Dagny Johnson at the Grouper Pavilion at the park.
Dagny Johnson moved permanently to Key Largo in 1967 and was concerned about how much development was happening in the Florida Keys.
She founded the Upper Keys Citizens Association in 1971 and, with this group and other concerned citizens, she worked to raise awareness of development plans that would have destroyed the largest contiguous tropical hardwood hammock in the United States.
They went to Monroe County Commission meetings, made a film and presented it to the Florida Legislature, and were covered by Miami Herald writer Carl Hiaasen. Through their efforts, the Port Bougainville development was stopped and the state of Florida bought the land that is now Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park, along with other parcels.
Mar 3, 2021
Robin Schoener, daughter of the late Fred and Jean Schoener of Westfield, N.Y., died in her home in Oak Bluffs, MA Feb. 3 after a long and valiant fight with appendix cancer. She was 67 years old.
Robin traveled extensively and after living in several other countries including Egypt, Belgium and Brazil, settled in Boston where she worked for John Handcock Financial Services.
Robin relocated to Oak Bluffs, on Martha’s Vineyard in 2016 where she was part of a close knit community of loving friends. She joined the Community Choir and the Island Grown Gleaning Initiative. She also enjoyed being a member of the Bend in the Road Book Club.
Robin Schoener
Robin Schoener, daughter of the late Fred and Jean Schoener of Westfield, died in her home in Oak Bluffs, Mass. Feb. 3, 2021, after a long and valiant fight with appendix cancer. She was 67 years old. Robin traveled extensively and after living in several other countries including Egypt, Belgium and Brazil, settled in Boston where she worked for John Handcock Financial Services.
Robin relocated to Oak Bluffs, on Martha’s Vineyard, in 2016 where she was part of a close knit community of loving friends. She joined the community choir and the Island Grown Gleaning Initiative. She also enjoyed being a member of the Bend in the Road Book Club.
The Martha s Vineyard Times
Robin Schoener, 67, of Oak Bluffs, died on Feb. 3, 2021, after a long and valiant fight with cancer. Robin grew up in Western New York, and after living in several other countries including Egypt, Belgium, and Brazil, settled in Boston.
Robin came to Martha’s Vineyard in 2016 to take care of her friend Bob Jacobs in his last days. After his death, she decided to retire to Martha’s Vineyard permanently because of the loving friends and community that she took comfort in. She joined the Community Choir and the Island Grown Gleaning Initiative.
She also enjoyed being a member of the Bend in the Road Book Club. Robin loved getting to know the Island, and with her close group of friends she enjoyed many outings to all the Island events before she became ill. She was talented on many levels, including weaving, needle point and singing.
Birds raced to the feeder on a recent morning, surrounding it, circling, hoping others would leave. Goldfinch seemingly attacked as a group, forcing all others off their perches. Even a Baltimore oriole showed up to remind me he lives nearby.
AI Alexa told me a hard freeze warning was in effect that day until 9 a.m. Phone callers have recently made suggestive comments, “You know, this is a really cold winter.” Intonations indicate that a cold day means we can forget about climate change.
Despite having had several freezes in the past weeks, our global climate still warms. In fact last year tied 2016 for the hottest year on record. Climate change does affect weather. As the jet stream becomes more unstable, our weather too becomes less predictable with more extreme weather events.