Explore Birding as a new hobby: Take a walk with volunteer docents Cindy & Dave and learn how to identify the birds that we might find, […]

Several species of seals come to visit Long Island during the colder winter months in search of food. The three most common species that visit Long […]

Join SOFO for light refreshments and a presentation with John Holzapfel (Oysterponds Historical Society). Legendary naturalist and Orient native son Roy Latham spent decades examining the […]

“Salamander Commander” Andy Sabin will take us into the nighttime woods in search of the largest of our native salamanders, the endangered Eastern Tiger Salamander. Don’t […]

Water is a very important part of our Earth. It can exist as liquid water in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and even underground; it can exist […]

For the third year in a row, the Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island (CRESLI) and the South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature […]

SOFO is offering a monthly program which will take place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1 pm for children ages 3 to 7 […]

This Week: National Learn About Butterflies Day. To celebrate the wonderful world of butterflies, let's prepare for the coming spring season and plant some native wildflowers! […]

Birding is a great way to make new friends, learn about the environment, and get outdoors. Join our Young Birders Club! The Club meets at 10AM […]

Montauk’s vernal ponds are some of the few places in the world where the Blue-spotted Salamander, in its purebred form, can be found. Join SOFO on […]

Introducing “Who’s Hungry?!” with SOFO! Join us for this FREE hands-on experience and help the staff feed our resident animals! This will be a weekly activity every Thursday […]