On 10:00 am every Friday & Saturday, one of the Garden Guides at Landcraft will take you on a tour of 4 acres of magical gardens. You’ve never seen anything like this before on the North Fork! This remarkable oasis is filled with lush plants from around the world, and there is always something beautiful in bloom! The “Sculpture in the Garden 2023” exhibition includes works by Virginia Overton. There is even a subterranean “ruin” to explore — topped by a green roof made of sedum. For those people interested in native plants and wildlife, you’re invited to stroll down the mowed paths of the 10-acre native meadow and labyrinth made of bluestem. Admission is $20 adults; $17 seniors & students; $5 children under 12. Free for members and all children under 2. You can take self-guided tours on Fridays & Saturdays, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. 

On 10:00 am every Friday & Saturday, one of the Garden Guides at Landcraft will take you on a tour of 4 acres of magical gardens. You’ve never seen anything like this before on the North Fork! This remarkable oasis is filled with lush plants from around the world, and there is always something beautiful in bloom! The “Sculpture in the Garden 2023” exhibition includes works by Virginia Overton. There is even a subterranean “ruin” to explore — topped by a green roof made of sedum. For those people interested in native plants and wildlife, you’re invited to stroll down the mowed paths of the 10-acre native meadow and labyrinth made of bluestem. Admission is $20 adults; $17 seniors & students; $5 children under 12. Free for members and all children under 2. You can take self-guided tours on Fridays & Saturdays, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. 

On 10:00 am every Friday & Saturday, one of the Garden Guides at Landcraft will take you on a tour of 4 acres of magical gardens. You’ve never seen anything like this before on the North Fork! This remarkable oasis is filled with lush plants from around the world, and there is always something beautiful in bloom! The “Sculpture in the Garden 2023” exhibition includes works by Virginia Overton. There is even a subterranean “ruin” to explore — topped by a green roof made of sedum. For those people interested in native plants and wildlife, you’re invited to stroll down the mowed paths of the 10-acre native meadow and labyrinth made of bluestem. Admission is $20 adults; $17 seniors & students; $5 children under 12. Free for members and all children under 2. You can take self-guided tours on Fridays & Saturdays, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. 

In the spirit of convening community around education and dialogue, FoodLab invites you, March 5th to come sip tea, learn something new, network and shop at Stony Brook Southampton campus. (Chancellors Hall 2nd floor)  This Tea Talk Tuesday will feature a brief presentation on The Carbon CREW Project from Sheila Peiffer.  Our vendors will be Juana Huertas and Hamptons Preserves.  For more info go to TheFoodLab.org.  Register at https://forms.gle/2Wvgda6H7dJxjTZP6   The event is free of charge.

 

In the spirit of convening community around education and dialogue, FoodLab invites you, March 5th to come sip tea, learn something new, network and shop at Stony Brook Southampton campus. (Chancellors Hall 2nd floor)  This Tea Talk Tuesday will feature a brief presentation on The Carbon CREW Project from Sheila Peiffer.  Our vendors will be Juana Huertas and Hamptons Preserves.  For more info go to TheFoodLab.org.  Register at https://forms.gle/2Wvgda6H7dJxjTZP6   The event is free of charge.

n the spirit of convening community around education and dialogue, FoodLab invites you, April 2 to come sip tea, learn something new, network and shop at Stony Brook Southampton campus. (Chancellors hall 2nd floor) This Tea Talk Tuesday will feature a brief presentation from The Carbon CREW project by Sheila Peiffer.  Our vendors will be Juana Huertas and Hamptons Preserves .  For more info go to TheFoodLab.org.  Register at https://forms.gle/2Wvgda6H7dJxjTZP6   The event is free of charge.

In the spirit of convening community around education and dialogue, FoodLab invites you, April 2 to come sip tea, learn something new, network and shop at Stony Brook Southampton campus. (Chancellors hall 2nd floor) This Tea Talk Tuesday will feature a brief presentation from The Carbon CREW project by Sheila Peiffer.  Our vendors will be Juana Huertas and Hamptons Preserves .  For more info go to TheFoodLab.org.  Register at https://forms.gle/2Wvgda6H7dJxjTZP6   The event is free of charge.

Registration is required, please register here.

