Fowler Island
41°14′13″N 73°07′13″W / 41.2370°N 73.1203°W Fowler Island is the sole island owned by Milford, Connecticut, north of I-95 in the Housatonic River.[1] The island is north of the Moses Wheeler Bridge, and south of the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge.[2] The island is uninhabited except for occasional visits by anglers, bird watchers and duck hunters; all transportation to the island is by boat.
The island's maximum elevation is approximately 7 feet (2.1 m).[3] The mercury content was evaluated in 2003 at ~300 to 5000 ppb.[4]
From 2011 the island was part of a multi-year wetland restoration report by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, NOAA, and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The project goal was to eradicate an invasive species of plant known as Phragmites.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Fowler Island, CT". topoquest.com.
- ↑ "DOT Files" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2012.
- ↑ "Fowler Island, Connecticut Latitude/Longitude". lat-long.com.
- ↑ "Mercury in Housatonic River and Still River Sediments: A Legacy of Danbury (Ct) Hatmaking". Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ↑ Capototso, Paul. "Project #33: Wetland Restoration on the Lower Housatonic River Project Annual Summary Report" (PDF). ct.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2015.