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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251110T200150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T200150Z
UID:39789-1765116000-1765123200@sofo.org
SUMMARY:MUSEUM CLOSED: Birthday Party (2 pm - 4 pm)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/museum-closed-birthday-party-2-pm-4-pm-18/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251205T194932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T194932Z
UID:39812-1765450800-1765450800@sofo.org
SUMMARY:Who's Hungry?! with SOFO
DESCRIPTION: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 at 11 AM. We’ll feed different animals each week\, so be sure to join us regularly. \nThis experience is appropriate for all ages. It is free for SOFO members and included with museum admission for non-members. Registrations are not necessary.
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/whos-hungry-with-sofo-2/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/feeding-time-2.png
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20250930T140336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T151443Z
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SUMMARY:Young Birders Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please note: this program was rescheduled from 12/20. \nBirding 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 and is open to anyone ages 8 to 18 who is interested in learning about birds. Since Long Island has many great habitats that are home to a wide variety of species\, we concentrate on birding in local areas. \nPlease bring binoculars if you have them (we will have a few pairs to lend) and a field guide to birds of the eastern United States. If you don’t have a field guide\, we’ll have one here for you to use. \nClub Leader: Aidan Perkins\, Wildlife Biologist \nThis FREE program is for children and adults ages 8-18. Advanced reservations are required for all events. \n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/young-birders-club-meeting-24/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Perkins-YBC-2.png
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251126T170433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T170433Z
UID:39799-1765620000-1765627200@sofo.org
SUMMARY:Seal Cruise\, co-sponsored with CRESLI
DESCRIPTION: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 Center (SOFO) are co-sponsoring seal cruises. Join us as a CRESLI scientist leads 2-hour expeditions to view\, photograph\, and gather information about the diversity and distribution of the seals in Shinnecock Bay. You’ll learn about the different species of seals in our waters\, as well as the characteristics and behaviors that allow these animals to thrive. You’ll hear about the history of seal exploitation and recovery and see these animals in their natural habitat. \nCRESLI Seal Cruises on the RV Peconic around Shinnecock Bay will meet and board 30 minutes before the listed departure time at the dock area (address: Stony Brook Marine Station\, 8 Little Neck Road\, Southampton\, NY 11968). \nThis program is for adults\, teens\, and children ages 8+. The cost for the cruise is $40 per person. \nSpaces are limited and registration is required. Registrations can be made by visiting cresli.org.
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/seal-cruise-co-sponsored-with-cresli-14/
LOCATION:Southampton
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/seal-walk-harbor-seal.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T103000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251205T202037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T202037Z
UID:39824-1765621800-1765621800@sofo.org
SUMMARY:Birding for Beginners
DESCRIPTION:Explore Birding as a new hobby: Take a walk with volunteer docents Cindy & Dave at Shinnecock East and learn how to identify the birds that we might find\, including blue jay\, black-capped chickadee\, starling\, northern mockingbird and red-tailed hawk. Listen to the voices and observe the behavior of the birds to help identify them. No prior experience required. Bring binoculars if you have them. \nWalk Leaders: Cindy Lenkiewicz and Dave Polek\, SOFO Docents \nThis FREE program is for adults\, teens\, and children ages 10+. Advanced reservations are required for all events. \n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/birding-for-beginners-6/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/birding-for-beginners-cindyanddave-2.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251110T185227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T185227Z
UID:39785-1765976400-1765987200@sofo.org
SUMMARY:MUSEUM CLOSED: Private Event (1 pm - 4 pm)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/museum-closed-private-event-1-pm-4-pm-3/
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251205T195036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T195036Z
UID:39814-1766055600-1766055600@sofo.org
SUMMARY:Who's Hungry?! with SOFO
DESCRIPTION: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 at 11 AM. We’ll feed different animals each week\, so be sure to join us regularly. \nThis experience is appropriate for all ages. It is free for SOFO members and included with museum admission for non-members. Registrations are not necessary.