Are you curious about bird watching, but don’t know the first thing about how to do it? Or have you ever been on a birding field trip and said to yourself “this stuff is for the birds,” meaning I’m not seeing what everybody else is seeing! Or maybe you’re thinking “I can’t see anything through these binoculars,” etc.

Well, now you can join Tom Damiani on “small group” field trips with a focus on effectively using binoculars, finding birds using them, and finding the best habitats for birds.

These outings will be held on the first Wednesday of each month, 8 – 10 AM. The bird walk location will be Laurel Lake Preserve.

Registration is required, please register here.

Tom Damiani will be our guide this month. We hope to see sparrows, hawks (Red-Tailed) and possibly some early migrating warblers (Palm or Yellow Warblers).

Location: Granttham Preserve

The preserve is located just to the west of Briermere Farms, there are small signs indicating that it is a Peconic Land Trust property, the parking lot is very small and participants may need to park along the road.

Photo: Red-Tailed Hawk by J. Jensen

 

East End Food Market is finishing out our Spring season at our temporary location every Saturday from April 1st to April 27th. 

Visit us at Twin Fork Beer Co. in Riverhead while our building finishes construction. 

Shop the market every Saturday from 9:00am – 2:00pm with your favorite farm, food, craft and beverage vendors and stick around for live music and beer on tap from Twin Fork Beer Co.

For health and safety reasons, pets are not allowed in the market. Service dogs with documentation are permitted.

Twin Fork Beer Co. is located at 807 Raynor Ave. in Riverhead, NY. For more information and our full list of vendors, click the link below:

https://www.eastendfood.org/east-end-food-market-in-riverhead

Special offerings on Saturday, April 6th, include: 

• Bold and flavorful coffee from North Fork Moto Coffee

• Beautiful photography and prints by Corinne Tousey 

• Delicious baked goods from Rosie’s Country Bakeshop

• Free health screenings with Catholic Health’s Healthy Sunday Program

For a complete list of vendors, visit riverheadmarket.org.

 

East End Food Market is a project of the nonprofit East End Food, whose mission is to support, promote and advocate for farmers and producers, while ensuring everyone in the community can enjoy and be nourished by local food. For more information, visit our website at eastendfood.org. 

 

Rain Barrel Making Workshop

Come together with friends or family and build a rain barrel for your home. We will provide the materials, instructions and help with building the barrels, as well as resources on native plants gardens and incentive programs. You will leave this event with a rain barrel ready for you to install at your house. You will be responsible for bringing the rain barrel home, please make sure you can transport it back to the desired location. The barrels we will be hold 55 gallons. Spots for this workshop are limited and will not be held until registration is complete. Your registration will not be considered complete and your spot will not be secured unless you have signed up on the google form and paid the materials fee. 

 Southold High School 420 Oaklawn Ave, Southold, NY 11971

Materials Fee: $25.00/Barrel

Registration is Required. Materials fee can be paid online via PayPal or Venmo. Please contact [email protected]  if you wish to pay by check.  To use PayPal please select other amount and enter $25.00. Thank you!

 

North Fork Chapter Meetings of ReWild Long Island will be held monthly, on the first Wednesdays at the Southold Free Library from 4-6 pm, in person and online. ReWild Long Island promotes sustainable landscaping. We provide education and tools for residents of our communities to replace sterile conventional monocultures with wildlife-friendly vibrant natives and organic gardens.

 

All are invited to view the solar eclipse from the upper parking lot of Hallock State Park Preserve.

Retired Professor of Astronomy and Geology George Lomaga will bring viewing equipment, including his telescope equipped with a solar viewing lens.  Parks staff will provide activities and interpretation of the eclipse and we will watch to see its effects on wildlife in the area.

Registered participants will also receive a free pair of solar eclipse viewing glasses.

Call (631) 315-5475 or email [email protected] for more information or to register.

Monday, April 8, 2024 – 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

VIEW THE PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE AT HALLOCK STATE PARK
PRESERVE

All are invited to view the solar eclipse from the upper parking lot of Hallock State Park Preserve.

Retired Professor of Astronomy and Geology George Lomaga will bring viewing equipment, including his telescope equipped with a solar viewing lens.

NYS Park Environmental Educators will be on site for interpretation of the eclipse. Participants will receive a free pair of solar eclipse viewing glasses.

The eclipse will take place at approximately 3:27 PM at
Hallock SP.

