.S. Antarctic Program\, working for Chicago’s Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica. He has served three terms as president of the Antique Telescope Society\, and currently\, he operates a museum and library called the Astronomical Lyceum in Magdalena\, New Mexico. \nWe hope you can join us this Sunday\, April 25 at 4 PM. At the conclusion of the talk we will have a short Q&A with Mr. Briggs. \n  \nDate: Sunday\, April 25\, 2021\nTime: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM\nNo Advance Registration Required\nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84175067407\nOr One tap mobile US:\n+16465588656\,\,84175067407#\nor\n+13126266799\,\,84175067407#\nWebinar ID: 841 7506 7407\nInternational numbers available:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc2r3NAYT \nThe Rice 10 1/2-inch refracting telescope built for E. Wilbur Rice by Warner & Swasey with optics by C. A. Robert Lundin. Courtesy of John W. Briggs. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/astronomy-and-the-e-wilbur-rice-jr-observatory-on-fishers-island/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/rice_observatory-27135.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210322T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210322T150000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210310T160021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210310T160021Z UID:21282-1616418000-1616425200@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:FISM Coalition Meeting March 22 DESCRIPTION:The Fishers Island Seagrass Management (FISM) Coalition will be holding it’s next Coalition meeting on Monday\, March 22nd from 1-3pm EST via Zoom.\nIf you are not a Coalition member\, but would still like to join and observe\, please email the FISM Coordinator\, Connor Jones\, at fishersislandseagrass@gmail.com for more details. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/fism-coalition-meeting-march-22/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/13402-FI-eelgrassinwaves_seagrassli.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T144000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210225T145724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210225T150403Z UID:21230-1614520800-1614523200@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Seamen of Color: Living and Sailing from the Port of New London\, 1640-1880 DESCRIPTION:As we celebrate Black History Month\, The Henry L. Ferguson Museum and the New London Maritime Society are pleased to co-host Seamen of Color: Living and Sailing from the Port of New London\, 1640-1880\, an Illustrated Talk by Sandi Brewster-walker\, chair and acting executive director of the Long Island Indigenous People Museum & Research Institute.\nDate: Sunday\, February 28th\, 2021\nTime: 2:00 pm – 2:40 PM\nNo Advance Registration Required \nJoin us this Sunday\, as Ms. Brewster-walker reveals the experiences of people of color who served as whaling captains and crew sailing out of Long Island Sound in the early 1880s\, and in particular\, the seamen of color who came to New London from other parts of Connecticut to sail from its harbor. \nMs. Brewster-walker will highlight the experiences of these men who hunted whales from 1790-1860\, and give insight into their boarding houses\, churches\, and lives on shore. She also will discuss the different types of whaling vessels\, where they hunted for whales\, and the shipwrecks that befell the unluckiest of them. \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89761568754 \nOr iPhone one-tap :\nUS: +16465588656\,\,89761568754# or +13017158592\,\,89761568754# \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: 897 6156 8754 \nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcV5J08fyW \nPLEASE NOTE: that there is no registration confirmation email for this Illustrated Talk. On Sunday\, February 28\, before 2 PM\, just click the link above\, enter your name and email\, and you will be joined into the Talk. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/seamen-of-color-living-and-sailing-from-the-port-of-new-london-1640-1880/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/MagicNight-by-MarekRuzyk.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T150000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210128T192012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210128T192012Z UID:21116-1612962000-1612969200@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:FISM Coalition Meeting February 10 DESCRIPTION:The Fishers Island Seagrass Management (FISM) Coalition will be holding it’s next Coalition meeting on Wednesday\, February 10th from 1-3pm EST via Zoom.\nIf you are not a Coalition member\, but would still like to join and observe\, please email the FISM Coordinator\, Connor Jones\, at fishersislandseagrass@gmail.com for more details. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/fism-coalition-meeting-february-10/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/13402-FI-eelgrassinwaves_seagrassli.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210131T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210131T144000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20210126T202249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210126T213427Z UID:21084-1612101600-1612104000@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Shipwrecked DESCRIPTION:SHIPWRECKED\, Coastal Disasters and the Making of The American Beach\nThe Henry L. Ferguson Museum in partnership with the New London Maritime Society – Custom House Maritime Museum\, will be hosting a mid-winter illustrated talk that we hope will bring you summery thoughts as you consider the beaches of Fishers Island with a new perspective.\nDiscussing his first book\, SHIPWRECKED\, Coastal Disasters and the Making of The American Beach\, Jamin Wells lays out his case that disasters have not only bedeviled the American beach—they created it. \nThough the American beach is now one of the most commercialized\, contested\, and engineered places on the planet\, few people visited or called it home at the beginning of the nineteenth century. However\, by the twentieth century\, the American beach had become the summer encampment of presidents\, a common destination for millions of citizens\, and the site of rapidly growing beachfront communities. \nJoin us as Mr. Wells tells the story of this epic transformation\, arguing that coastal shipwrecks themselves changed how Americans viewed\, used\, and inhabited the shoreline. Some welcome food for thought as we hunker down both here on Fishers and in far flung places while looking forward to warmer walks along the beach. \nDate: Sunday\, January 31st\, 2021\nTime: 2:00 pm – 2:40 PM\nNo Advance Registration Required \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82789556859 \nOr iPhone one-tap :\nUS: +16465588656\,\,82789556859# or +13126266799\,\,82789556859# \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 +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 9128\nWebinar ID: 827 8955 6859 \nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kehsKETjPR \nNew York – A Scene at Long Beach\, the New and Popular Seaside Resort\, (wood engraving\, 1882).Courtesy of the Library of Congress. