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Sunday, August 8 @ 8:00 am, SOFO Cleans the Beach—Help Needed!

We hope you will join us on our mission to pick up as much trash as possible. During our cleaning session we will tally up what type of trash we are finding and, when we are finished, weigh it out. Over time we will be able to get an idea of the kind of trash that is washing up on our beach, and we can knowledgeably advocate avoiding those materials in the future. This is a free program for all ages.

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This Saturday, August 7 @ 10:00 am, come Birding with Frank—Shorebirds at Shinnecock: Adults/Children 8+

Summer is the best time to view some of the fifty or more species of shorebirds that comb the beaches, sand flats, and marshes of Long Island. On this walk, we will visit Shinnecock Bay in Southampton and focus on plovers, yellowlegs, oystercatchers, and sandpipers as they feed by wading in shallow waters.

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Taking a Bite out of Balloon Pollution: SOFO is pleased to announce that its 2021 Balloons For Sharks Tournament was a big success! The entrants collected almost 1,300 balloons from New York waters, beaches, and public lands! Thank you for cleaning up balloon pollution while supporting SOFO’s Shark Research and Education Program. The winner will join the shark team to tag sharks later this month. SOFO will continue to raise awareness about this ongoing problem.

#SOFOsharks #Balloons4Sharks #Hamptons @reelsciencecharters @mojoshark @fishguyphotos

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Photos from our 32nd Annual Summer Gala Benefit are up on Facebook, link in bio! The gala was a smashing success thanks who all of our guests, our Board of Directors and Advisory Council, our Honorees, our co-Hosts and Host Committee, our donors, sponsors, staff, volunteers, our ambassador birds, and our entertainment. It takes many villages to work together to save our planet!

Please join us tomorrow for SoFo’s 32nd Annivers

Please join us tomorrow for SoFo’s 32nd Anniversary Gala Benefit, The Journey Forward: Reconnecting Through Nature! Tomorrow, Saturday, July 31 from 6 to 9:30 PM, benefiting SoFo’s educational and environmental programs and initiatives.

https://sofo.org/summer-gala/

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Don't miss our live auction at our Annual Summer Gala Benefit this Saturday with @WhipFundraising guest auctioneer @GabrielButu. Below are some of the incredible auction items that can be yours! Learn more about our gala at https://sofo.org/summer-gala/

Tuesday, August 3, @ 3pm, join us for The Unloved,

Tuesday, August 3, @ 3pm, join us for The Unloved, Unusual, & Unknown— An Introduction to Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates with Jungle Bob: All Ages.

Take a walk on the wild side with Jungle Bob's Reptile World as he brings the wonders of nature to life with a live animal show of some of the world’s ‘unloved, unusual and unknown’ creatures. Encounter snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodilians, frogs, toads, salamanders, tarantulas and more! Interact with these amazing creatures as we examine and discuss habitats, location, diets, defense mechanisms and more! Recommended for families.

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Want a shark’s-eye-view of Long Island waters? The SOFO Shark Research and Education team has the technology! This Thresher Shark was recently fitted with a CATS Cam biologging tag. For over 30 hours the tag collected high resolution swimming behavior, depth, and temperature data, as well as several hours of HD video, letting us see the world from the shark’s perspective. It then released from the shark and was recovered by Capt. Greg Metzger and crew. More deployments on a variety of species coming soon!

#SOFOsharks #Hamptons @reelsciencecharters @mojoshark @fishguyphotos @mattajemian @big_fish_lab

Tomorrow, Saturday @ 10am, join us for a Beach Wal

Tomorrow, Saturday @ 10am, join us for a Beach Walk & Some Seining at Northwest Landing: Children 6+. Join Paul for a leisurely walk at Northwest Harbor. We will explore the salt marsh and learn about the habitats and animals that live there. We will keep our eyes out for Diamondback Terrapin activity, as they nest this time of year. After our walk, we will see what we can find in the water.

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Tomorrow, Friday, at 8:30pm, join us for an hour long leisurely paced Full Buck Moon Hike with the Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt (FLPG): All Ages

The July full moon is named the “Buck Moon”, as it is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com.

