Outer Island is a 5-acre island located in Long Island Sound. It is one of the

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, a small archipelago just south of Stony Creek, a hamlet of

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. Outer Island is the southern terminus and most remote island found within this archipelago. It is on the ten units of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge. The island was transferred to the

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in 1995 by Elizabeth Hird. This island provides habitat for marine and avian wildlife. It is maintained in a cooperative partnership with

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and currently used

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and an outdoor natural classroom by school groups from the city of

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. Visitors are able to access Outer Island via a small public dock and beaching are on the leeward side of the island. There is a small interpretive center that is staffed by volunteers during the summer season. Student volunteers also work on improvement projects on the island in conjunction with th
Friends of Outer Island
organization and the National Fish and Wildlife Service.

References

*
Wealthy Widow Buying Up Thimbles
', "New Haven Register", January 22, 2006, page A1 *

'; Stacey Stowe; "In the Region/Connecticut", ''

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'', July 30, 2006; Real Estate page 10.

External links

Friends of Outer Island
* Outer Island is at {{Connecticut-geo-stub Thimble Islands Long Island Sound

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