by Rolf Olsen | Apr 28, 2018 | FOSI News
On Tuesday May 8th, 6:30 pm Bowdoin College biologist Nathaniel T. Wheelwright will discuss his recent book “The Naturalist’s Notebook” at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street. Wheelwright and best-selling author Bernd Heinrich co-wrote “The Naturalist’s...
by Rolf Olsen | Apr 26, 2018 | FOSI News
Aram Calhoun will lead a vernal pool walk on Sears Island on Wednesday, May 9th, from 10am-12pm. Program participants will learn about vernal pool fauna and the landscape-scale functions of vernal pools. If time allows, Aram will also show the group some mitigation...
by Rolf Olsen | Apr 12, 2018 | Education and Outreach News, Explore, FOSI News, General, News, Upcoming
Friends of Sears Island will host Spring Stewards Day for Kids, on Friday, April 27th, from 4:00-5:30pm. After a long winter of marine debris washing up on Sears Island, spring is the perfect time for a beach clean-up, and with the celebration of Earth Day this month,...
by Rolf Olsen | Apr 5, 2018 | FOSI News
Friends of Sears Island invites you to join us for a fundraising dinner at Nautilus Seafood & Grill in Belfast, Wednesday, April 25th, from 5:00pm-9:00pm. Enjoy a delicious meal, and Nautilus will graciously donate 10% of your tab to Friends of Sears Island to...
by Rolf Olsen | Mar 21, 2018 | Education and Outreach News, FOSI News, News
Wildflower Talk will Prepare You to Identify Spring Blooms Northern blue violet growing on Sears Island. Photo by Alison Dibble Clare Cole will present a wildflower identification slideshow at the Belfast Free Library on April 3rd, at 6:30pm. She will discuss which...
by Rolf Olsen | Feb 9, 2018 | FOSI News
Friends of Sears Island will host a winter ecology walk on Saturday, March 17th from 10am-noon. Enjoy a late winter walk on Sears Island with Maine Master Naturalist Cyrene Slegona, while searching for animal tracks in the snow, signs of spring, and observing the...