3 events 26 3 events, 26 2026-05-01 Friends’ Garden Team Summer Internship at Sherwood Island Friends’ Garden Team Summer Internship at Sherwood Island May 1 - August 31 Friends’ Garden Team Summer Internship at Sherwood Island 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... 2026-07-12 The Earthplace Birds of Prey are coming to the Nature Center on Sunday 7/12 and Sunday 8/9 The Earthplace Birds of Prey are coming to the Nature Center on Sunday 7/12 and Sunday 8/9 July 12 - August 9 The Earthplace Birds of Prey are coming to the Nature Center on Sunday 7/12 and Sunday 8/9 2026-07-21 Beardsley Zoo is coming to the Sherwood Island Nature Center on 7/21 and 8/4 Beardsley Zoo is coming to the Sherwood Island Nature Center on 7/21 and 8/4 July 21 - August 4 Beardsley Zoo is coming to the Sherwood Island Nature Center on 7/21 and 8/4

3 events 27 3 events, 27 2026-05-01 Friends’ Garden Team Summer Internship at Sherwood Island 2026-07-12 The Earthplace Birds of Prey are coming to the Nature Center on Sunday 7/12 and Sunday 8/9 2026-07-21 Beardsley Zoo is coming to the Sherwood Island Nature Center on 7/21 and 8/4

3 events 28 3 events, 28 2026-05-01 Friends’ Garden Team Summer Internship at Sherwood Island 2026-07-12 The Earthplace Birds of Prey are coming to the Nature Center on Sunday 7/12 and Sunday 8/9 2026-07-21 Beardsley Zoo is coming to the Sherwood Island Nature Center on 7/21 and 8/4

3 events 29 3 events, 29 2026-05-01 Friends’ Garden Team Summer Internship at Sherwood Island 2026-07-12 The Earthplace Birds of Prey are coming to the Nature Center on Sunday 7/12 and Sunday 8/9 2026-07-21 Beardsley Zoo is coming to the Sherwood Island Nature Center on 7/21 and 8/4

4 events 30 4 events, 30 2026-05-01 Friends’ Garden Team Summer Internship at Sherwood Island 2026-07-12 The Earthplace Birds of Prey are coming to the Nature Center on Sunday 7/12 and Sunday 8/9 2026-07-21 Beardsley Zoo is coming to the Sherwood Island Nature Center on 7/21 and 8/4 2026-07-30 Featured Thank You to the Garden Team for all their work!!! Featured Thank You to the Garden Team for all their work!!! Featured July 30 - November 29 Thank You to the Garden Team for all their work!!! 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...

5 events 31 5 events, 31 2026-05-01 Friends’ Garden Team Summer Internship at Sherwood Island 2026-07-12 The Earthplace Birds of Prey are coming to the Nature Center on Sunday 7/12 and Sunday 8/9 2026-07-21 Beardsley Zoo is coming to the Sherwood Island Nature Center on 7/21 and 8/4 2026-07-30 Featured Thank You to the Garden Team for all their work!!! 2026-07-31 June 2026 – President’s message June 2026 – President’s message July 31 - October 30 June 2026 – President’s message 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...