This August, Island Sentinels assist me in monitoring Hay Harbor.
Here, Marc Rosenberg documents scarring within seagrass beds.
This stewardship helps to further support & establish a Fishers Island Seagrass Management Coalition along with Henry L. Ferguson Museum and The Nature Conservancy, Long Island.
…Way to go Sentinels!”
Video Snippet, From the Field, Justine Kibbe, Aug. 10, 2018
Today’s treasure…
Diverse species of shorebirds feeding within mounds of seaweed washed ashore–the wrack line.
Grateful to say, numbers of birds noted this summer have increased!
Stewardship is as Stewardship does.
Video Snippet, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 30, 2018
An Easterly wind rustles through historic Parade Grounds, this July afternoon.
These meadows are conserved and preserved by The Fishers Island Conservancy-175 acres cultivating & demonstrating native plant species; providing critical habitat and nutrition for insects and migrating birds.
Video Snippet, From the Field by Justine Kibbe, July 21, 2018
High within the canopy of an American Elm off Silver Eel Cove this Ruby-throated Hummingbird nestles within her delicate nest which she has donned with tiny lichen flakes.
A Video Snippet, From the Field, by Justine Kibbe, July 18, 2018
Week 6: Removing invasive plant species within 175 acres of historic Parade Grounds, Fishers Island.
Erick Jones, Emily Birardi, & Nickia Gibson from University of Delaware concentrate on European buckthorn and cottonwood as well as core invasives ; autumn olive, oriental bittersweet and bush honeysuckle.
Video Snippet From the Field
A spotted sandpiper chick scurries across my path at Race Point, Fishers Island. Its parents are close by foraging within a favorite feeding ground of assorted red and brown seaweeds along with moist, salty kelp.
– A Snippet From the Field by Justine Kibbe July 6, 2018
Mylar balloons floating across our Sounds are notorious for entangling and killing marine life.
This snippet was meant to show how similar the balloon can “appear” as a Jelly Fish, mistaken and ingested by Sea turtles.
Mylar balloons are devastating.
As stewards this summer, PLEASE pick-up and discard properly all debris.
– A Snippet from The Field by Justine Kibbe June 25, 2018
This video was taken in 2015-showing the biggest jelly fish species within Long Island and Fishers Island Sounds.
The arrival “season” for these jellies around our Island has differed these last 7 years –could be trends in climate and water temps.
*Sea Turtles depend on jelly fish as a main diet staple.
– A Snippet from The Field by Justine Kibbe June 25, 2018
Get ready for the extraordinary beauty along our Fishers Island Bike Path!
Please be safe – remember to wear your helmet and ring your bell…
– A Snippet from The Field by Justine Kibbe June 23, 2018
I am so very grateful to see the Heart of Island Stewardship-a “speedy recovery”; red rock graffiti ALL picked-up in just a day!
– A Snippet from The Field by Justine Kibbe June 8, 2018