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This Sunday at 10am, join us for an Enchanted Walk

This Sunday at 10am, join us for an Enchanted Walk at the Ghost Forest─ a 2.5-mile Trail Walk at Hubbard County Park. This program is for adults, teens, and children age 5 and older.

Long Island’s habitats are unique because you can walk through several different habitats while on the same short trail. Hubbard County Park is one such place where an easy trail passes through pitch pine forested uplands, merges into salt hay meadows and finally opens into an extensive salt marsh. The park also has a ghost story to tell─of a White Cedar Forest that once grew here but now is gone except for wispy, hidden remnants.

Experience the natural richness of this preserve’s habitats and wildlife on this 2.5-mile walk with Melanie, a part of Long Island’s natural history.

This Saturday @ 10:30am, join us for Autumn Leaves

This Saturday @ 10:30am, join us for Autumn Leaves: Rub, Draw, Paint!. This program is for children age 9 and older. Have fun making leaf rubbings, which reveal the leaf’s shape, structure, and texture. Use repeated rubbings to make designs. Select leaves to trace and draw what you see inside the shape. Finally, paint one or more leaves with watercolor. Quincy will read books, demonstrate techniques and encourage you to be creative.

The two threshers tagged on the same mid-July day

The two threshers tagged on the same mid-July day each returned valuable data. The shark with a CATS Cam tag, pictured taking off above, videoed behaviors for researchers to study. The other shark, tagged with a PSAT, traveled 48 miles in the following month and recorded information on her depth and water temperature throughout! (Slide 2)

This Wednesday, October 20 @ 6:30 pm, join us for

This Wednesday, October 20 @ 6:30 pm, join us for Full Hunter’s Moon Hike with Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt: All Ages.

Native Americans named this bright moon for obvious reasons. The leaves are falling from the trees, the deer are fattened, and it’s time to begin storing up meat for the long winter ahead. Because the fields were traditionally harvested in late September or early October, hunters could easily see fox and other animals that come out to eat the fallen grains

Join us for this leisurely-paced one-hour hike in Vineyard Field, the field behind SOFO. Hikes are limited to 25 participants and masks are required. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com.

Tomorrow, Saturday, October 16 @ 8:00 am, adults,

Tomorrow, Saturday, October 16 @ 8:00 am, adults, join us for Fall Bird Migration at Promised Land with Joe Giunta.

Joe Giunta, expert birder and delightful bird-walk leader will take you on this excursion to Promised Land, the perfect location to observe our songbirds during their late fall migration. The combination of ocean beach and field edges increases your opportunity to see late-migrating warblers as they journey south. On previous walks, eight species of sparrows have been seen, as well as a Dickcissel and a Snow Bunting. This location also provides an opportunity to see gannets and ocean ducks.

This four-foot dusky shark was tagged with a PSAT

This four-foot dusky shark was tagged with a PSAT back in July. Alongside researchers for the day was Valerie Gaus (second slide), winner of the 2021 shark raffle Grand Prize. The animal was tagged south of Fire Island Inlet, but when a fisherman found the tag later, it was inside Great South Bay!

Saturday, October 16 @ 8:00 am, adults, join us fo

Saturday, October 16 @ 8:00 am, adults, join us for Fall Bird Migration at Promised Land with Joe Giunta.

Joe Giunta, expert birder and delightful bird-walk leader will take you on this excursion to Promised Land, the perfect location to observe our songbirds during their late fall migration. The combination of ocean beach and field edges increases your opportunity to see late-migrating warblers as they journey south. On previous walks, eight species of sparrows have been seen, as well as a Dickcissel and a Snow Bunting. This location also provides an opportunity to see gannets and ocean ducks.

This Saturday from 10-1pm, join us for Long Pond G

This Saturday from 10-1pm, join us for Long Pond Greenbelt 22nd Annual Free Family Celebration—Hike—Play—Explore: Discover the Long Pond Greenbelt! All Ages

Enjoy guided trail walks, play games, make crafts, and participate in a wide variety of activities provided by local environmental and community organizations including: Children’s Museum of the East End (CMEE), Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt, Group for the East End, Hampton Library, Look to Save Animals, Peconic Land Trust, Quality Parks, South Fork Natural History Museum, Southampton Community Preservation Fund, Southampton Parks and Recreation, Southampton Trails Preservation Society/Horses on Trails, and The Nature Conservancy (TNC).

