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Stardew Valley Island Field Office
Island Field Office guide for Professor Snail rescue, Ginger Island fossils, Mummified Frog and Bat, Island Survey answers, Golden Walnut rewards, and Ostrich Incubator completion.
Quick facts
Professor Snail must be rescued before the Island Field Office donation desk and surveys can be used.
The Field Office tracks four fossil or specimen displays plus two island survey answers.
Full completion rewards Golden Walnuts along the way and the Ostrich Incubator recipe at the end.
Unlock the office
The office becomes useful only after the Dig Site bridge is repaired and Professor Snail is freed from the nearby cave. Bring an explosive route before starting the fossil checklist.
- Spend Golden Walnuts to repair the Dig Site bridge after Ginger Island North is open.
- Use a bomb, Explosive Ammo, or a careful slingshot shot to free Professor Snail.
- Return to the office to start donations and answer surveys.
Finish by source cluster
The fossil route is smoother when grouped by activity instead of by item name: Dig Site Bone Nodes, island artifact spots, jungle weeds, Volcano rocks, Golden Coconuts, fishing, and panning.
- Large Animal pieces pull from Dig Site nodes, river fishing, panning, Golden Coconuts, and southern artifact spots.
- Snake pieces mostly point to Ginger Island West, artifact spots, fishing, Mussel Nodes, and rocks.
- The survey answers are 22 Purple Flowers and 18 Purple Starfish.