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/whos-hungry-with-sofo-3/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/feeding-time-2-1.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20250930T135012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T214133Z
UID:39719-1766062800-1766070000@sofo.org
SUMMARY:SOFO’s East End Outdoor Nature Education with Crystal at Long Beach\, Sag Harbor
DESCRIPTION:*Please note: this program has been rescheduled from December 17* \nSOFO 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 years and is geared towards homeschooling families. Programs will have a variety of activities to strengthen language development\, literacy\, math\, and science and will take place at various locations on Eastern Long Island. \nWe will continue our adventures on Thursday December 18\, 2025 on Long Beach in Sag Harbor looking for shells and other treasures at the high tide line and learn which birds think Long Island is a great place to spend the winter. We will enjoy some fun stories\, simple nature journals\, beginner graphing\, and worksheets to take home. \nProgram 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! \nThere is a $10/child 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. Members are free. Advanced reservations are required for all events. \n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/sofos-east-end-outdoor-nature-education-with-crystal-at-long-beach-sag-harbor/
LOCATION:Sag Harbor
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/eeone-long-beach.png
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251221T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251221T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20250930T140919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T214213Z
UID:39723-1766322000-1766322000@sofo.org
SUMMARY:Seal Walk with SOFO
DESCRIPTION: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 Island at this time of year are harbor seals\, gray seals\, and harp seals. Join us for a guided walk during low tide and learn more about these mammalian winter visitors and how to safely view them. \nProgram Leader: Sydney Mantione\, SOFO Environmental Educator \nThis program is for adults\, teens\, and children ages 8+. \nFor non-members\, there is a $15 fee for adults and a $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. \n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/seal-walk-with-sofo/
LOCATION:Westhampton
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/seal-walk-2.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251223T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251223T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251222T220025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251222T220025Z
UID:39868-1766494800-1766505600@sofo.org
SUMMARY:MUSEUM CLOSED: Outreach Event (1 pm - 4 pm)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/museum-closed-outreach-event-1-pm-4-pm-8/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251226
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251104T213922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T213922Z
UID:39778-1766620800-1766707199@sofo.org
SUMMARY:MUSEUM CLOSED: Christmas Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/museum-closed-christmas-day-3/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/museumclosedchristmas-1.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251227T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251227T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251226T192520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T192520Z
UID:39872-1766833200-1766833200@sofo.org
SUMMARY:DELAYED OPENING: Museum Opens at 11 am
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/delayed-opening-museum-opens-at-11-am-3/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251228T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251228T103000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20250930T141132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T141132Z
UID:39725-1766917800-1766917800@sofo.org
SUMMARY:Storytime: Animals in Winter & Birdseed Craft
DESCRIPTION:Join us for some stories about how our animal neighbors live through the winter and make some bird seed ornaments as a treat for your backyard birds. \nProgram Leader: Crystal Possehl-Oakes\, SOFO Environmental Outdoor Education Specialist \nThis program is for families. \nFor non-members\, this program is included in the museum admission fee. Members are free. Advanced reservations are required for all events. \n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/storytime-animals-in-winter-birdseed-craft/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/storytime-birdseed-craft.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251228T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251228T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20250930T141237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T141301Z
UID:39727-1766926800-1766926800@sofo.org
SUMMARY:Storytime: Animals in Winter & Birdseed Craft
DESCRIPTION:Join us for some stories about how our animal neighbors live through the winter and make some bird seed ornaments as a treat for your backyard birds. \nProgram Leader: Crystal Possehl-Oakes\, SOFO Environmental Outdoor Education Specialist \nThis program is for families. \nFor non-members\, this program is included in the museum admission fee. Members are free. Advanced reservations are required for all events. \n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/storytime-animals-in-winter-birdseed-craft-2/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/storytime-birdseed-craft-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251229T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251229T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20250930T141624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T141624Z
UID:39729-1767006000-1767009600@sofo.org
SUMMARY:December School Break Walk: Fall Scavenger Hunt
DESCRIPTION:Join SOFO’s Environmental Educators for our December School Break Walks! \nProgram Leader: SOFO Environmental Educator \nThis FREE program is for all ages. Advanced reservations are required for all events. \n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/december-school-break-walk-fall-scavenger-hunt/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/december-school-break-scavenger-hunt.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251230T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251230T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20250930T141808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T141808Z
UID:39731-1767092400-1767096000@sofo.org
SUMMARY:December School Break Walk: Where Do Insects Go in Winter?
