Friends of Sherwood Island

Annual Meeting, June 6 at 7p.m. Open to the Public.

I look forward to seeing you at the Nature Center!

Come check out the newly molted baby horseshoe crab!

Gov. Malloy Kicks Off Parks Centennial Celebration at Sherwood Island

State Archaeologist to Search Sherwood Island for Historic Artifacts

Annual Meeting, June 6 at 7p.m. Open to the Public.

Phil Donahue and Miley Bull are speakers.
to be held at the Nature Center

I look forward to seeing you at the Nature Center!

Now open weekends 10a-4p.

Come check out the newly molted baby horseshoe crab!

and our other animals 10a-4pm weekends starting May 18th. Admission to the Nature Center is free!

Gov. Malloy Kicks Off Parks Centennial Celebration at Sherwood Island

State Archaeologist to Search Sherwood Island for Historic Artifacts

The public is invited to attend Dr. Bellantoni's free lecture and his walk-about inspection tour on May 22 at 10 AM. In addition, Professor Ernie Wiegand will exhibit local Native American artifacts.

The Park

Sherwood Island State Park, on the shore of Long Island Sound in Westport Connecticut, is a peninsula that covers 234 acres of beach, wetlands and woodlands. People come to the park to walk, bike, swim, fish, study nature, watch birds, fly kites, fly model airplanes, play volleyball, picnic, or just relax under the trees.

The Sherwood Island Nature Center is Open Weekends Starting May 18!

From June 27 through Labor Day, the Center will be open Wednesdays-Sundays . The Nature Center and its programs are free (park entrance fees may apply). If interested in scheduling a private program for Spring 2013, please read on…

At the opening ceremony, DEP Deputy Commissioner Susan Frechette, Acting Commissioner Amey Marrella, Westport First Selectman Gordon Joseloff, DEP Supervisor Mark Rickert, Friends President Sheila O'Neill.

Who we are

In 1995, a coalition of concerned outdoorsmen, sportsmen, environmentalists, and citizens banded together to form the Friends of Sherwood Island State Park, Inc.

Do you like to work with animals? Do you enjoy educating the public about our local environment? Do you like posting to social media? Do you like working at a beautiful location? Do you like getting paid for what you love doing? The Nature Center has paid internships for students age 16 through high school. Click here to read the Intern Guide [pdf]; if you are hired, you will be expected to follow these guidlelines.

If you like the job description, fit the age requirements, and can abide by the parameters in the Intern Guide, please click on and complete this Intern Application [pdf] and submit as directed before April 22.

Jennings composite

A cut-out from a larger map in the 1933 book Greens Farms, by George Penfield Jennings. It is a composite in which different time periods coexist.

Richard McBride volunteered to make informational wooden signs along the trail behind the Nature Center. The Friends of Sherwood Island could use your help, too! There are lots of ways that you can get involved! If you are interested in volunteering your time, please contact Friends of Sherwood Island at info@friendsofsherwoodisland.org or complete the Online Volunteer Form . Thank you for your interest!