Friends of Sears Island will host a Nature Art Workshop for children on Sears Island after school on Wednesday, September 28 from 4:00-5:30pm. Participants will go on a short walk to collect natural items to be used in artmaking. These materials will then be incorporated into projects at several stations where kids will make prints […]
Offshore Wind Port Advisory Group The third meeting of the Offshore Wind Port Advisory Group (OSWPAG) will be held on Thursday, September 29, in Augusta. This 19-member group will advise Maine Department of Transportation and the Governor’s Energy Office regarding the development of a wind port where floating offshore wind turbines will be built and […]
Friends of Sears Island, along with our friends from Islesboro Islands Trust, Sierra Club Maine, and others, will present a rally for Sears Island on Saturday, October 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in the parking lot of Mermaid Plaza, 1 East Main Street in Searsport (the building with the blue roof on the […]
SORRY, DR. NORTON HAS COME DOWN WITH COVID, SO THIS IS EVENT IS CANCELLED. Coastal Mountains Land Trust, in partnership with Friends of Sears Island, presents Geology of Sears Island on Saturday, October 8 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Sears Island in Searsport. The popular Coastal Mountains Nature Program is a series of monthly […]
Friends of Sears Island will hold a free public meeting on Wednesday, October 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., in the Abbott Room at Belfast Free Library, to give an update on the status of the proposal to develop a “wind port” in Searsport. Large floating wind turbines would be constructed and launched from […]
From October 16-29, when you buy Scone Goddess Premium Scone Mixes online and enter the code "friends" at checkout, the Scone Goddess will donate $3.00 for each package to Friends […]
Friends of Sears Island invites you to join us for a dine-to-donate meal at Rio's Spiked Café in Searsport, Wednesday, October 26th, anytime from 5pm-9pm. Enjoy a meal out, and […]
Friends of Sears Island will be offering free “Share the Light” grab-and-go activity kits this month for children. With the solstice and the holidays approaching, now is a great time […]
Zoom Presentation with Sandra Mitchell Friends of Sears Island and the Carver Memorial Library will co-sponsor a live Zoom presentation titled “Maine Through the Seasons,” on Tuesday, November 15, at 6:30 pm. Naturalist and photographer Sandra Mitchell will help us to visit the natural world through the lens of her camera, pausing to discuss the […]
The public is invited to attend the next virtual (Zoom) meeting of the Offshore Wind Port Advisory Group. This group serves "as an advisor to the Maine Department of Transportation, the Governor’s Energy Office, and other state officials regarding the development of a wind port..." One of the sites being considered as the site of […]
Community members are invited to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season by sharing in a winter solstice celebration of light on Sears Island. Friends of Sears Island (FOSI) will host the event on Wednesday, December 21, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Attendees will enjoy a self-guided walk along […]
Our annual meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 18 at 6:30pm via Zoom, and we'd love for you to join us! Learn about FOSI's accomplishments over the past year […]