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Sherwood Island Nature Center |
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Director Mike Rowinsky, biology instructor at Greens
Farms Academy. Contact:
director@friendsofsherwoodisland.org
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Naturalists Annie Harnick and Erica Mayer |
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Summer Interns |
Katy Campbell
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John Doelp
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Samantha Fino
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A.J. Kieffer
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Lexa Koenig
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Reilly Lewis
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Gwen
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Ali Puchala
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Jon Wormser |
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Nature Center page
Friends
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Welcome
to the Nature Center!
On a knoll
above and between the East Beach and the nature trail, the
Center overlooks the Long Island Sound and the salt marsh.
 Park
map
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 Live
critters
In
aquariums, terrariums, intertidal tanks and a touch
tank, Lobsters, crabs, fish, starfish, frogs, turtles,
snakes, mussels, oysters, clams .. |
Nature
Trail
The
salt-marsh nature trail behind the Nature Center was restored. Commentary is on the signs
at each station, and more documentation is available
inside the Center.
Trail map
More about the marsh |
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An Educational Day at the Beach with Kids
Annie Harnick on video at Darien Patch |
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Fossils Night
Meg
Enkler, Environmental Education Coordinator at
Dinosaur State Park, with fossils
going back as far as 500 million years. |
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At the center's birthday party
The evening's special event was a birds-of-prey show
by Christine Cummings-Secki and Todd Secki of A
Place Called Hope.
Slide
show of the evening. |
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Beach seining at East Beach |
New tidal tank
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Field trips at the Nature Center
We offer group tours of the center in addition to a
variety of scheduled activities, such as a nature walk
and crafts project. Contact us now to plan a hands-on
educational visit for your school or camp group!
Call Park Supervisor Jim Beschle at (203) 226-3116 to
schedule your trip, or email
info@friendsofsherwoodisland.org .
Field trip flyer.
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