How to Plant Milkweed and Butterfly Weed to Attract Butterflies to Your Garden
SOFOSupport your local butterflies and other bugs by planting your very own milkweed plants! After learning a little about why these plants are so important for […]
Fall Beach Walk
Hampton BaysJoin SOFO for a fall beach walk! Let’s explore the wrack line, learn about the shells we find, and learn about our local beach finds! Rain […]
Pop-up Pond Exhibit
SOFOJoin us for the last pond life exhibit of 2025 and discover the amazing tiny life that helps our friends the frogs, turtles, salamanders, and birds. […]
Full Hunter’s Super Moon Hike
SOFONative Americans named this bright moon for obvious reasons. The leaves are falling from trees, the deer are fattened, and it’s time to begin storing up […]
Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt Celebration
SOFOHike…Explore…Discover the Long Pond Greenbelt with a day of fun at Vineyard Field behind the South Fork Natural History Museum. Join us for guided trail walks, […]
SOFO’s East End Outdoor Nature Education with Crystal at Montauk Point, Montauk
MontaukSOFO 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 […]
Young Birders Club Meeting
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 […]
Lead-backed Salamander Search at Sagg Swamp, Bridgehampton
BridgehamptonJoin SOFO for a chance to learn about the secret life of the Eastern Lead-backed Salamander. Although this salamander species is one of the most abundant […]
East End Environment Series: Hidden in Plain Sight: Long Island’s Rare and Unusual Fish with Naturalist Aidan Perkins
SOFOJoin SOFO for light refreshments and a presentation with naturalist Aidan Perkins about his experience with Long Island's rare and unusual fish. Long Island is home […]
Feeding Time, Help Feed the Museum’s Turtles & Fish
SOFOGet ready for a behind-the-scenes tour at SOFO. Sydney will give you a chance to see how we prepare the food for our animals to eat; […]
Fall Family Fun at Downs Farm Preserve, Cutchogue
CutchogueExplore nature outside at Downs Farm Preserve. Halloween costumes welcome! Bring a Halloween bag or a pumpkin bucket to collect natural objects for a fun take-home […]
Storytime & Craft: Hermit Crabs & Fishes
SOFOJoin us for fun stories and meet some of our marine neighbors, hermit crabs and fishes, to learn what special abilities they have to survive in […]
