Earth Day 2022 is Friday, April 22. But the park will be busy all weekend with visitors and events. On Saturday, April 23, Friends of Sherwood Island will be onsite and running activities from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Look for us on the East Beach walkway near the Main Pavilion. Plans include: 9:30 AM...
This year, the celebration is all weekend! Join us on June 4-5. The short version: Saturday, June 4 Butterfly Walk at 10 AM Kayak Paddle at 1 PM Sunday, June 5 Archaeology Walk at 1 PM Nature Walk at 2 PM Read on for details on all events! Saturday, June 4 10:00 AM Butterfly Walk...
Live performance on the porch of the Nature Center! Local college student, Abigail Morse, will play jazz and classical saxophone. Come enjoy the music and explore Sherwood Island State Park on this special day!
Friends of Sherwood Island State Park cordially invite you to attend our Annual General Meeting on Sunday, June 12, 2022 - at 4:30 PM in the Main Pavilion. Feature Presentation: "Coastal Habitats and Climate Change in Connecticut" About Juliana Barrett - Since 2006, Julia has been with the University of Connecticut Sea Grant College Program...
Please join us at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, 6/19 at the Nature Center, Sherwood Island State Park for a presentation on why horseshoe crabs are important to conserve for your good health and the health of the Sound. We will start at the Nature Center and then go down to the beach to look for spawning...
Five Irish musicians will be playing some of their favorite tunes on the porch of the Nature Center at Sherwood Island, from 1-2 pm on Sunday, July 24. Bill Morse (Irish flute), Randi Weiner Gormley (mandolin) and her husband, Dave Gormley (guitar), Voni Healey McCrae (bodhran) and her husband, Jim McCrae (fiddle) are members of...
Join us as to meet live birds of prey - an owl, a hawk or maybe a vulture? Earthplace of Westport will share their animal ambassadors with us from 2 to 3 pm at the Nature Center. Siobhan will be on hand with artifacts for you to look at, and will answer all your questions. Two...
Learn about the Park's birds with Nature Center intern Shane, an environmental studies major at U of Vermont who has been birding since age 11. Bring binoculars. Meet on the Nature Center porch. Free.
Our Nature Center intern, Harrison is a bug nut - Come to the Nature Center every Thursday at 1 pm for a treasure hunt to find interesting bugs in our gardens. Create your own bug with paper cutout parts. Try your hand drawing one with our expert help. Learn how to report your findings on...
Join us at the Nature Center on August 7 at 1 PM for a talk by permitted wildlife rehabilitator Pam Meier from The Turtle’s Back. Learn about and meet these important animals. All ages welcome.
In partnership with Earthplace. Two sessions: July 24 & August 14, 2 PM @ Nature Center. More details TBA.
Sunny days invite butterflies to enjoy the Park's wildflowers! Tiger Swallowtail, Pearl Crescent, Variegated Fritillary, Clouded Sulphur, Black Swallowtail, Monarch, and the ubiquitous Cabbage White are some we expect to see. Bring binoculars and camera or smartphone. Join butterfly enthusiast Michele Sorensen, as she leads the Friends' Butterfly Walk on August 21 at 2 pm, meeting...
