Events
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Tour of Olmsted Brothers’ Landscape Design Being Restored at East End
Join RoAnn Costin and William (Ned) Friedman, Director of Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum, for a tour of her property, Rose Nest, which she is restoring to the original Olmsted Brothers landscape design. Reception to follow. SOLD OUT! Contact the Museum to be placed on the wait list.
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Evolving Landscapes: Olmsted, Design, and the Arnold Arboretum
Join us at the Museum for a richly illustrated talk by William (Ned) Friedman, Director of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, who will take us on an exploration of Frederick Law Olmsted’s design legacy embodied at one of his most renowned and best-preserved landscapes: the Arnold Arboretum. Space is limited, registration is required.
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Step onto Race Rock. Visit inside the lighthouse!
For the first time in three years, the New London Maritime Society is offering a limited number of trips to visit inside Race Rock Lighthouse. SOLD OUT! New tour date - Aug 29th!
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Innovative Animal Adaptations
DPNC FAMILY PROGRAM. Discover the world of biomicry and learn about human inventions that were inspired by animals and plants in the wild.
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Step onto Race Rock. Visit inside the lighthouse! – 2nd Day Added
For the first time in three years, the New London Maritime Society is offering a limited number of trips to visit inside Race Rock Lighthouse. NEW DATE ADDED!
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The Blue Humanities: Reimagining America’s Maritime History
Join us at the Museum for an illustrated talk by Associate Professor of History at the University at Albany, State University of New York, Christopher L. Pastore, who will give a fast-paced tour through America’s maritime history and explore how and why sea stories have changed over time.
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Moldy Tombs, Feces, Corpses, and the Business of Fungal Decay
Join us and Lighthouse Works at the Museum for an Illustrated Talk by sculpture artist Sam Shoemaker, a current LW Fellow, whose work is a collaboration between himself and living fungi. Based on his extensive experience with mushrooms this lecture investigates the companies leading this emerging market, examining what they promise and where enthusiasm for fungal sustainability runs up against the limits of biology.
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Migratory Songbird Trail Walk
Join us on a guided nature walk led by DPNC Outreach Coordinator Lauren Michael to explore the HLFM Land Trust’s woodlands – which provide great habitat for migrating songbirds. This program is great for birders of all skill levels.
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Underwater Rainforests: Eelgrass Meadows Sustain the Sea
Join us and the Fishers Island Seagrass Management Coalition (FISM) at the Museum for an Illustrated Talk by research scientist Dr. Olivia J. Graham, who will share insights from over 10 years of work studying the health of eelgrass in the Pacific Northwest.
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Invasive Plant Trail Walk: Wildlife Returns to Chocomount Cove
Join us for a guided walk along the HLFM Land Trust’s Chocomount Cove Trail to see invasive plants firsthand and learn how thoughtful land management can restore a landscape and bring back wildlife. Meet at the Museum at 12:30 PM. We will arrange carpooling to trail for those who need it.
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21st Annual Thanksgiving Trail Clearing, Beach Clean Up
Meet 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.
