Observing Glacial Erratics Along the Ronkonkoma Moraine: This program is for adults and teens.
Walk Leader: Frank Quevedo, SOFO Executive Director
The geologic event that most greatly affected the land surface of Long Island was the advance of a massive continental glacier into this region during the Wisconsin stage of the Pleistocene Epoch. The Ronkonkoma and the later Harbor Hill are two sub-stages, or positions, of this ice sheet which occurred on Long Island. https://www.garviespointmuseum.com/
This walk with Frank will give you an up-close view of glacial erratics – often the size of boulders – deposited as the glacier melted and retreated
For nonmembers, there is a $15 fee for Adults and $10 fee for children for this program. This program fee will also provide non-members with free admission to the museum on a day of their choice. Members are free.
Advanced reservations are required for all events. To register for this program, please contact us at info@sofo.org or call 631-537-9735.
Credit: Peconic Estuary Program
Alewife Trail Walk (1/2 mile) with Peconic Baykeeper, Peter Topping. This FREE program is for adults, teens, and children ages 5 and older.
Walk Leader, Peter Topping, Peconic Baykeeper
Streams and rivers along the East Coast once “ran silver” every spring as alewives and other diadromous fish made their annual spawning migrations from saltwater to freshwater. Join Peconic Baykeeper Peter Topping as we search for alewives in Southampton’s Alewife Creek. Along the way, we will learn about the history of these threatened and ecologically important fish as well as the efforts being made to protect their future on Long Island. This will also be a great opportunity to see osprey, herons, and egrets so bring binoculars! Ticks may be present, dress accordingly. Bring binoculars if you have them. Limited enrollment. woodlands and wetlands.
This is a free program.
Advanced reservations are required for all events. To register for this program, please contact us at info@sofo.org or call 631-537-9735.
Observing The Day in the Life of a SOFO Pond─A Pop-up Exhibit: This program will continue
through the spring and summer and is for all ages.
Program Leader: Crystal Possehl-Oakes, SOFO Environmental Outdoor Education Specialist
When we stand at the edge of a pond, we tend to notice the larger animals like frogs, turtles, and birds. But why do those animals choose to live at or visit the pond? We would need to get in the water to see the multitude of smaller animals that keep a pond healthy, but mud would be easily stirred up by a diver or ROV. Join Crystal after she has collected pond water in a variety of containers, with plenty of time for mud to settle and creatures to start moving and help collect and identify the secret life in the pond with a variety of magnifiers and microscopes. This pop- up exhibit will be held the first Sunday of the month, April through September, so stop by to see how pond life changes through spring and summer!
For nonmembers, there is a $15 fee for Adults and $10 fee for children for this program. This program fee will also provide non-members with free admission to the museum on a day of their choice. Members are free.
Advanced reservations are required for all events. To register for this program, please contact us at info@sofo.org or call 631-537-9735.
In Search of the American Woodcock: This program is for adults and teens.
Walk Leader: Melanie Meade, SOFO Education and Outreach Coordinator
The American Woodcock is well camouflaged with brown dappled leaf tones, and its foraging behavior keeps the bird’s movements close to the ground making it hard to spot during the daytime. But at dawn and again at dusk during late winter and early spring these birds really put on a show. Join SOFO for a short walk through the field and forest of Poxabogue County Park at dusk. As darkness falls, we will listen for the American Woodcock male’s “peent” call and watch for his aerial acrobatics as he tries to woo a female. This program has limited
enrollment.
For nonmembers, there is a $15 fee for Adults and $10 fee for children for this program. This program fee will also provide non-members with free admission to the museum on a day of their choice. Members are free.
Advanced reservations are required for all events. To register for this program, please contact us at info@sofo.org or call 631-537-9735.
Full “Pink Moon” Hike With Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt. This free program is for all ages.
Hike Leader: Dai Dayton, President, Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt
Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt (FLPG) and SOFO on a leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. The “Pink Moon” name comes from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other names for this month’s celestial body include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and among coastal tribes the Full Fish Moon, because this was the time that the shad swam upstream to spawn.
This is a free program. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com
Spring School Break Outdoor Nature Programs with SOFO Environmental Educators for Children of All Ages
10:30–11:30am
Exploring Nature with Our Five Senses
This is a free program.
Advanced reservations are required for all events. For more information, reservations, and directions to meeting places, please call: (631) 537-9735.