SOFO is offering a monthly program for homeschooling families with older students which will take place on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 1 pm. We will enjoy identification and classification, nature journaling, graphing and data collection at various locations on Eastern Long Island. Students are encouraged to bring their own composition notebook for journaling and notes from available field guides.

We will continue our adventures and surveys on Wednesday November 25, 2026 at Quogue Wildlife Refuge where we explore the trails around the three ponds, identifying the plants of oak, pine, and swamp forests. You will also find out that not all evergreen plants have needles and some have surprising historical uses or warnings. With luck we will spot some resident songbirds and water birds and learn how to identify them by sound.

Program Leader: Crystal Possehl-Oakes has worked as an environmental educator at SOFO since 2005 and part-time since 2019 after her son Wyatt was born. “Wyatt and I look forward to meeting you and learning with you!”

There is a $10/child material fee (participating adult included) for this program. This program fee will also provide non-members with free admission to the museum on a day of their choice. Advanced reservations are required for all events.

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