What’s better than a thresher shark? Two threshe

What’s better than a thresher shark? Two thresher sharks in one day! The first shark was caught so soon after the day’s trip began that the team wasn’t ready to deploy a CATS Cam tag, and it was tagged with a PSAT. A CATS Cam made it onto the second thresher, and recorded HD video of its activity (swipe to watch).

It's that time of year! The 2021-2022 Federal Duck

It's that time of year! The 2021-2022 Federal Duck Stamps are now available for purchase in our gift shop at SOFO. One of the easiest ways that anyone can support bird habitat conservation is by buying Federal Duck Stamps - among the most successful conservation tools ever created to protect habitat for birds and other wildlife.

Learn more at fws.gov/birds/get-involved/duck-stamp.php

This Saturday from 10-1pm, join us for Long Pond G

This Saturday from 10-1pm, join us for Long Pond Greenbelt 22nd Annual Free Family Celebration—Hike—Play—Explore: Discover the Long Pond Greenbelt! All Ages

Enjoy guided trail walks, play games, make crafts, and participate in a wide variety of activities provided by local environmental and community organizations including: Children’s Museum of the East End (CMEE), Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt, Group for the East End, Hampton Library, Look to Save Animals, Peconic Land Trust, Quality Parks, South Fork Natural History Museum, Southampton Community Preservation Fund, Southampton Parks and Recreation, Southampton Trails Preservation Society/Horses on Trails, and The Nature Conservancy (TNC).

Join us Saturday, October 2 @ 10am, for Andy Sabin

Join us Saturday, October 2 @ 10am, for Andy Sabin’s Annual Salamander Log Rolling!

On this annual Montauk walk with Andy, aka “Mr. Salamander,” you’ll find two species of salamanders that live under logs in the leaf litter of the forest floor──the Blue-spotted salamander and the Four-toed salamander. As you carefully turn over logs to find these salamanders, you’ll learn how each is distinctive in its own way. This program is particularly fun for children.

Summer 2021’s tagging season had its first succe

Summer 2021’s tagging season had its first success on July 5th with a female blue shark. Blue sharks are the most common large shark found off Long Island. This six and a half foot shark swam off carrying a pop-up satellite tag!

This Saturday at 7:30pm, join us for a Zoom Presen

This Saturday at 7:30pm, join us for a Zoom Presentation: Cities as Shared Habitats for Birds & Humans— Imagining a Desired Future Through Art: Adults/Teens/Children 10+

In the US alone about one billion birds die each year from glass collisions. That is 32 birds every second. American bird populations across species have declined by almost 30% over the past 50 years due to human impact including glass collisions. This disturbing trajectory is echoed across many corners of the natural world.

Gal and Leslie believe that, to change course, we all need to reimagine our human habitats as ones of mutual benefit that can sustain life in a myriad of forms. They view art as a critical means for this reimagining – taking an otherwise devastating and complex topic and translating it into a hopeful yet inventive experience. They also view public engagement as a critical factor in achieving impact.

This Saturday at 10:30am, join us for Late Summer

This Saturday at 10:30am, join us for Late Summer Beetles, Bees, & Butterflies of Vineyard Field: All Ages.

With habitats like grasses, trees, ponds, and fallen logs, Vineyard Field behind the museum is an excellent place to find a great diversity of bugs. Join paul on this exploration of the field to learn all about the insects and other arthropods you can find in it this time of year. Learn how to distinguish centipedes and millipedes, beetles and bugs, and countless other native creepy crawlies!

How do we know where sharks go? SOFO Sharks mostly

How do we know where sharks go?
SOFO Sharks mostly uses three different tag types for tracking: NOAA Cooperative Shark Tagging Program tags, pop-up satellite tags (PSATs), and CATS Cam tags.
Whenever a shark with a NOAA tag is recaptured and reported, we can learn about how far it traveled. A PSAT records information about water temperature near the shark and its depth over time. The CATS Cam tag tracks changes in a shark’s speed and vertical positioning in the water. It will also detect feeding activity, and best of all, it has an HD camera to give researchers a view into the shark’s world.

This Saturday at 10am, SOFO’s Young Environmenta

This Saturday at 10am, SOFO’s Young Environmentalists Society (YES!) for ages 10 – 16!

The mission of SOFO’s new Young Environmentalists Society, known as YES!, for ages 10 to 16, is to engage young minds in developing a fuller awareness and understanding of the current state of our environment. The group works together and, through experience-based learning, place-based learning, critical thinking processes, and local activism, develops strategies for individuals and the community that are designed to shape how we live on this planet now and in the future.

