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SUMMARY:Friends’ Garden Team Summer Internship at Sherwood Island
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays 8-11 am and Fridays 2:30-5:30 pm\, May-August\, 2026 \nWe’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 a team with other UConn Master Gardeners and local volunteers. A stipend is available for qualified students ages 17-22. \nWe meet at the Nature Center or in the East beach dunes or parking areas. Weeks worked depend upon your availability. We are flexible. As a volunteer at a CT State Park\, you would follow all CT DEEP guidance\, and must sign a waiver on your first day. Rolling applications\, aim for a mid-May submission. If interested\, please contact michelemsorensen@gmail.com by email or text/phone\nto 203-247-1390. \n\n\nActivities and responsibilities typically include\n\n\n\n\nLearning Opportunities & Benefits \n– Enjoy summer at this shorefront 235 acre state park\, visited or home to more than 300\nspecies of birds\, state-listed Diamondback Terrapin\, Bobcats\, Red Fox\, Coyote\, Deer.\n– Take part in our dune restoration project\, begun in 2017.\n– Learn to identify and care for native plants we’ve added along parking lot paths and in picnic\nareas along the beach.\n– Help us establish allees leading to the beach from the East Beach parking area.\n– Care for berry\, herb and vegetable plants in our Three Sisters Garden. Find out how they\nbenefit wildlife.\n– Identify pollinator host shrubs and perennials in our Pollinator Garden.\n– Learn to identify and control invasive plant species. Find out how they outcompete natives.\n– Identify & report butterflies & other pollinator insects using iNaturalist.\n– Observe and identify birds by sight and call & mammals by sight and signs.\n– Mini-lesson topics include pruning\, plant pathogens & soil amendments.\n– Assist with programming\, such as garden demonstrations and tours.\n– Help us create interpretive signage in English and Spanish.\n– Try out a variety of hand tools\, and learn how to care for them. We can provide tools. \nWe Appreciate\n– On-time attendance\, a strong work ethic & reliability\n– Enthusiasm for learning\n– Previous experience with gardening or landscape work is helpful\, but not required.
URL:https://friendsofsherwoodisland.org/event/friends-garden-team-summer-internship-at-sherwood-island/
LOCATION:Nature Center
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SUMMARY:Connecticut Trails Day - June 6 and 7
DESCRIPTION:It’s time for Connecticut Trails Day and here is what is happening at Sherwood Island State Park \nSaturday\, June 6 at 2pm: Beach to Beach walk with Louis Peitig \nSunday\, June 7 at 2pm: historical walk with Louis Peitig \nMore information to follow!
URL:https://friendsofsherwoodisland.org/event/connecticut-trails-day-june-6-and-7/
LOCATION:Nature Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T160000
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SUMMARY:Come to our Annual Meeting - Sunday\, June 28 at 4pm at the Nature Center
DESCRIPTION: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 and talk about what you would like to see at the park. Refreshments will be served. Open to All! \n2026 Officers and Directors Slate:\n\nOFFICERS:\nPresident – Jamie Van Acker\nCo Vice Presidents – Erica Caldwell and Magnus Larsson\nTreasurer – Cathy Walsh\nSecretary –  Josh Berkowsky \nDIRECTORS:\nJosh Berkowsky\nJim Beschle\nLuise Bianco\nErica Caldwell\nAl Gratrix\nMaddie Gray\nLiz-Ann Koos\nMagnus Larsson\nEmma Seltzer *\nJamie Van Acker\nCathy Walsh\n* *New board members
URL:https://friendsofsherwoodisland.org/event/please-join-us-for-our-annual-meeting-on-sunday-june-7th-at-4-pm-at-the-nature-center/
LOCATION:Nature Center
CATEGORIES:Nature Center
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SUMMARY:Purple Martin Banding - July 8 at 10:00am
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, July 8 at 10am\, DEEP staff and volunteers will be banding the baby Purple Martins at the Nature Center.
