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Baby Snapping Turtle

October 19, 2012/by fic0n5erv

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WHAT👏A👏WEEKEND👏 From moth-a-palooza to re

WHAT👏A👏WEEKEND👏
From moth-a-palooza to restored grasslands touring and the return of Sunset on the Beach, we loved celebrating Fishers Island with you. Thank you to everyone who worked hard to make these events wonderful and to everyone who joined in, supporting the conservation of Fishers Island. 🐛💙🙌🌱🐚🦋🐝🌊💫💚

#fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390

This weekend! Marvel at Fishers Island’s creatur

This weekend! Marvel at Fishers Island’s creatures & environment with expert, entomologist Adam Mitchell, PhD, who’s leading two fun and informative events:

🦋Nighttime Moth Viewing: Fri., July 16, 9pm-12am (& till dawn!)
Admire the diversity of moths and other nocturnal insects all night long! Learn more below and check it out by the State Troopers barracks adjacent to the Parade Grounds.

🌱 Native Grasslands Tour: Sat., July 17, 10am
Continue learning about flora and fauna as Dr. Mitchell leads a walking tour of our restored native grasslands at the Parade Grounds. Meet at the entrance to the John Thatcher Native Garden.

Dr. Mitchell is intimately familiar with Fishers Island’s environment, having spent several summers here preparing his PhD thesis. He continues to be one of FIConservancy's go-to experts.

On Friday night, he'll set up a mercury vapor lamp that projects light with high lumen (light) capacity. The light will attract moths, beetles and other nocturnal insects to a bedsheet, where the insects can rest. Large moths start to take flight between 9pm-10pm, but the lamp will stay on all night as different species take flight at different times.

"Our purpose is to determine the diversity of native moths on the Island and to continue developing a species inventory for FIConservancy," Dr. Mitchell said. "I’ll be near the sheet likely until midnight and will return before dawn to take photos, inventory the insects and remove the sheet— otherwise the birds will have a bountiful breakfast!"

He’ll also conduct a handful of homeowner property visits over the weekend to review native vs. invasive plants and provide advice on what we can do to promote a healthy habitat at home.

We're lucky to have Dr. Mitchell as part of our team and grateful for his ongoing commitment to conserving Fishers Island.

The weekend culminates Saturday evening as we celebrate the return of our festive Sunset on the Beach event, 6pm-8pm.

See you there!

📸: mating cecropias this week by @seashell6249

#moths #nativeinsects #nativeplants #cecropia #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy

A new old reminder at the Race. 💙💚 #keepitcl

A new old reminder at the Race. 💙💚 #keepitcleanfi

🚮📸: a friend of @klimette62’s gave her this old hand-made sign to reuse 🙏♻️🌊

#marinedebris #beachcleanup #nolittering #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy

Our “Keep it Clean” tees arrived just in time

Our “Keep it Clean” tees arrived just in time for summer! We have limited numbers in both youth & adult sizes. Get yours today to spread the message and support our work to conserve Fishers Island’s natural environment and waters. Details at ficonservancy.org (direct link in bio).

📸: @klimette62 and thanks to our stylish models!

#fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390 #beachcleanup

Some creatures love the rain… 🐌 #snailedit

📸: @seashell6249

#snails #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390

Sunset on the Beach is back! We can’t wait to ce

Sunset on the Beach is back! We can’t wait to celebrate the work we’re doing together to help conserve Fishers Island. Please join us on July 17th at the Big Club beach. Get your tickets by July 11th at ficonservancy.org (direct link in bio).

💌: invitation by @myersdog

#fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy

Thanks to team Tombari Enright for clearing 20lbs

Thanks to team Tombari Enright for clearing 20lbs of marine debris from our shoreline so far! And swipe to see team Webel with three full bags - way to go!

Want to make a difference by taking a walk on the beach? Sign up at www.ficonservancy.org/adopt-a-beach

#marinedebris #beachcleanup #cleanocean #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390

It’s #turtletime 🐢🥚 Female turtles lay th

It’s #turtletime 🐢🥚

Female turtles lay their eggs on land, digging nests in summer (typically in June/July). Some excavate a number of holes or "false nests", possibly abandoning them because they were scared off or found too many rocks in their way. Some think it’s intentional to help deter predators. After laying eggs in the hole and covering them with dirt, the female departs.