Tomorrow @ 7:30pm, join us for a free Zoom Present

Tomorrow @ 7:30pm, join us for a free Zoom Presentation: Introduction to the “Carbon C.R.E.W. Project” (Carbon Reduction for Earth Wellbeing)— where small groups gather online to create personal, five-year plans for carbon footprint reduction using the Project’s strategy: Adults/Teens/Children 10+.

The project’s mission is to create self-guiding, rapidly replicable teams of early climate adopters who plan, proclaim, and live a 50% carbon-reduction-by-2030 lifestyle.

Over the course of a month, small teams gather online to make personal five-year plans for carbon footprint reduction. For rapid scalability, each C.R.E.W. member also crafts a plan to create and guide their own crew through the same process. #linkinbio

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Our 32nd Annual Summer Gala is almost sold out! Visit the link in our bio to purchase your tickets for our July 31 benefit.

Tomorrow at 10am: Secret Life of Vineyard Pond: Al

Tomorrow at 10am: Secret Life of Vineyard Pond: All Ages.

In this hands-on program, children will discover the tiny secrets that inhabit a pond and help our friends (the turtles, frogs, ducks, and fish) to not just survive but thrive. We will use magnifiers and microscopes to view the secrets that are too small for our unaided eye to see.

We’ll discover the strange ways pond secrets breathe, catch their food, and hide from danger as we look for dragonfly young, cousins of crabs, bubble-carrying beetles, and, with luck, tadpoles. Please dress to get wet or muddy! This program is for children age 8 and older.

Tonight @ 7:30 pm - a Zoom Presentation: Microplas

Tonight @ 7:30 pm - a Zoom Presentation: Microplastics: They’re Everywhere…What Does that Mean? with Dr. Judith Weis, Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences at Rutgers University, Newark: Adults/Teens/Children 10+

In this talk, we will discuss what microplastics are, where they are, where they come from, what happens to them in the environment, and what they do to the organisms that they interact with. We will discuss the mismatch between the types and concentration of microplastics in the environment along with the types and concentrations generally used in laboratory studies of effects. Finally, we will touch upon what you can do to reduce their input into the environment.

Join us this Thursday for a Whale Watching Cruise

Join us this Thursday for a Whale Watching Cruise Aboard the R/V Paumanok: Adults and Children 10+! Come onboard Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences 44ft. research vessel, the R/V Paumanok, for a chance to see sea turtles, whales, and other marine mammals. Pack binoculars, lunch, and something to drink, and enjoy the trip. Link in bio.

Join us this Thursday at 7:30 pm for a Zoom Presen

Join us this Thursday at 7:30 pm for a Zoom Presentation: Microplastics: They’re Everywhere…What Does that Mean? with Dr. Judith Weis, Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences at Rutgers University, Newark: Adults/Teens/Children 10+

In this talk, we will discuss what microplastics are, where they are, where they come from, what happens to them in the environment, and what they do to the organisms that they interact with. We will discuss the mismatch between the types and concentration of microplastics in the environment along with the types and concentrations generally used in laboratory studies of effects. Finally, we will touch upon what you can do to reduce their input into the environment. #linkinbio

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We are excited to announce our July Business of the Month, the award-winning @HamptonsPersonalSoccerTraining for all ages throughout the East End!

HPST offers Soccer and Fitness training sessions anywhere east of Manorville for children and adults of all ages, with a maximum group size of 15. They provide custom training sessions to meet every player’s individual needs, and conditioning and strength training for players who want to get in shape and increase their power on the field.

Says HPST CEO Luis Jacob Villalobos Patino, “We are honored to be SOFO's July Business of the Month. This is our second year providing soccer and fitness training to our clients in the Hamptons, and we strongly believe in the importance of getting children outside, moving their bodies, and being in nature. We are thankful to organizations like SOFO for teaching our younger generations to be stewards of our beautiful environment on the East End of Long Island. My team and I are excited for a summer full of soccer and fitness training in the Hamptons!”

For more information please visit their website: www.hpst.app

Tonight at 7pm, join us for a Zoom Program "Don’

Tonight at 7pm, join us for a Zoom Program "Don’t Be a Part of the Tick Parade: All Ages."

In this program, you will learn about some surprising misconceptions concerning ticks such as where they are found, how to check for and remove them, as well as tips for keeping ticks off yourself and out of your landscape. This is a free program.