ORIENT BEACH STATE PARK will also have certified solar viewing glasses available.

This is a free event and there is no parking fee.

Hallock State Park Preserve

6062 Sound Ave, Northville, NY 11901

(631) 315-5475 office

Orient Beach State Park

40000 Main Rd, Orient, NY 11957

(631) 323-2440 office

What do you do with 16 enormous, 125-year-old church pews that
have outlived their usefulness?  Ask artists. “Resurrect them,” they say.

Thirteen artists will refashion the pews into works of art, with
an auction Saturday, April 13. At CAST, Treiber Hall, 53930 Main Road,
Southold. Pews will be viewable

4/8 9, 12-4PM, and  4/10 and 12, 5-7 PM.

Barry Bergdoll, Professor of
Art History at Columbia University, will serve as auctioneer. Proceeds will
benefit CAST, North Fork Contemporary, and the artists.

Autism Seminar for First Responders Set for April 11

 

Goal is to Better Equip First Responders for

Emergencies Involving People with Autism

 

The Flying Point Foundation for Autism has joined forces with Stony Brook Southampton Hospital and the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Division of Emergency Medical Services to hold a seminar to help first responders better understand and react to the special circumstances that can arise at an emergency involving people with autism.

 

The annual seminar coincides with Autism Awareness Month, and will be held this year on Thursday, April 11, starting at 8 a.m. at The Point, the space opened by the Flying Point Foundation for Autism last fall at 1370A Majors Path, Southampton (west side of Southampton Youth Services building).  Two presenters are planned: Pensacola Police Department Ret Lt. Jimmy Donohoe, founder of the Take Me Home Program, and Westwood Fire Department Ret Captain Bill Cannata, program director of the Autism Law Enforcement Education Coalition, a pioneering organization in educating first responders about autism.

 

The seminar will touch on identifying characteristics of behaviors of a person with an autism spectrum disorder. A person with ASD has an impaired ability to communicate, which can result in a high-risk call for responders. The seminar will discuss special tactics, rescue techniques and how to effectively communicate with a person with ASD.

 

The seminar will count toward five hours of non-core continuing medical education in the special consideration category of New York State CME requirements.

 

“This session provides the best practices and strategies for interacting with an autistic individual so situations may be de-escalated and first responders can perform their duties safely and effectively,” said William Michael Masterton, chief of education and training for the Suffolk County EMS Division.

 

All first responders—EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, emergency room personnel, and police officers—on Long Island are invited to attend the free seminar. Registration is through the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Division of Emergency Medical Services, at 631-852-5800. Hospital and school personnel are also encouraged to attend. Check-in opens at 7:30 a.m. and a light breakfast will be served.

 

This year’s seminar is made possible by a grant secured through U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and the PO Eddie Byrne Discretionary Funding Group, administered by the Nassau/Suffolk Autism Society.

 

General inquires may be send to [email protected].

[caption: Bill Cannata, the original presenter at the Flying Point Foundation for Autism’s first responder training seminar, will return for this year’s event. KIM COVELL PHOTO]

Katy’s Courage (P.O. Box 3251, Sag Harbor, NY 11963 www.katyscourage.org) is hosting the twelfth annual Katy’s Courage 5K on Saturday, April 13, rain or shine. Proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to local scholarships.  Participants may register online in advance at https://bit.ly/3P3vhBG.

On race day, registration and check-ins will take place from 7 to 8:15 a.m. and the run will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. Runners will start at 21 West Water Street, head north and make a right onto Main Street, make a right onto Glover Street, run through the Redwood section of the course and finish back on Water Street. Cost is $25 in advance and $30 day of the race. For more information and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.katyscourage.org.

ABOUT KATY’S COURAGE

Katy’s Courage is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization honoring Katy Stewart, an inspirational 12-year-old girl who died from a rare form of pediatric liver cancer. The organization is dedicated to supporting education, children’s bereavement counseling and pediatric cancer research.

Join us for the 2024 Port Jefferson Health & Wellness Fest at The Meadow Club! The purpose of the Port Jeff Health & Wellness Fest is to promote good health to all in the local areas of Port Jefferson. Get important information you require to plan and meet your health and wellness needs. Over 50 health and wellness professionals will be participating including our three major local hospitals and sponsors, Catholic Health – St. Charles Hospital, Mather Hospital – Northwell Health, and Stony Brook Medicine.