DESCRIPTION:Join SOFO’s Environmental Educators for our December School Break Walks! \nProgram Leader: SOFO Environmental Educator \nThis FREE program is for all ages. Advanced reservations are required for all events. \n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/december-school-break-walk-where-do-insects-go-in-winter/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/december-school-break-searching-for-sleeping-insects.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251231T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251231T113000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251212T163910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T163939Z
UID:39863-1767175200-1767180600@sofo.org
SUMMARY:Young Environmentalists Society (YES!) End-of-Year Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join the Young Environmentalists Society for an end-of-year walk to Barcelona Point in Sag Harbor\, NY. \nProgram Leader: Mare Dianora\, Director of the Young Environmentalists Society (YES!) \nThis FREE program is for all ages. Advanced reservations are required for all events. \n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/young-environmentalists-society-yes-end-of-year-walk/
LOCATION:Sag Harbor
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/yes-barcelona.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251209T204718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T204718Z
UID:39825-1767225600-1767311999@sofo.org
SUMMARY:MUSEUM CLOSED: New Year's Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/museum-closed-new-years-day-3/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20250930T141955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T141955Z
UID:39733-1767351600-1767355200@sofo.org
SUMMARY:December School Break Walk: Backyard Birds
DESCRIPTION:Join SOFO’s Environmental Educators for our December School Break Walks! \nProgram Leader: SOFO Environmental Educator \nThis FREE program is for all ages. Advanced reservations are required for all events. \n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/december-school-break-walk-backyard-birds/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/december-school-break-backyard-birds.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260103T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260103T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251211T161318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T161318Z
UID:39826-1767438000-1767438000@sofo.org
SUMMARY:Feeding Time─Help Feed the Museum Animals
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a behind-the-scenes tour at SOFO. Sophia will give you a chance to see how we prepare the food for our animals to eat; then you’ll get up close and personal with the animals as they are fed. We’ll investigate food webs and the differences between carnivores\, omnivores\, and herbivores. \nProgram Leader: Sophia Cecere\, SOFO Environmental Educator \nThis program is for children ages 6-8. \nFor non-members\, there is a $15 fee for adults and a $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. \n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/feeding-time%e2%94%80help-feed-the-museum-animals/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/feeding-time-2-2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260103T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260103T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251211T163749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T163749Z
UID:39828-1767438000-1767438000@sofo.org
SUMMARY:New Year’s Walk at Big Reed Pond Trail
DESCRIPTION:Join us on a winter walk through Big Reed Woods\, the jewel of Montauk County Park. The hike will pass through vulnerable ecological communities including a red maple-black gum swamp\, coastal oak-hickory forest and a coastal oak-beech forest. Along the way\, we will point out and learn to identify 15 native trees by their winter characteristics. Crossing a footbridge to an island we will have the opportunity to see Big Reed pond\, a pristine 57 acre coastal plain pond without a house\, building or road in sight. The area was the last ancestral home of the Montaukett tribe. \n\nCo-sponsored with Third House Nature Center\, Montauk \nWalk Leader: Victoria Bustamante & Ed Johannes\, Third House Nature Center \nThis FREE program is for adults and children ages 10+. Advanced reservations are required for all events. \n\n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/new-years-walk-at-big-reed-pond-trail/
LOCATION:Montauk
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/big-reed-pond.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260103T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260103T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251211T163955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T164013Z
UID:39830-1767459600-1767463200@sofo.org
SUMMARY:Full Wolf Moon Hike
DESCRIPTION:Legend has it that native tribes related this moon to the nighttime howling of wolves. Join us to mark the first of the year’s full moons on this leisurely paced one-hour hike through open-field trails and\, afterward\, warm up with some light refreshments and convivial conversation. Join us for this leisurely paced one-hour hike in Vineyard Field\, the field behind the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). \nCo-sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt & SOFO. \nMeet at the SOFO Museum parking lot\, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike\, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. To register\, email: greenbeltnews@aol.com. \nHike Leader: Jean McDermott\, 631-599-2391.