To join this program, please click on the link in our bio at 7!

SoFo’s 31st Annual Summer Gala. Don’t miss SOF

SoFo’s 31st Annual Summer Gala. Don’t miss SOFO’s July 31 Gala Benefit celebrating 32 years of Nature Conservation, Exploration & Education. Here is a preview from our 2019 Festivities. Great fun, great people, great cause. Contact Diana Aceti to reserve your tables and tickets now!

Tomorrow at 10:30am: Make Your Own Fish-Print T-Sh

Tomorrow at 10:30am: Make Your Own Fish-Print T-Shirt & Learn About Local Fishes: Family!

In this popular, delightful—and what has become annual—hands-on workshop, children and their adult companions will learn about the variety of fishes in our waters while making their own colorful fish-print T-shirts to take home and wear with pride. There is a materials fee of $12 per person for T-shirt and supplies. Please bring a smock or cover-up. Limited enrollment, please reserve now.

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SoFo’s Annual Balloons for Shark Tournament starts today, and runs for the whole month of July! “Catch” balloons and win prizes! The grand prize is a trip for two on one of our research vessels during our August 2021 shark expedition week off the South Shore of Long Island!

Tomorrow at 10:30am: Meet the Martins-Purple Marti

Tomorrow at 10:30am: Meet the Martins-Purple Martin Life Cycle, Eggs & Hatched Chicks!

Join us for an exceptional opportunity to see just-hatched Purple Martin nestlings. In this program, John Shemilt—who is the SOFO Purple Martin Steward —you’ll go out into the field behind SOFO to see the colony of man-made gourds that house SOFO’s newest population of Purple Martins. You’ll even get a chance to hold a nestling!

Tomorrow at 8:30pm, join us for a Full Strawberry

Tomorrow at 8:30pm, join us for a Full Strawberry Moon Hike Cosponsored by Friends of the @LongPondGreenbelt. Thia is a leisurely paced, one hour hike through open field trails. The name of this moon was universal to every Algonquin tribe. It was christened for the strawberry because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each June.

Please join us for SoFo’s 32nd Anniversary Gala

Please join us for SoFo’s 32nd Anniversary Gala Benefit, The Journey Forward: Reconnecting Through Nature on Saturday, July 31 from 6 to 9:30 PM, benefiting SoFo’s educational and environmental programs and initiatives.

We would like to thank our media sponsors @danspapers @hamptonsmag @jameslanepost @theexpressnewsgroup @villagevoice!

Secure your tickets now at the link in our bio.

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Thank you, @afloatusa, for the great feature on our SoFo Shark program! Read the full story at the link in our bio.

This Sunday, June 20 @ 10:00 am, join us for SOFO’s Young Birders Club: For ages 8 to 18.

Since Long Island has many great habitats that are home to a wide variety of species, we concentrate on birding in local areas. The Club’s leader is SOFO Environmental Educator Rachel Speckenbach. Please bring binoculars if you have them (we will have a few pairs to lend) and a field guide to birds of the eastern United States. If you don’t have a field guide, we’ll have one here for you to use. This is a free program.

Join us Saturday, June 19 @ 9am for Black Racer Sn

Join us Saturday, June 19 @ 9am for Black Racer Snake Walk – a Beautiful & Beneficial Reptile.

Join us on a walk in our very own Vineyard field searching for one of our native snake species, the Black Racer. Learn about the Black Racer and its important role in our field ecosystem as we flip cover-boards in hopes of spotting one of these speedy reptiles. This will be one of our last chances to spot this snake before it travels to its underground burrows to hibernate through the winter. This program is for adults, teens, and children ages 5 and older.

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Take a look at this weekend's events! View more details at sofo.org/calendar

Saturday, June 12
8:30am: Birds of the Meadow & Woods—Eric Salzman Memorial Bird Walk Cosponsored by Eastern Long Island Audubon: Adults/Teens/Children 8+

10:30am: Guided Exploration of Quogue Wildlife Refuge’s Fairy Dell— History, Flora & Fauna

3:00pm: SOFO Cleans the Beach—Help Needed! @ Location TBD

Sunday, June 13
10:00am: Chasing Eagles with Frank: A Search for Bald Eagles

Join us for Sippin Teas and Talkin Seas, an Instag

Join us for Sippin Teas and Talkin Seas, an Instagram live interview with @nymarinerescuecenter. Dive into the science behind great white shark tagging and release with our SoFo Sharks team this Monday at 7pm!
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Tomorrow at 8:30am, join us for Bird Migration & B

Tomorrow at 8:30am, join us for Bird Migration & Breeding Warblers in Hither Hills State Park with Wayne Whitmore!

