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 | 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 6, 2018 | Education and Outreach News, FOSI News, Upcoming
Friends of Sears Island will host a presentation on the history of air pollution in Maine by Dr. Stephen Norton, at the Belfast Free Library on June 5th, at 6:30pm. Humans have only been able to accurately characterize the chemical climate of Earth for about 50 years....
by Rolf Olsen | Feb 1, 2018 | Education and Outreach News, Explore, FOSI News, News, Upcoming
This program is now full! If you would like to be put on a waiting list, please click to complete a registration form. You will be notified if space opens up. Have you ever wondered how animals and plants survive the harsh Maine winter? On February 20th from...
by Rolf Olsen | Jan 19, 2018 | Education and Outreach News, FOSI News, News, Upcoming
Learn about Maine’s newest endangered species Dr. Mark McCollough, endangered species biologist with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will speak on “The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, Maine Newest Endangered Species” at the Belfast Free Library on...
by Rolf Olsen | Jan 9, 2018 | Education and Outreach News, FOSI News
Friends of Sears Island (FOSI) recently received a generous grant from the Davis Conservation Foundation to create “Science Squad,” a place-based after-school program involving children as citizen scientists. In the coming year, FOSI will host an after-school program...