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/full-wolf-moon-hike/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Full-Moon.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T103000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251211T164716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T210602Z
UID:39835-1767522600-1767522600@sofo.org
SUMMARY:Birding for Beginners
DESCRIPTION: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\, including blue jay\, black-capped chickadee\, starling\, northern mockingbird and red-tailed hawk. Listen to the voices and observe the behavior of the birds to help identify them. No prior experience required. Bring binoculars if you have them. \nWalk Leaders: Cindy Lenkiewicz and Dave Polek\, SOFO Docents \nThis FREE program is for adults. Advanced reservations are required for all events. \n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/birding-for-beginners-7/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/birding-for-beginners-adults.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260108
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251218T210600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251218T210600Z
UID:39867-1767744000-1767830399@sofo.org
SUMMARY:MUSEUM CLOSED: Maintenance
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/museum-closed-maintenance-23/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/closed-for-maintenance-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20260107T192512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T192512Z
UID:39930-1767870000-1767870000@sofo.org
SUMMARY:Who’s Hungry?! with SOFO
DESCRIPTION: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 at 11 AM. We’ll feed different animals each week\, so be sure to join us regularly. \nThis experience is appropriate for all ages. It is free for SOFO members and included with museum admission for non-members. Registrations are not necessary.
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/whos-hungry-with-sofo-4/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/feeding-time-2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20260107T193206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T194548Z
UID:39936-1767877200-1767884400@sofo.org
SUMMARY:MUSEUM CLOSED: Private Event (1 pm – 3 pm)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/museum-closed-private-event-1-pm-3-pm-3/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/closed-for-private-event-1-3.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251230T155748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T202454Z
UID:39899-1768042800-1768042800@sofo.org
SUMMARY:SOFO’s Bug Club: Bugwatching Buddies
DESCRIPTION:This Week: Sleeping Spiders and Curled Up Caterpillars. \nJoin SOFO Environmental Educator Moe Kennedy for the launch of the Bugwatching Buddies! Come for a guided walk on the SOFO trails and look for hibernating bugs and spiders so we can learn where these little creatures go during the cold season. \nClub Leader: Moe Kennedy\, SOFO Environmental Educator \nThis FREE program is for ages 5-16. Advanced reservations are required for all events. \n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/sofos-bug-club-bugwatching-buddies-2/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/bugwatching-club.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20260110T155244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260110T155244Z
UID:39942-1768050000-1768060800@sofo.org
SUMMARY:MUSEUM CLOSED: Birthday Party (1 pm - 4 pm)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/museum-closed-birthday-party-1-pm-4-pm/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251126T171332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T171332Z
UID:39800-1768122000-1768129200@sofo.org
SUMMARY:Seal Cruise\, co-sponsored with CRESLI
DESCRIPTION: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 Center (SOFO) are co-sponsoring seal cruises. Join us as a CRESLI scientist leads 2-hour expeditions to view\, photograph\, and gather information about the diversity and distribution of the seals in Shinnecock Bay. You’ll learn about the different species of seals in our waters\, as well as the characteristics and behaviors that allow these animals to thrive. You’ll hear about the history of seal exploitation and recovery and see these animals in their natural habitat. \nCRESLI Seal Cruises on the RV Peconic around Shinnecock Bay will meet and board 30 minutes before the listed departure time at the dock area (address: Stony Brook Marine Station\, 8 Little Neck Road\, Southampton\, NY 11968). \nThis program is for adults\, teens\, and children ages 8+. The cost for the cruise is $40 per person. \nSpaces are limited and registration is required. Registrations can be made by visiting cresli.org.
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/seal-cruise-co-sponsored-with-cresli-15/
LOCATION:Southampton
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/seal-walk-harbor-seal.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T195509
CREATED:20251211T164122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T164252Z
UID:39832-1768150800-1768158000@sofo.org
SUMMARY:Stargazing─Quadrantids Meteor Shower
DESCRIPTION:The name “Quadrantids” comes from the historical constellation Quadrans Muralis\, first named in 1795 and located near the constellation Draco – the dragon.  The Quadrans Muralis constellation is no longer recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) but this annual meteor shower is still known at the Quadrantids. We will observe the night sky from the deck of the museum\, which will be kept open for people to warm up inside. Telescopes and binoculars will be available. Hot chocolate/tea/coffee provided. \nProgram Leader: Tommy Steinbrecher\, SOFO Environmental Educator \nThis program is for all ages. \nFor non-members\, there is a $5 fee per person for this program. Members are free. Advanced reservations are required for all events. \n  \n Sign Up Here!\n 
URL:https://sofo.org/calendar/stargazing%e2%94%80quadrantids-meteor-shower/
LOCATION:SOFO
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sofo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/quadrantids-meteor.png
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