Thanks for capturing and sharing these photos!
📸:
1: @allisonscroxton
2: @ldgaumond
3&4: @edixonharvey
5: @unclebaboon

#turtles #turtlenesting #turtlenests #paintedturtles #snappingturtles #tortoise #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390

Calling all photography aficionados! 📣📸

We’ve been so inspired by the images you've shared that we've decided to hold our first-ever Fishers Island Conservancy Community Photo Contest, where YOU pick the winning photo! Here’s how it works:

🤳: Snap or select a photograph you've taken, within the past year, showcasing Fishers Island's natural splendor — whether that be a sunrise, snow-covered trail, shoreline or shorebird.
📧: Email your photo to ficonservancy06390@gmail.com with the subject line “Photo Contest 2021 — (your name)” by June 25th.
✔️: FIConservancy will select and name finalists.
🏆: You vote for the winning image!

We’ll announce the top photograph at our Annual Sunset on the Beach event on July 17th (save the date and stay tuned for more info!). In addition to bragging rights, the finalists and winner will receive prizes and be showcased on our website, email and social media.

We can’t wait to see your pics!

📷: clockwise from top left @artie_drones @joeandtracy @todd06390 @mzbloethe

#photocontest #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390

Happy World Oceans Day! Shout out to everyone join

Happy World Oceans Day! Shout out to everyone joining in our marine debris program like Louise & Mark Gaumond, who hauled this tire up from the shore. And swipe to see Geordie Loveday, who untangled and washed a flag caught in seaweed. It truly takes a village!

Celebrate World Oceans Day and help protect our waters and wildlife by signing up to Adopt a Beach at ficonservancy.org.

📸: @klimette62 (as always, huge thanks to Michele!)

#worldoceansday #worldoceanday #marinedebris #oceanheroes #beachcleanup #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390

Great collection of sand toys – found washed up

Great collection of sand toys – found washed up during marine debris clearing – are now at dock beach. Have fun! Thanks @klimette62 🪣😎

📸: @klimette62

#marinedebris #trashtotreasure #reusereducerecycle #beachcleanup #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390

To our Fishers Island Community: @klimette62 foun

To our Fishers Island Community:

@klimette62 found this very disappointing scene while clearing marine debris on Chocomount beach today. And two bonfires were left burning overnight along with charcoal and grills at the Race (among other incidents).

We are so lucky to get to enjoy time outdoors on this beautiful island with loved ones. We all must participate in protecting Fishers Island in the short term or the beautiful beaches, clean waters and abundance of wildlife will not be as they are in the long term.

PLEASE respect this special, sensitive environment and your fellow community members by putting out fires and taking anything you brought with you when you leave. As Michele says, just bring a bucket!!!

We are in this together. Thank you.

#fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390 #beachcleanup #marinedebris

🚨⚠️ Help us keep a sharp eye out for a new

🚨⚠️ Help us keep a sharp eye out for a new invasive threat: the box tree moth/caterpillar 🐛👀

If you see evidence (swipe for pics) of the box tree moth, caterpillar or eggs, please take a photo and email the image and location to nature@ficonservancy.org ASAP. As requested by the USDA, we will inform the local office in Connecticut.

Check with your nursery or landscaper before planting new boxwood shrubs. For healthy, native plant alternatives to boxwood, please consider viburnum and wax myrtle.

Read the backstory and more on what to look for on our website (link in bio).

Thanks for your help!

#boxtreecaterpillar #boxtreemoth #boxwood #boxwoods #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390

This fungi is not a fun guy 😜🍄. If you see i

This fungi is not a fun guy 😜🍄. If you see it, cut it off and bag it!

Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae is a plant pathogen (fungus) that causes cedar-apple rust. In virtually any location where apples/crabapples and Eastern red-cedar coexist, cedar apple rust can be a destructive or disfiguring disease on both the apples and cedars.

