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Full Worm Moon Hike
Full Worm Moon Hike
The full “Worm Moon” was given its name by the Algonquin tribes from New England to Lake Superior. At the time of this spring moon, the […]
2 events,
Who’s Hungry?! with SOFO
Who’s Hungry?! with SOFO
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 […]
2 events,
East End Environment Series: Thar She Blows: Whaling in New York
East End Environment Series: Thar She Blows: Whaling in New York
This is the eighth lecture of our East End Environment Series! While Native Americans were the first people to whale in New York, Europeans arriving on […]
Annual Blue-spotted Salamander Search with Andy Sabin
Annual Blue-spotted Salamander Search with Andy Sabin
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 “Salamander Commander” […]
1 event,
Who’s Hungry?! with SOFO
Who’s Hungry?! with SOFO
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 […]
4 events,
Birding for Beginners
Birding for Beginners
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, […]
Seal Walk with SOFO
Seal Walk 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 […]
East End Environment Series: Roy Latham’s Unpublished Journals (1902-1978) with John Holzapfel
East End Environment Series: Roy Latham’s Unpublished Journals (1902-1978) with John Holzapfel
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 […]
2 events,
DIY Science for Kids – Water Experiments
DIY Science for Kids – Water Experiments
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 […]
Seal Cruise, co-sponsored with CRESLI
Seal Cruise, co-sponsored with CRESLI
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 […]
1 event,
East End Outdoor Nature Education at Cupsogue County Park, Westhampton
East End Outdoor Nature Education at Cupsogue County Park, Westhampton
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 […]
1 event,
Who’s Hungry?! with SOFO
Who’s Hungry?! with SOFO
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 […]
3 events,
Young Birders Club Walk with Aidan Perkins
Young Birders Club Walk with Aidan Perkins
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 […]
SOFO’s Bug Club: Bugwatching Buddies
SOFO’s Bug Club: Bugwatching Buddies
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! […]
Spotted Salamander Search with Andy Sabin
Spotted Salamander Search with Andy Sabin
On this walk to one of our vernal ponds with the “Salamander Commander” Andy Sabin, we’ll be searching for the Spotted Salamander, one of our four […]
1 event,
Who’s Hungry?! with SOFO
Who’s Hungry?! with SOFO
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 […]
4 events,
Alewife Trail Walk (0.5 mile) with Peconic Baykeeper Pete Topping
Alewife Trail Walk (0.5 mile) with Peconic Baykeeper Pete Topping
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 […]
Seal Cruise, co-sponsored with CRESLI
Seal Cruise, co-sponsored with CRESLI
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 […]
Spring Has Sprung! Pollinator Garden Planting
Spring Has Sprung! Pollinator Garden Planting
Greet the beginning of spring by helping your garden grow! Plant native wildflower seeds and learn about how to manage your garden to help our springtime […]
3 events,
Water Cycle Stories and Experiments
Water Cycle Stories and Experiments
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? […]
Beach Clean-Up with SOFO
Beach Clean-Up with SOFO
Welcome spring and give a helping hand to our Earth by cleaning one of our local beaches! Rain or shine, severe weather cancels. Walk Leader: Rebecca […]
Water Cycle Stories and Experiments
Water Cycle Stories and Experiments
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? […]
