“They Called it Red Gold”—Walk & History of the Long Island Cranberry Industry. Adults/Teens

“They Called it Red Gold”—Walk & History of the Long Island Cranberry Industry. Adults/Teens

When:
July 8, 2019 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
2019-07-08T10:00:00-04:00
2019-07-08T11:30:00-04:00
Where:
Riverhead
Cost:
There is a $5 charge for this program.
Contact:

Photo Credit: Dave Taft

Program & Walk Presenter: John Turner, naturalist, conservationist, author, birding tour leader, & South Fork Natural History Museum board member

Cosponsored by the Peconic Land Trust

For this adventure, we’ll visit the wilds of Suffolk County’s Cranberry Bog Nature Preserve in western Southampton. Here we will explore what was, at one time, the largest cranberry farm on Long Island—the Woodhull Bog. Come learn about this past agricultural tradition for which Long Island once ranked near the top of the list for production, how cranberry farms were created, and what brought about their demise. We’ll also be on the lookout for wetland-dependent wildlife and talk about some of the native plants that have colonized this area of the Pine Barrens. There is a $5 charge for this program. Please RSVP to events@peconiclandrust.org or Autumn Rose at (631) 283-3195, ext. 17.

Advanced reservations are required for all events. For more information, reservations, and directions to meeting places, please call: (631) 537-9735.

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