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Story Time: Fantastic Flowers
Story Time: Fantastic Flowers
A common saying goes ”April showers bring May flowers." Flowers add lots of color to our spring and summer, and bring many people enjoyment, but what […]
Story Time: Fantastic Flowers
Story Time: Fantastic Flowers
A common saying goes ”April showers bring May flowers." Flowers add lots of color to our spring and summer, and bring many people enjoyment, but what […]
Full Blue Moon Hike
Full Blue Moon Hike
Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and South Fork Natural History Society on a leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. Whenever two full Moons appear in […]
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“BioBlitz”─Surveying the Life of Vineyard Field
“BioBlitz”─Surveying the Life of Vineyard Field
A BioBlitz is a snapshot in time of a community of living things. It can be as long as 24 hours or for just a few hours. […]
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Celebrate National Dragonfly Day
Celebrate National Dragonfly Day
Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt, the Children's Museum of the East End, and SOFO in celebrating the wonderful world of dragonflies and damselflies. Assemblyman […]
Birding for Beginners−When Dragonflies Are Around, So Are the Birds!
Birding for Beginners−When Dragonflies Are Around, So Are the Birds!
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 […]
East End Environment Series: Carnivorous Plants and Their Habitats
East End Environment Series: Carnivorous Plants and Their Habitats
Join SOFO for light refreshments and a presentation with Matthew Kaelin, author and carnivorous plant ecologist. Across the world, there are over 580 species within 16 […]
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Birds of the Meadow and Woods−Eric Salzman Memorial Bird Walk
Birds of the Meadow and Woods−Eric Salzman Memorial Bird Walk
For many years, the late Eric Salzman, a SOFO board member of long-standing, led this walk to explore the avian life of the meadow behind the […]
Discovery Nature Walk
Discovery Nature Walk
Come join us at SOFO for a nature walk around the trails where we will discover the creatures who may be hiding in our backyard! Walk […]
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Young Birders Club Meeting
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 […]
Celebrate Pollinator Week! Insect Encounter at SOFO’s Pollinator Garden
Celebrate Pollinator Week! Insect Encounter at SOFO’s Pollinator Garden
Join SOFO educator Moe Kennedy for a brief presentation about some of our favorite outdoor neighbors, followed by an exploration of our pollinator garden and the […]
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Meet the Martins—Purple Martin Life Cycle & Chicks with John Shemilt
Meet the Martins—Purple Martin Life Cycle & Chicks with John Shemilt
Join us for an exceptional opportunity to see just-hatched Purple Martin nestlings. In this program with John Shemilt—who is the SOFO Purple Martin Steward and has […]
Meet Millenium Falcon with Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center
Meet Millenium Falcon with Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center
Join the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Center for a special story time visit with Millennium, their resident peregrine falcon. Peregrine falcons are the fastest animals in the […]
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Full Strawberry Moon Hike
Full Strawberry Moon Hike
This name was universal to every Algonquin tribe. It was christened for the strawberry because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during […]
