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SoFo provides exciting and educational nature experiences through
out-of-doors nature walks and indoor workshops and programs.
Each event is led by an expert naturalist.
There is no charge for SoFo Members (unless otherwise stated).
Non-Members are charged $7 per adult and $5 per child (ages 3-12).
Children 2 years and Under are free of charge.
Reservations must be made for these walks, workships, and programs.
Benefits of a Membership
Join as a member and receive all the benefits of a membership, including free admission to programming, and museum admission, plus the quarterly newsletter with listings of nature walks, talks and workshops for both children and adults.
Want to learn more about natural history & SoFo's nature programs?Sign-up for our E-mail List
by emailing SoFo at sofo@hamptons.com
Click on the E-mail link above to let us know the subjects that are of particular interest to you. In your E-mail please indicate the natural history areas you would like to know more about so that we can send you a list of programs geared to your special interests.
Birds · Insects · Mammals · Marine Life · Plants & Fungi
Reptiles & Amphibians · Activities for Children · Community Events · All of the Above
For information, reservations, and directions to meeting places for any scheduled programming, please contact the South Fork Natural History Museum at (631) 537-9735 email: sofo@hamptons.com |
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How To Identify our Native Ferns
7/5/2008
· 8 a.m. - Saturday
Sag Harbor
Leader: Jim Ash - SoFo Director
Find just the right places to locate our native ferns and learn how to identify them by their shape, structure, and the character of their leaves, leaflets, subleaflets, lobes, and stalks. You'll become a pteridologist (someone who studies ferns) when you connect the words pinna, pinnule, pinnulet, rachis, and rhizome to their more common English terms.
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Museum Field Walk
7/12/2008
· 10 -10:45 am Children 6 & Under, 1-2:25 pm Children 7 & Older - Saturday
Bridgehampton - SoFo
Leader: Crystal Possehl - Nature Educator
Join Crystal for a tour of the field behind the museum and to learn about the plants and animals found in the field and its ponds. We'll be looking to tracks, scat, and wildflowers, and listening for the songs of the many birds that call this field home. Younger children will walk the short field loop around the pine trees near the pond. Older children will walk the long field loop that covers the perimeter of the almost 40-acre field. It is recommended that families with children in both age groups join the younger group.
Registration is limited for this walk. You must call in advance so that we can keep the groups small and children can be given personal attention.
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Make a Fish Print T-Shirt
7/19/2008
· 9:30 a.m - Saturday
Bridgehampton - SoFo
Leader: Sue & Al Daniels
In this delightful hands-on workshop children and their adult companions will learn about fish anatomy while making their own colorful fish print t-shirts to take home and wear with pride. There will be an additional charge of $10 per person for t-shirt and supplies.
Registration is limited for this workshop. You must call in advance so that we can keep the group small.
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Marine Life in our Estuaries
7/26/2008
· 10 a.m. - Saturday
Bridgehampton - SoFo
Leader: Judith Weis, PhD, Rutgers Univ.
Judith Weis has studied the estuarine life of the South Fork for many years. Join us for this presentation about five important local estuarine organisms: killifish, Blue fish, Blue Crabs, Grass Shrimp, and Fiddlers Crabs: what they do, how they interact, where to find them, what they need, and how pollution affects them.
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The Secret Life in a Pond
8/3/2008
· 9:30 -10:30 am Children 3 to 5, 11 am - Noon Children 6 & Older - Sunday
Bridgehampton - SoFo
Leader: Lindsey Rohrbach - Nature Educator
Come discover the array of creatures that live in the ponds, from the frogs and insects to the small microorganisms that dwell in the watery muck. We'll uncover this fascinating environment with underwater viewers, magnifying glasses, microscopes and hands-on exploration. Join Lindsey to learn about these larger pond critters as well as the smaller insects, worms, and single-celled plants and animals that make the pond their home.
Registration is limited for this walk. You must call in advance so that we can keep the groups small and children can be given personal attention.