Join us this Saturday, Sept 25 @ 9:45 am – 1:00

Join us this Saturday, Sept 25 @ 9:45 am – 1:00 pm for SOFO Nature & Bird Watching Cruise Onboard the R/V Peconic: Adults/Teens/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.

Tomorrow at 7:30pm, Full Harvest Moon Hike with Fr

Tomorrow at 7:30pm, Full Harvest Moon Hike with Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt: All Ages!

This full moon’s name is attributed to Native Americans because it marked when corn was to be harvested. At the peak of harvest, farmers can work late into the night by the light of this moon. Join FLPG and SOFO on this one hour, leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. Hikes are limited to 25 participants, to register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com.

Tomorrow, Saturday, September 18 @ 10:30 am – 12

Tomorrow, Saturday, September 18 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm. Seining For Tropicals with The Peconic Baykeeper, Pete Topping: All Ages.

Join The @Peconic.baykeeper, Pete Topping in search of juvenile tropical fish carried north by the amazing Gulf Stream. We will be on the lookout for butterflyfish, lookdowns, our native seahorses, and more at this hands-on marine discovery event!

This Saturday, September 18 @ 9:00 am, join us for

This Saturday, September 18 @ 9:00 am, join us for Birding with Frank—Fall Migration: Adults/Children 8+.

Montauk is one of Long Island’s best-known migration “traps”—areas where migrating birds congregate. When cold fronts are driven through by strong northwest winds, the migrants, flying at night, drift over the ocean. At dawn, with their energy reserves running low, they seek the nearest land and fly north to Long Island’s south shore beaches. Join Frank to observe the land and shorebirds that migrate through this Atlantic Flyway “migration trap.” Bring binoculars, a spotting scope if you wish, and a field guide to the birds of eastern North America if you have one.

SoFo Snapping Turtle Walk with Andy Sabin!. Enjoy

SoFo Snapping Turtle Walk with Andy Sabin!. Enjoy this footage from last week's program.

Tomorrow at 7pm, The SOFO Young Environmentalists

Tomorrow at 7pm, The SOFO Young Environmentalists Society presents an outdoor community screening of New Day Films documentary “Bag It”: All Ages.

Jeb Berrier is not a scientist or an environmentalist but rather a curious citizen who decides to study our society’s love affair with the plastic bag. Jeb learns how a simple object created for convenience has severe implications on our planet and our health. With this film, we can together follow Jeb’s journey and learn how we can move past the convenience of single-use plastic. Running time 74 minutes. We wish to thank the Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center Community Access Program which made this event possible.

Tonight at 7! Zoom Presentation: Sustainable South

Tonight at 7! Zoom Presentation: Sustainable Southampton Envisions 2030: decarbonize our community for a sustainable future: Adults/Teens/10+

What can individual residents do to reduce their carbon footprint, increase their resilience to severe storms, and reduce operating cost at the same time? Lynn Arthur, from Southampton Town’s Sustainability Advisory Committee, will walk attendees through the Town’s program that is available to anyone on Long Island. Lynn will explain how to order a free home energy audit and what it costs to retrofit your house with a geothermal heat pump and other energy efficient tech such as: smart thermostats, variable speed pool pumps, and insulation.

Take a listen to @theexpressnewsgroup’s podcast,

Take a listen to @theexpressnewsgroup’s podcast, 27Speaks with a panel discussing the South Fork’s local shark population featuring our very own Christopher Paparo @fishguyphotos of the South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center’s Shark Research Team. Link in bio!

Join us on Saturday, Sept 11 -- The SOFO Young Env

Join us on Saturday, Sept 11 -- The SOFO Young Environmentalists Society presents an outdoor community screening of New Day Films documentary “Bag It”: All Ages.

Jeb Berrier is not a scientist or an environmentalist but rather a curious citizen who decides to study our society’s love affair with the plastic bag. Jeb learns how a simple object created for convenience has severe implications on our planet and our health. With this film, we can together follow Jeb’s journey and learn how we can move past the convenience of single-use plastic. Running time 74 minutes. We wish to thank the @sagharborcinema's Community Access Program which made this event possible.

Tuesday, September 7 @ 4:00 pm, come Birding with

Tuesday, September 7 @ 4:00 pm, come Birding with Frank to Celebrate World Shorebirds Day: Adults/Children 8+!

