More than half of the island (on the west side) is a bird sanctuary off-limits to members of the public without permission to visit.

The island is available for overnight stays for those with permits, otherwise the east side is open from dawn till dusk.

[1] The island is home to cowbirds, yellow warblers, starlings, catbirds, diamondback terrapins, ospreys, great blue herons and canada geese.

sassafras, hickory, maple and beech trees, along with oriental bittersweet and multiflora roses, grow there.

[1] President: Paul Barbian Secretary Treasurer: Franklin Bloomer Directors: Lloyd Bankson, Paul Barbian, Franklin Bloomer, Anthony Carvette, Nancy Dickinson, George Friend, Alan Gilbert, Lucy Guillet, Lisette Henrey, Rosemary Loudin Advisory: Sue H. Baker Ex Officio: Denise Savageau, Craig Whitcomb[2]