We are a nonprofit partner for this year's Long Island Natural History Conference, managed by Seatuck and the Long Island Nature Organization (LINO). We look forward […]

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

Come join SOFO and the New York Marine Rescue Center for a Seal Advocacy Lecture and training workshop to learn about the seals of New York- […]

The Level I lecture plus the Level II In-field Training further prepares attendees in assessing a seal’s behavior to provide New York Marine Rescue Center staff […]

The geologic event that most affected the land surface of Long Island was the advance of a massive continental glacier into this region during the Wisconsin […]

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 […]

SOFO’s Young Environmentalists Society (YES!) is led by Mare Dianora, an interdisciplinary artist whose practice involves building community and creating connections to home and place. YES! […]

Prepare for spring bloom by planting native flowers in pots! Each participant will be able to take home their own pot of native flower seed to […]

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 […]

The first rains in March are a welcome sign that spring is starting and the natural world is waking from winter. But why does it rain? […]

The first rains in March are a welcome sign that spring is starting and the natural world is waking from winter. But why does it rain? […]

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 […]