The numbers of shorebirds around the world have been declining. Global recognition of this decline has resulted in the creation of World Shorebirds Day. The day will be commemorated by a worldwide shorebird count to encourage conservation and recognition of these birds. Join SOFO for this Annual World Shorebirds Day program honoring these magnificent birds. No experience necessary to join. Binoculars are a must, a field guide to birds of eastern North America is recommended.

This Saturday, Sept 4 @ 10 am, join us for Snappin

This Saturday, Sept 4 @ 10 am, join us for Snapping Turtles—Andy’s Annual Prehistoric Monster Hunt: All Ages.

Of ancient lineage, the Snapping Turtle—which can grow to a length of three feet from head to tail and weigh as much as 70 pounds—will be the main subject of this annual adventure with Andy. You’ll also get to know the Eastern Painted Turtle and perhaps meet up with the aptly named Stinkpot Turtle. Children love this annual walk.

Join us this Tuesday at 3:30 for our Nature Tour b

Join us this Tuesday at 3:30 for our Nature Tour by Kayak or Paddle Board-BYOK/PB, or rent from East End Explorer: All Ages.

We will paddle near floating oyster cages and sorting/tumbling barge. We will briefly discuss some of the benefits of shellfish farming as well as the basic aquaculture process.

As we move further along, we will enter Conscience Point National Wildlife Preserve. While there we will paddle through tidal creeks into Serenity Pond, a beautiful tidal pond surrounded by nature preserve.

Along the way we will keep an eye out for some of the local fauna that frequent the area; white tail deer, turkeys, red fox, osprey, and an array of other wildlife are often spotted hunting and foraging in the back tidal creeks.

Once we land on a suitable beach there will be an opportunity to stop for a snack, stretch our legs, or have a swim. From the shore we may pull seine nets, catch crabs, learn to dig for clams, or take an exploratory beach walk, depending on tidal conditions. Following our beachside explorations, we will load the boats back into the water and paddle back to where we began, Conscience Point Historic Site.

Tomorrow, Saturday @ 1pm join us for Diggin’ in

Tomorrow, Saturday @ 1pm join us for Diggin’ in the Dirt: An Introduction to Soil Science: Children 7+.

Join Jake for this hands-on experience as we dive deep into the world of soil science. Through a combination of both field and lab experiments, participants will gain a unique understanding of the important role soil plays— not only ecologically, but in our everyday lives. Please dress to get wet or muddy.

This Saturday, August 28 @ 10:00 am, SOFO’s Youn

This Saturday, August 28 @ 10:00 am, SOFO’s Young Environmentalist Society (YES!): Ages 10-16.

The mission of SOFO’s new Young Environmentalists Society, known as YES!, for ages 10 to 16, is to engage young minds in developing a fuller awareness and understanding of the current state of our environment. The group works together and, through experience-based learning, place-based learning, critical thinking processes, and local activism, develops strategies for individuals and the community that are designed to shape how we live on this planet now and in the future.

WATCH at the link in bio: A special panel discussi

WATCH at the link in bio: A special panel discussion with SOFO’s Shark Research and Education Team at which our shark experts have updated attendees on the 2021 field season and have answered questions about SOFO’s ongoing efforts to learn more about and sustain shark populations along the south shore of Long Island.

Panel Discussion with Shark Research Experts:

Captain Greg Metzger, Chief Field Coordinator, SOFO Shark Research and Education Program
Dr. Tobey Curtis, Lead Expedition Scientist, National Marine Fisheries Service
Dr. Harley Newton, Disney’s Animals, Science and Environment.
Dr. Lauran Brewster, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.
Chris Paparo, Fish Guy Photos

Mike Chacon, SOFO Shark Team Intern, Commack High School

Take a look at SOFO’s Shark Science Team! These renowned shark experts have been featured on National Geographic TV, Discovery’s Shark Week, The Today Show, The New York Times, NPR, and other media outlets. Get updates on the ongoing Montauk expedition, and get all of your shark science questions answered!

Tomorrow, Saturday, at 10am, join us for a Nature

Tomorrow, Saturday, at 10am, join us for a Nature Hike at Mashomack Preserve: Adults/Teens.

The Nature Conservancy’s Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island is one of the biggest and most spectacular nature preserves on Long Island. Its 2,039 acres protect a huge variety of habitats and countless species of native plants and animals. Join Paul on this hike through the heart of the preserve and learn what you can find in this “Jewel of the Peconic.”

