by Rolf Olsen | Aug 29, 2017 | Education and Outreach News, Explore, FOSI News, General, News, Upcoming
Friends of Sears Island will be hosting a mushroom walk led by David Porter on September 13th, from 10am-12pm. David is a graduate of Yale and the University of Washington, and worked as a professor in the Plant Biology Department at the University of Georgia. His...
by Rolf Olsen | Aug 24, 2017 | Education and Outreach News, Explore, FOSI News, News
Friends of Sears Island will be hosting a free after-school program on monarch butterflies with Serena Cole for children ages 5-10 on September 12th, from 4:15-5:30pm. Serena has been a biology and environmental educator for 30 years. She has led student science...
by Rolf Olsen | Aug 24, 2017 | Education and Outreach News, Explore, FOSI News, General, News
Taking care of Sears Island has continued to be a hands-on venture this year, our second year of implementing our new Stewardship Management Plan. As always, invasive plant control is at the forefront of our efforts. We also completed more biological monitoring on...
by Rolf Olsen | Aug 17, 2017 | Education and Outreach News, FOSI News, News, Upcoming
With Dean Anderson Join Friends of Sears Island for a Tai Chi class on the beach with Dean Anderson, Tuesday, September 5th from 4:00-5:00pm. Dean has been practicing Tai Chi for the past ten years. Tai Chi practice on a regular basis has helped improve balance,...
by Rolf Olsen | Aug 12, 2017 | Education and Outreach News, FOSI News
We had a wonder-filled Kids Week on Sears Island! We were able to offer these experiences free to local children thanks to a grant from the Maine Community Foundation. During the first day, children created art on the beach by using sunprint paper to make prints of...
by Rolf Olsen | Jul 28, 2017 | Education and Outreach News, Explore, FOSI News, General, News, Upcoming
As part of Searsport Heritage Days, Friends of Sears Island will be hosting a walk titled “Archaeology of Sears Island and Upper Penobscot Bay: A Window Through Deep Time,” led by Paul Bock, on Saturday, August 12th, from 9:30-11:00am. Paul is an archaeologist and the...
