Fowler Island

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
  1. http://www.topoquest.com/place-detail.php?id=207173
  2. http://www.ct.gov/dot/lib/dot/documents/dpolicy/policymaps/adt/2005-04-03pdf/138adt.pdf
  3. http://www.lat-long.com/Latitude-Longitude-207173-Connecticut-Fowler_Island.html
  4. http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003NE/finalprogram/abstract_51250.htm
  5. https://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/natural_resources/housatonic/deepwhammprogramreport20112012.pdf
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