08.04.2022 Around the Island Young explorers get closer to nature at Mashomack Summertime and the living is easy at The Nature Conservancy’s Mashomack Preserve. Kids in the July session of Mashomack’s Environmental Explorers program had a great time hiking, wading, paddling...
07.06.2021 Around the Island Mashomack Musings: Tracking menhaden As offshore waters slowly warm with the seasons, many fish return to our estuaries and bays. One iconic fish, the Atlantic menhaden, sometimes called bunker, has made a recent...
03.24.2021 Around the Island Mashomack Musings: Winter’s gold in the meadows While some animals leave Shelter Island for warmer weather during the winter months, many have adapted to survive the cold. One of these winter survivors is the goldenrod gall...
03.06.2021 Around the Island Mashomack Musings: Freezing waters As the thermometer falls, cold temperatures race to solidify our watery habitats. Here at Mashomack Preserve, the frozen landscapes take many forms, from solidified freshwater kettle ponds to skim...
02.18.2021 Around the Island Mashomack Musings: No otters but our otters At a time of year when it seems like all living things have hunkered down for winter’s coldest months, there’s evidence around of the once-absent American river otter (Lontra...