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 Sunset Lectures
Thursday evenings at 6.
See the calendar and
more information on
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Saturday fun
On
Saturday afternoons, fun for kids at the Nature
Center and the beach.
See the calendar and
more information on
our blog.
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Commissioner Dan Esty's talk at Sherwood Island |
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DEEP Commissioner Esty's July 28 Sunset Lecture at the
Nature Center was recorded by CT-N On Demand. |
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Click here for the video. |
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The
Park
Sherwood
Island State Park, on the shore of Long
Island Sound in Westport Connecticut, covers 234 acres of beach, wetlands and
woodlands. People come to the park
to hike, bike, ski, swim, fish, study
nature, watch birds, fly kites, fly
model airplanes, play volleyball,
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The Friends
Like other State parks, Sherwood Island needs the support of its
friends. The Friends of Sherwood
Island raise funds from public
and private sources, help plan the park's
future, and arrange for programs in the park and the Nature
Center, all
in
cooperation with the State Department of
Environmental Protection. |
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Nature Center closed for the winter
Now that the 2011 summer season has ended, the Nature Center
is closed until next spring.
It was a wonderful summer. Program Director Rindy Higgins
and a crew of interns ran programs that entertained and
enlightened beach-goers and animal lovers of all ages.
In addition to all that the Friends arranged Thursday
evening lectures and a series of
Saturday Fun programs on the beach.
But the park will be open with
no entry fees.
Check out our
birder pages to see some of the winter residents. |
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Westport
artist Miggs Burroughs received the 2006 Special Friend of
Sherwood Island award for for the bumper sticker he designed for
the Governor's "No
Child Left Inside" initiative
-- to reconnect youngsters with the outdoors, build the next
generation of environmental stewards and showcase Connecticut’s
state parks and forests. |
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Welcoming Nature Center visitors