Tuesdays 8-11 am and Fridays 2:30-5:30 pm, May-August, 2026 We’re looking for two garden interns to assist the Friends’ Garden Team in all aspects of planning, planting and maintaining the East Beach dunes & gardens. Interns report to the Friends’ Garden Team Captain, Michele Sorensen, a UConn Advanced Master Gardener, and work as part of...
Greetings from Sherwood Island, A lot has gone on at the oldest State park in the past year. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has embarked on a major paving project throughout the park’s parking facilities and roadways. DEEP has also closed access to the Pavilion for the remainder of the year due...
Please join us for our Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 28th at 4 pm at the Nature Center. Please join us while we review the year and vote on the 2026-2027 Board and Officers. After the business portion of the meeting, please stay for a chance to meet other Friends of Sherwood Island State Park...
The Friends' Garden Team has started its 9th year working in the East Beach dunes, gardens, picnic areas and parking lot. This April the team planted 3,600 beach grass stems in two rows fronting the Sound to reinforce the dunes for possible storms this season. In April 2025, they planted 110 feet of new dunes, completing...