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Seining & Sieving: Life of the Bay & Harbor
8/9/2008
· 10 a.m. - Saturday
East Hampton
Leader: Pete Weis
Roll up your pants and get your feet wet so you can meet the creatures of our sandy bay beaches and muddy harbor shores. Pete and his crew will use seining nets and strainers to teach you about our fascinating aquatic life such as amphipods, isopods, worms, crabs, and fish. Space is limited. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Shorebirds for Beginners
8/16/2008
· 2:30 p.m. - Saturday
Napeague
Leader: Joe Giunta
Mid-to-late August is the most productive time to view southward-bound shorebirds as they make their way through our area from their breeding grounds in the Arctic to their wintering grounds in Central and South America. Learn how to identify these migrating shorebirds as their plumage changes from alternate (breeding) plumage to basic plumage.
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Beachcombing
8/23/2008
· 9 a.m. - Saturday
East Hampton
Leader: Crystal Possehl & Jim Ash
Do you remember what it was like as a child to spend hours walking up and down the beach searching for seashells and sea life? It was an exhilarating time, full of joy and surprises as you discovered the beauty and mystery of ocean life. Enjoy this experience once again with Crystal and Jim who will help you to identify the shells you find, and teach you about the fascinating lives of the animals and plants that inhabit the sea and the sand. A magnifying glass would be useful to bring along.
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Snapping Turtles: Prehistoric Monster Hunt
8/30/2008
· 10 a.m. - Saturday
Bridgehampton
Leader: Andy Sabin - SoFo Board President
For Children and Adults.
Of ancient lineage, the snapping turtle, which can grow to a length of 3 feet from head to tail and weigh as much as 70 pounds, will be the main subject of this adventure with Andy. You'll also get to know the Painted Turtle, and perhaps meet up with the aptly named Stickpot Turtle. Children love this walk.
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Feeding Time at the Museum - For Children
9/6/2008
· 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Bridgehampton - SoFo
Leader: Heather Abrams - Nature Educator
Ever wondered how a crab eats? Have you ever seen a frog or salamander catch its food? Do you know what turtles enjoy for a snack? Well, if you're wondering, this program is for you! Join Heather for this feeding time at the museum and find out what's on the menu for some of our local animals.
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Fall Bird Migration at Montauk
9/13/2008
· 7:45 a.m. - Saturday
Montauk
Leader: Hugh McGuinness
Montauk is one of Long Island's best known migration "traps," areas where migrating birds congregate. When cold fronts are driven through by strong northwest winds the migrants, flying at night, drift over the ocean. At dawn with their energy reserves running low they seek the nearest land, and fly north to Long Island's south shore beaches. Join Hugh in Montauk to observe the land and shorebirds that migrate through this Atlantic Flyway "trap."
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Special Visit to the Town of East Hampton
9/20/2008
· 10 a.m. - Saturday
Napeague
Leader: Frank Quevedo - Bay Management Specialist 1
For South Fork Natural History Museum Members Only
Limited to 15 people
Reserve immediately. Call SoFo at 631- 537-9735
Due to a declining population of bivalves (clams, scallops, and oysters), the Town of East Hampton raises some of these bivalves to the age of one year and then seeds them in harbors and bays throughout the Town. This is a unique opportunity to see the Enhancement Program in action as you board a flat-bottom boat and ride to the inlet of Napeague Harbor to see where and how the Town “grows-out” these clams, scallops, and oysters for later seeding.
Please wear appropriate footwear as your feet will get wet.
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Seining for Tropical Fish
9/27/2008
· 11 a.m. - Saturday
Shinnecock
Leader: Crystal Possehl & Jim Ash
Would you believe that tropical sea creatures such as Blue Tang fish, Spot-fin Butterfly fish, Seahorses, and Pipefish can be found in the waters of our bays? Well, believe it! At the end of the summer the Gult Stream eddies up into our waters bringing a myriad of tropical sea life to our shallow bays. Join the SoFo Staff as we use our seining nets to bring in these tropical visitors to share with you.
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