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Birding for Beginners Walk in Vineyard Field
Birding for Beginners Walk in Vineyard Field
Explore Birding as a new hobby─take a walk with volunteer docents Cindy & Dave in the Vineyard Field behind the Museum and learn how to identify […]
Ocean Trivia Challenge
Ocean Trivia Challenge
How much do you know about life in the oceans? Test your knowledge on your own or as part of a family team as “Rockfish” Rob […]
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Winter Window “Glass” Art with Upcycled Materials
Winter Window “Glass” Art with Upcycled Materials
Make a winter-themed stained glass window ornament out of recycled materials and paint! Program Leader: Rebecca Rogers, SOFO Environmental Educator This program is for adults, teens, and […]
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Make Your Own “Fossil” Shark Teeth
Make Your Own “Fossil” Shark Teeth
Learn how to identify shark species by examining their teeth, from sharks living today and from fossils. Discover how shark teeth can become fossils. Make your […]
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Searching for Seals with SOFO
Searching for Seals with SOFO
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 […]
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Full Wolf Moon Hike with Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt
Full Wolf Moon Hike with Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt
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 […]
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SOFO’s East End Outdoor Nature Education with Crystal at Calverton Ponds Preserve, Manorville
SOFO’s East End Outdoor Nature Education with Crystal at Calverton Ponds Preserve, Manorville
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 […]
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NYSOA Annual Winter Waterfowl Count
DAWN TO DUSK At one time a great variety of waterfowl wintered on Long Island; now, due to habitat loss, food scarcity, and the introduction of […]
Nature Art Workshop with Tony Valderrama─Making Wildlife and Habitats with Model Magic
Nature Art Workshop with Tony Valderrama─Making Wildlife and Habitats with Model Magic
Celebrate your favorite creatures while learning to sculpt with model magic! Explore the different habitats and wonders of this planet's amazing animal species! $10 materials fee. Program […]
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Young Environmentalists Society (YES!) Meeting
Young Environmentalists Society (YES!) Meeting
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! is open to young […]
Seal Cruise, co-sponsored with CRESLI
Seal Cruise, co-sponsored with CRESLI
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 […]
Celebrate Observe the Weather Day─Cloud Hunting
Celebrate Observe the Weather Day─Cloud Hunting
Join SOFO in celebrating Observe the Weather Day by making a “Cloud Hunt” viewer using cardboard. Then, we’ll take our “Cloud Hunt” viewers outside and go […]
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Owl Storytime & Craft
Owl Storytime & Craft
Winter is a wonderful time to listen for our local owls since they are setting up their breeding territories, calling to their partners or warning other […]
Make Your Own Nature Suncatcher
Make Your Own Nature Suncatcher
Make a sun-catcher window decoration out of natural materials you collect. We’ll get creative with pressed flowers, leaves, and recycled cardboard. Program Leader: Sydney Mantione, SOFO Environmental […]