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/shipwrecked/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/John_Minturn_Nathaniel_Currier.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201207T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201207T160000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20201201T171224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201201T171224Z UID:20786-1607349600-1607356800@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:FISM Coalition Meeting December 7 DESCRIPTION:The Fishers Island Seagrass Management (FISM) Coalition will be holding it’s next Coalition meeting on Monday\, December 7th from 2-4pm EST via Zoom.\nIf you are not a Coalition member\, but would still like to join and observe\, please email the FISM Coordinator\, Connor Jones\, at fishersislandseagrass@gmail.com for more details. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/fism-coalition-meeting-december-7/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Virtual Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/13402-FI-eelgrassinwaves_seagrassli.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T140000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20201106T114220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201106T114220Z UID:20588-1605697200-1605708000@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:FISM Coalition Meeting November 18 DESCRIPTION:The Fishers Island Seagrass Management (FISM) Coalition will be holding it’s next Coalition meeting on Wednesday\, November 18th from 11am-2pm EST via Zoom.\nIf you are not a Coalition member\, but would still like to join and observe\, please email the FISM Coordinator\, Connor Jones\, at fishersislandseagrass@gmail.com for more details. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/fism-coalition-meeting-november-18/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/13402-FI-eelgrassinwaves_seagrassli.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200929T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200929T160000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20200927T123707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200927T123707Z UID:20343-1601384400-1601395200@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Seagrass Mgmt. Coalition Survey & Meeting DESCRIPTION:This meeting will take place entirely online over Zoom. The Coalition will use this time to review initial drafts of Seagrass Management Areas (SMAs) for the island. The public is welcome to attend. Register via this link: \nRegister\n\nQuestions can be sent to the FISM Coordinator\, Connor Jones\, at fishersislandseagrass@gmail.com. \nTo stay up to date with upcoming meetings and events\, check the ‘News & Events’ page on the FISM website\, fiseagrass.org.” URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/seagrass-mgmt-coalition-survey-meeting/ LOCATION:NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/13402-FI-eelgrassinwaves_seagrassli.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200906T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200906T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20200821T114822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T122237Z UID:20215-1599408000-1599411600@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:The Rise and Fall of Hotels on Fishers Island DESCRIPTION:Pierce Rafferty\, Director of the HLFM\, will host a screening of his illustrated talk\, ‘The Rise and Fall of Hotels on Fishers Island.’\nCo-directed by Marisela LaGrave\, this illustrated talk chronicles the life span of all Fishers Island hotels from the launching of the first destination hotel in 1877 to the shuttering of the last of Fishers Island three grand hotels in the early 1940s. Later sections document the fiery demise of the original “Big Club and the resurrection of the Pequot\, an island institution that has outlasted all its high-class competition. This production was made possible by a generous grant from the Jeanann Gray Dunlap Foundation. 

 \nSunday\, September 6\, 2020. Time: 4 p.m. Virtual talk/screening\, advance registration required. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \n\nRegister Today!\n\n  URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/the-rise-and-fall-of-hotels-on-fishers-island/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1077-hlfm-Munnatawket-Hotel.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200830T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200830T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20200512T181704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200729T163543Z UID:17313-1598803200-1598806800@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Blowin’ in the Wind? DESCRIPTION:Illustrated Lecture on The Latest on Offshore Wind Development in the Northeast \nThe Block Island Wind Farm\, the United States’ first and only offshore wind farm to date\, began supplying renewable energy to Block Island and mainland Rhode Island in 2016. This five-turbine\, nearshore project is likely to be only the first of many larger offshore wind farms to be developed further offshore in the waters off New England and the Mid-Atlantic.\nDr. Tiffany Smythe\, professor of maritime policy at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy\, will provide an update on offshore wind development throughout the region and share highlights of her research on the political and social dimensions of offshore wind farms. \nSunday\, August 30\, 2020. Time: 4 p.m. \nThis virtual Talk is co-sponsored by Custom House Maritime Museum (New London\, Conn.). \nAdvance registration required. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. \n\nRegister Today!\n\nFor more information on the Custom House Maritime Museum\, please visit their website: nlmaritimesociety.org. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/blowin-in-the-wind/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Illustrated Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/wind-turbines_smythe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200826T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200826T144000 DTSTAMP:20260505T140707 CREATED:20200821T111957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T111957Z UID:20211-1598450400-1598452800@fergusonmuseum.org SUMMARY:Drawing Owls DESCRIPTION:Family Program \nAfter meeting one of the Nature Center’s resident owls\, you will learn tips and techniques to create your own owl drawing.  You will need a pencil\, eraser and drawing paper.\nDPNC family program for ages 5 & up. Wednesday\, August 26\, 2020. 2 to 2:40 p.m. \nVirtual Program\, advance registration required. To sign up for children’s programs\, please e-mail fimuseum@fishersisland.net. Include the name and date of the specific program and the name and age of the attendee/s. \n\nNOTE: After receipt\, you will receive an email invitation to the virtual program. URL:https://fergusonmuseum.org/event/drawing-owls/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Family Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fergusonmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/owl_prowl_dpnc.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR