Latest Past Events

Archaeology Walk – CT Trails Day Weekend

Nature Center

Join us for an Archaeology Walk on the Sherwood Island History Trail. The walk will be led by Archaeologists Dawn Brown and Ernie Wiegand. The walk will include points of interest, terrain, and examining the traces of past inhabitants of Sherwood Island, from 1000 B.C. to the 1940s. The leader will share findings from recent...

Free

Horseshoe Crab Walk

Nature Center

Kyra Lerner, a volunteer with Sacred Heart University’s Project Limulus and a former Sherwood Island Nature Center Intern, will lead a talk and walk about Horseshoe Crabs on Sunday, June 4 at 11 am.  The event meets & departs from the Nature Center porch.  Be prepared to wade in shallow water along the shore.  After...

Free

Nature Walk – CT Trails Day Weekend

Nature Center

Discover Sherwood Island! Go beach to beach and discover habitats, inhabitants, and special features (9/11 Memorial, Model Airport, wetlands, pine forest) of this waterfront Gateway park. Go beach to beach on a Fun Walk along Long Island Sound- discover habitats, inhabitants, birding locations, viewing platforms, a purple martin enclave, and other special features of this...

Free