SPEAKER SERIES: Rewilding Our Lawns with Murray Fisher

Presented at the Fishers Island Library August 12, 2025, Murray Fisher shared how he turned half his Westchester County yard into a thriving wild oasis-and why it changed everything for him and his family.

With 60 million acres of manicured lawns in America, naturalist Murray Fisher sees an untapped opportunity. His mission? To inspire a movement: transforming ordinary lawns into powerful spaces for wildlife, carbon capture, and personal reconnection with nature.

Murray Fisher is co-founder of the New York Harbor School and Billion Oyster Project, Trustee of the H.L. Ferguson Museum, and partner in Plan it Wild.

Co-hosted with The Henry L. Ferguson Museum.