URL:https://friendsofsherwoodisland.org/event/purple-martin-banding-july-8-at-1000am/
CATEGORIES:Nature Center
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260712
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260810
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SUMMARY:The Earthplace Birds of Prey are coming to the Nature Center on Sunday 7/12 and Sunday 8/9
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URL:https://friendsofsherwoodisland.org/event/the-earthplace-birds-of-prey-are-coming-to-the-nature-center-on-sunday-7-12-and-sunday-8-9/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260721
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260805
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SUMMARY:Beardsley Zoo is coming to the Sherwood Island Nature Center on 7/21 and 8/4
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URL:https://friendsofsherwoodisland.org/event/beardsley-zoo-is-coming-to-the-sherwood-island-nature-center-on-7-21-and-8-4/
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SUMMARY:Thank You to the Garden Team for all their work!!!
DESCRIPTION:The Friends’ Garden Team has started its 9th year working in the East Beach dunes\, gardens\, picnic areas and parking lot. \n\nThis 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 the restoration of the East Beach from the point to the East Beach Bath House.\n\nEach year the team fertilize and water the newly planted grasses\, paying careful attention to rainfall deficits.\nThey continue to weed\, water\, mulch and repair/replace fencing on over 100 trees and shrubs planted in the East Beach area.  They maintain the Three Sisters and Pollinator Gardens\, adding plants\, fertilizing\, weeding and watering.\nAnd this year they hope to have two student garden interns to help their team of 12 local volunteers and Master Gardeners.
URL:https://friendsofsherwoodisland.org/event/thank-you-to-the-garden-team-for-all-their-work/
LOCATION:Nature Center
CATEGORIES:Nature Center
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261031
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SUMMARY:June 2026 - President's message
DESCRIPTION:Greetings from Sherwood Island\,\nA lot has gone on at the oldest State park in the past year. \nThe Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has embarked on a major paving\nproject throughout the park’s parking facilities and roadways. DEEP has also closed access to the Pavilion\nfor the remainder of the year due to unsafe conditions caused by deterioration of the roof and ceiling.\nEngineers are currently looking for a solution\, but it won’t be in time for this year’s Shorefest fundraiser.\nA new mowing protocol is in effect around the park aimed at discouraging the Canada Geese from\nnesting and residing here. \nMichele Sorensen\, the Friends’ Garden team Captain\, and her team of local and Master Gardener intern\nvolunteers are caring for about 150 native trees and shrubs throughout the East Beach picnic and parking\nareas. The Teams’ work helps support pollinators and wildlife at the park and on their seasonal\nmigrations. The team also maintains the Three Sisters Garden and the Pollinator Garden outside the\nNature Center. This summer\, the garden team includes our first Garden Team Intern\, Gabrielle Hebert.\nIn April\, the Garden Team\, along with Volunteers from Sacred Heart University Physician’s Assistant\nProgram planted 3\,600 more dune grass plants. This brings the total to over 24\,000 plants\, re-establishing\nthe dunes across East Beach with the hopes of increasing shoreline resilience to storm damage and\nproviding nesting areas for shore birds like the Piping Plover and Killdeer. \nThe Tree Committee has worked with Park staff to plant nine White Spruce trees this Spring to re-start\nthe Owl Habitat project. The project was paused due to the long summer droughts over the past few\nyears\, but Caitlin Munson\, our Park Supervisor\, has committed to having staff irrigate the new plantings\nthroughout the Summer to ensure their survival. \nThe Purple Martin Colony has returned this Spring and is under the careful monitoring of Tina Green\nand David Anastasia. As in years past\, there will be a bird banding activity in July by the Purple Martin\nSociety\, the date to be determined by the Martin’s schedule. \nWe can’t do this without your Membership dollars and financial support. We hope you will join us at our\nannual Meeting and take this opportunity to renew your FOSI membership. \nBest\,\nJamie Van Acker
URL:https://friendsofsherwoodisland.org/event/june-2025-presidents-message/
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