Wayne Whitmore, SOFO Board Trustee, will lead you on the access roads and nature trails in Hither Hills searching for a variety of birds that utilize this habitat. Some species likely to be observed are: Blue-winged Warbler, American Redstart, Prairie Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Ovenbird, and many others.

SOFO’s Gala is back! Join us on July 31 for a ve

SOFO’s Gala is back! Join us on July 31 for a very special Celebration with Covid precautions. Contact Diana Aceti for tickets, tables, and sponsorships at daceti@sofo.org. Limited availability

Tomorrow at 10am: "New York City Audubon Presents:

Tomorrow at 10am: "New York City Audubon Presents: “The World of Birds” with Aurora Crooks: For ages 11-14 Free Online Video"

“The World of Birds” is a four-part educational series exploring the mystical and ever-evolving world of our avian friends. Aimed at ages 11-14, this series introduces kids to bird anatomy, behavior, and scientific facts that bridge together the worlds of both humans and birds through the lens of ecology.

Hosted by NYC Audubon’s Conservation Associate Aurora Crooks, it explains bird anatomy, plumage, beaks, and migration.

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One week left before drawing! Don’t miss this one of a kind opportunity to win a trip on SOFO shark research vessel.

Today at 5:30, join us for a Horseshoe Crab Beach

Today at 5:30, join us for a Horseshoe Crab Beach Walk!

At Pike’s Beach in past years, from about mid-May to the end of June, thousands of Horseshoe Crabs, as well as a variety of migrating birds (including Red Knots) gather at this beach. It’s an awe-inspiring sight to see – all the more so in the beautiful fading light on the bay!

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Happy #EndangeredSpeciesDay! On May 21, the U.S.

Happy #EndangeredSpeciesDay!

On May 21, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service observes Endangered Species Day! It offers an opportunity for everyone to learn about the importance of protecting endangered species. We hope you will join us at SoFo where we encourage learning about wildlife habitats and the actions necessary to protect them.

Pictured here is an Eastern Tiger Salamander.

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Sunday at 10am, Let’s Go Birding at Lazy Point with Rachel!

Throughout the year, many different migratory species, including the many birds that frequent our coastline, can be observed here. In this program, we will take a walk along the shore to view and appreciate all that this gem of the Hamptons has to offer. This program is for adults, teens, and children age 8 and older.

Sunday at 10am: SOFO’s Young Birders Club: For a

Sunday at 10am: SOFO’s Young Birders Club: For ages 8 to 18.

Since Long Island has many great habitats that are home to a wide variety of species, we concentrate on birding in local areas. Please bring binoculars if you have them (we will have a few pairs to lend) and a field guide to birds of the eastern United States. If you don’t have a field guide, we’ll have one here for you to use. This is a free program.

This Saturday at 1pm, join us for Secret Life of V

This Saturday at 1pm, join us for Secret Life of Vineyard Pond: Adults and Children 8+.

In this hands-on program, children will discover the tiny secrets that inhabit a pond and help our friends (the turtles, frogs, ducks, and fish) to not just survive but thrive.

We will use magnifiers and microscopes to view the secrets that are too small for our unaided eye to see. We’ll discover the strange ways pond secrets breathe, catch their food, and hide from danger as we look for dragonfly young, cousins of crabs, bubble-carrying beetles, and, with luck, tadpoles.

This Saturday at 10:30am, join us for a Zoom Prese

This Saturday at 10:30am, join us for a Zoom Presentation: Searching for the Eastern Mud Turtle with Jake.

Program Presenter: Jake Kushner, SOFO Environmental Educator

Join us for a Zoom talk focused upon the decline of the Eastern Mud Turtle in New York, as well as an introduction to SOFO’s Eastern Mud Turtle research. This program is for adults, teens, and children ages 10 and older.

Happy #MothersDay from our SoFo family to yours!