📸: @sargentvtfi

#cedarapplerust #tuesdaytip #juniperapplerust #plantpathogen #fungus #fungi #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390

Teeny tiny 👉 tremendous turtles #worldturtleday

Teeny tiny 👉 tremendous turtles #worldturtleday 🐢

📸:
1: @courtal10
2: @klimette62

#turtles #paintedturtle #snappingturtle #paintedturtles #snappingturtles #tortoise #tortoises #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390

FINY summer internship opportunity! Passionate ab

FINY summer internship opportunity!

Passionate about the environment? Join the FIConservancy Sentinels this summer to learn about conservation and gain hands-on experience in monitoring, collecting data, maintaining a native species garden and more.

Link in bio for more info & how to sign up.

#fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390

Mother Goose and her geese out for a stroll on Fis

Mother Goose and her geese out for a stroll on Fishers Island Club golf course. Happy Mother’s Day to everyone celebrating and especially to Mother Earth! 🌎💚

🎥: @wardenfamilyusa

#mothersday #mothergoose #motherearth #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390

It’s World Bird Migration Day! Celebrate with us

It’s World Bird Migration Day! Celebrate with us by joining our Annual Spring Bird Count on May 16th. 🦅🦆🦢🐦

WHAT: FIConservancy Annual Spring Migratory Bird Count 🐤
WHEN: Sunday, May 16th at 8:00am ⏰
WHERE: Meet at @ficc06390 & bring binoculars 🔍

We're fortunate that Fishers Island is on the Atlantic Flyway, a major north-south flyway for migratory birds in North America.

May is the peak month for songbird migration, when birds travel (usually at night) from their wintering grounds in South and Central America to breeding grounds in the northern US and Canada.

Ornithologists estimate that each spring 2.5–3.5 billion songbirds are on the move across the United States. Between 90–100 species of songbirds pass through the state of New York in May.

Next Sunday, following Audubon bird count rules, birders will make 15 five-minute stops from the West End to the East End of the Island. At each timed stop, we’ll count birds and call out what we see.

Results from bird counts help scientists and conservation organizations chart bird populations and help us get a sense of the prevalence of different bird species in our area.

We hope to see you for this fun outdoor event!

📸: @allyijams

#worldbirdmigrationday #birdmigration #birdcount #songbirds #atlanticflyway #birders #birding #birdwatching #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390

We need your help! Do you have a favorite or priva

We need your help! Do you have a favorite or private beach you’re willing to clear of marine debris?

Fishers Island is being inundated. We’ve collected and hauled away more than TEN TONS of marine debris in the past two years alone.

@klimette62, our incredible Marine Debris Coordinator, has the monumental task of managing this pollution year-round to protect our environment, wildlife and community. But there’s more shoreline to cover and more debris to collect.

Join our effort by “adopting” a beach. Here’s how:

🌊 Step 1: Sign up on our website (link in bio)!
🦺 Step 2: Review our Beach Cleanup Safety Guidelines, gather friends & family and head out to clear your beach.
💬 Step 3: Text Michele when you have a full bag so she can collect the debris and snap a photo of your team with your haul.
♻️ Step 4: Repeat steps 2 & 3.

Michele will remove, weigh and sort the debris, properly disposing of anything that cannot be reused. We’re so grateful for her hard work and commitment to preserving Fishers.

We hope you’ll get involved by getting to the beach! Together, we can “keep it clean” to help conserve our Island and its waters. Thank you!

P.S.: There will be prizes for the three teams that collect the most by Labor Day 🏆🎁

📸👾: @artie_drones @arthurwanthony

#marinedebris #beachcleanup #marineconservation #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390 #fishersislandsound #longislandsound

Goodnight (pink super)moon 🌝 We’re mooning o

Goodnight (pink super)moon 🌝

We’re mooning over these pics!

Supermoons are full moons that appear larger than usual because they coincide with the moon's arrival at perigee, the closest point to Earth in its orbit. April’s full moon was named after pink moss, one of the earliest spring flowers appearing in the US.

📸
1: @ghostcat33
2: @akosicaro
3: @lizs_latest

#supermoon #fullmoon #pinkmoon #pinksupermoon #pinkmoss #fishersisland #fishersislandny #finy #06390 #fishersislandsound

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