Saturday, August 21, join us for a Kayak Explorat

Saturday, August 21, join us for a Kayak Exploration of the Estuaries of North Sea Harbor with SOFO & The Southampton Trails Preservation Society (STPS). BYOK, no kayak rentals available: Adults/Teens/Children 10+

Join SOFO and the Southampton Trails Preservation Society as we explore the estuaries of North Sea Harbor. We will look for blue claw crabs on the pilings along Davis Creek and red-tail hawks, foxes, wild oysters, and deer in the hidden coves. Limited enrollment.

Today, Wednesday, at 4pm—SOFO's Shark Research &

Today, Wednesday, at 4pm—SOFO's Shark Research & Education 2021 Field Work Update—Free Event!

SOFO's Shark Research and Education "Montauk Exhibition Week" started today! On Wednesday, come meet SOFO’s Shark Research Team and learn what they have been up to this Summer! These renowned shark experts have been featured on National Geographic TV, Discovery’s Shark Week, The Today Show, The New York Times, NPR, and other media outlets. Get updates on the ongoing Montauk expedition, and get all of your shark science questions answered!

Please join us for a special panel discussion with SOFO’s Shark Research and Education Team. Our shark experts will update attendees on the 2021 field season and answer questions about SOFO’s ongoing efforts to learn more about and sustain shark populations along the south shore of Long Island.

This is a free event and light refreshments will be available. For more information, reservations, and directions to meeting places, please call: (631) 537-9735.
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Tomorrow, Saturday at 10am, join us for SOFO’s Y

Tomorrow, Saturday at 10am, join us for SOFO’s Young Birders Club: For ages 8 to 18!

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 10:00 am on the third Sunday of every month and is open to anyone ages 8 to 18 who is interested in learning about birds. 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. The two Club advisors, both avid birders, are Frank Quevedo, the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) Executive Director, and Barbara Blaisdell, educator and experienced birder. 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.

Please join us for a special panel discussion with

Please join us for a special panel discussion with SOFO’s Shark Research and Education Team Wednesday, Aug 18 @ 4pm. Our shark experts will update attendees on the 2021 field season and answer questions about SOFO’s ongoing efforts to learn more about and sustain shark populations along the south shore of Long Island.

Light refreshments will be available. #SoFoSharks

This Saturday at 10am: How to Harvest Your Own Sea

This Saturday at 10am: How to Harvest Your Own Sea Salt with Shelly Sells Sea Salt: All Ages.

Meet Michele at the beach for a hands-on workshop where she will teach you how to harvest your own delicious sea salt from the Atlantic Ocean. You will learn about her long history of harvesting sea salt, her process, facts about salt and the ocean, and how to flavor your sea salt. Please bring a bucket, Ziploc container, or another covered vessel to collect water. Be ready to get your feet wet.

Today's events! 3:30pm: Nature Tour & Seining by K

Today's events!
3:30pm: Nature Tour & Seining by Kayak or Paddle Board with East End Explorer – BYOK/PB or rent from East End Explorer: All Ages.

7:00pm: Zoom Presentation: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope—A virtual discussion about the nature and purpose of NASA’s next flagship-class space observatory, Cosponsored by the Hamptons Observatory: Adults/Teens/Children 8+.

Who wants to go to Shark School? Spinner sharks ha

Who wants to go to Shark School? Spinner sharks have been making waves off the South Shore lately, so we thought we’d jump in and join them! The SOFO shark team successfully deployed a CATS Cam tag on a 7-foot long spinner shark last week providing hours of video from the shark’s point of view, including interactions like these with other sharks. This amazing technology is giving us never-before-seen glimpses into the lives of New York sharks and their environment. Stay tuned for more updates from the field! #SOFOsharks @reelsciencecharters @mojoshark @fishguyphotos @mattajemian @big_fish_lab

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Tomorrow, Monday August 9, join us for SOFO’s Na

Tomorrow, Monday August 9, join us for SOFO’s Nature & Bird Watching Cruise Onboard the R/V Peconic: Adults/Teens/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. Bring binoculars and a light snack.

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.

This Saturday, August 7 @ 10:00 am, come Birding w

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.

Taking a Bite out of Balloon Pollution: SOFO is pl

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

Photos from our 32nd Annual Summer Gala Benefit ar

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/

Don't miss our live auction at our Annual Summer G

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.

Want a shark’s-eye-view of Long Island waters? T

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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