Happy #MothersDay from our SoFo family to yours!

Win a trip on the SoFo Shark Research Vessel in ou

Win a trip on the SoFo Shark Research Vessel in our $50 raffle! Call the museum at 631 537 9735 or visit https://sofo.org/donate-now/ and select the $50 or $150 option.

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Thank you @theexpressnewsgroup for the great feature on SoFo's Young Environmentalists Society for children aged 10 – 16. Read the story at the link in our bio.

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This Saturday at 10:30am; Moonglow, an Enchanting

This Saturday at 10:30am; Moonglow, an Enchanting Children’s Book: Hear the story, meet the author and the illustrator.

In this program you’ll meet the author to learn what inspired these imaginary activities. You’ll also meet the illustrator who portrays the realistically rendered creatures having fun in the night. Additionally, you’ll learn about local science exploration, figurative writing skills, and how digital artwork is created.

Tomorrow at 10:30am, join us for The Feminist Bird

Tomorrow at 10:30am, join us for The Feminist Bird Club Presents: Birds After Flight: The Art & Importance of Bird Taxidermy!

They will discuss artistic preparations of bird taxidermy, its history, and how taxidermy bird specimens aid in the advancement of bird conservation. Aurora offers a brief overview of NYC Audubon’s Project Safe Flight, D-bird, and shares ways that you can get involved with these projects.

Be sure to join us on Saturday, May 1st at 10:30 A

Be sure to join us on Saturday, May 1st at 10:30 AM for a very special Zoom presentation by the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. This program will be sure to enlighten us on the mysteries of this magnificent creature. For more information, please visit our website at www.sofo.org and be sure to register for this presentation.

Thank you, Nicole Barylski of @hamptonsonline, for the great article!

Saturday, May 1, at 10:30am: join us for a Zoom Pr

Saturday, May 1, at 10:30am: join us for a Zoom Presentation: Sharks, Awareness Inspires Conservation – A Shark Education Program by the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy!

This program provides an overview of the work done by the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (Atlantic White Shark Conservancy), a non-profit organization based on Cape Cod. The program will engage participants in a discussion of the public’s perception of white sharks, the role of white sharks in our marine ecosystem, and provide information on the ongoing white shark research taking place off the coast of Cape Cod.

We hope you will join us and learn how you can help in shark and ocean conservation.

Tomorrow at 7:30pm, join us for a Full Pink Moon H

Tomorrow at 7:30pm, join us for a Full Pink Moon Hike, Cosponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt.

Join FLPG and SOFO on a leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. The Pink Moon name comes from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring.

Happy #EarthDay! Please join SoFo in celebrating M

Happy #EarthDay! Please join SoFo in celebrating Mother Earth with our nature programs this weekend!

Saturday: SOFO Nature and Bird Watching Cruise: Adults/Children 10+
Apr 24 @ 9:45 am – 1:00 pm

SOFO’s Young Environmentalists Society (YES!) for ages 10 – 16 @ South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO)
Apr 24 @ 10:00 am

Monday: Full Pink Moon Hike, Cosponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt @ South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO)
Apr 26 @ 7:30 pm

Saturday at 9:45am: join us for SOFO Nature and Bi

Saturday at 9:45am: join us for SOFO Nature and Bird Watching Cruise: Adults/Children 10+!

Let’s venture by boat into the remote areas of Shinnecock Bay onboard Stony Brook University/Southampton’s 45-ft. research vessel, Peconic, and marvel at the wealth of migratory birds, waterfowl, and seals that inhabit the region at this time of year.

We’ll cruise along areas of the salt marsh and sand flats that are not visible by land and hopefully witness the activities of a variety of wildlife.

Tonight at 7pm, Search for Singing Frogs―Spring

Tonight at 7pm, Search for Singing Frogs―Spring Peepers with us! #linkinbio

Spring Peepers (Pseudacris crucifer), one Long Island’s tree frogs, produce some of the earliest sounds of spring and for many are a sign that winter’s everlasting chill has finally come to an end. The loud, sleigh-bell chorus that we hear is how the males search for a mate.

Although very loud, these tiny frogs are rarely seen. Join Paul at dusk for a search through the wetlands in Vineyard Field behind the museum to locate this elusive chorus of frogs This program is for all ages.

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