This event is better than ever including:

– Healthy Breakfast & Lunch Food Court Courtesy of St. Charles Hospital

– Meet The Animals!: Guinea Pigs from Comforting Cavies, Guide Dog from the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, and Rosie the Therapy Dog from Child Behavior Consulting.

– OSIM Raffle (To be announced after the event)

Come to our ReWild / North Fork Chapter monthly Meeting on Saturday morning at 10 am at The Vine Church at North Fork United Methodist Church (At Horton’s Lane, 43960 CR 48, Middle Rd, Southold, NY 11971). We’ll have an informative and enlightening presentation by Dan Shay showing us how to be stewards of our land, one garden, one area, one day at a time. Learn about the community compost pilot program staring right here in Southold (save the date June 8th); exciting Earth Day activities; Native plant sale info; and volunteer opportunities. Oh yes, get a baby Northern red oak (Quercus rubra, your children will enjoy it) and elderberry cuttings (for your health and the birds to enjoy!)

The PCS Maker Fair is a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness in celebration of the Maker Movement. PCS students and over 30 local Makers from the community — woodworkers, robotics teams, artists, chefs, scientists, inventors, puppeteers, performers and more — will present workshops and interactive demonstrations all free to attendees! And, our ever-popular PCS Cardboard Building Station is back with a room full of cardboard, masking tape and imagination ready for kids of all ages.

We also have a full lineup of performances, including a jazz concert and drum circle, as well as a sidewalk food market of local vendors, including North Fork French Picnic and Good Food to fuel hungry Makers and visitors. In addition, Peconic Community School will be open for campus and classroom tours with PCS Co-Director Liz Casey Searl.

Come join us for Saturday, April 13 from 10am to 2pm for a day of community, collaboration and innovation at our new Cutchogue campus!

Registration is required, please register here.

Join us for our monthly bird walk with Tom Damiani. This month we will explore North Fork Preserve County Park in Riverhead.

Location: North Fork Preserve County Park

Meet at parking lot at end of drive next to Clubhouse

Photo: Yellow-rumped Warbler by J.Jensen

Customer Appreciation Day – Sat April 20th – Everything We Sell Will Be On Sale!

Sales Event

Customer Appreciation Day – Sat April 20th

Everything that we sell will be ON SALE One Day Only!

• Everything that we sell will be on sale for One Day Only! Everything!
• Super Low Special Prices on Select Items!
• All Lawn & Garden On Sale!
• All Pet Food & Supplies are On Sale!
• All Wild Bird Seed, Feeders & Houses are On Sale!
• All Power Equipment On Sale!
• All Plants are On Sale!
• All Home Brewing On Sale!
• All Beekeeping Supplies are On Sale!
• All Feed, Bedding, and Farm Supplies are On Sale!

We will have a number of industry experts here from 10 am to 3 pm!

Mark your calendars and stop by to Save Big $$$ – Free Popcorn too!

Sat April 20th 8am to 5pm

Join us for METAL for TESLA on Saturday, April 20th, in celebration of Earth Day! Recycle your scrap metal and contribute to the preservation of the planet and a historical treasure: Wardenclyffe, the site of Nikola last remaining laboratory. On this special day, every ounce of metal you recycle supports our mission to develop the site into a transformative global science center. Bring your scrap metal donations for drop-off at the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe between 8:30 am and 3:30 pm. Your participation not only helps conserve resources, reduce energy consumption, and minimize environmental impact but also plays a vital role in supporting the legacy of Nikola Tesla. Let’s make a positive impact together by actively participating in METAL for TESLA!

Recycle your scrap metal and contribute to the preservation of the planet and a historical treasure: Wardenclyffe, the site of Nikola Tesla’s last remaining laboratory. On this special day, every ounce of metal you recycle supports our mission to develop the site into a transformative global science center. Bring your scrap metal donations for drop-off at Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe between 8:30 am and 3:30 pm. Your participation not only helps conserve resources, reduce energy consumption, and minimize environmental impact but also plays a vital role in supporting the legacy of Nikola Tesla. Let’s make a positive impact together by actively participating in METAL for TESLA! The event is free to attend, please RSVP today! 

Metal for Tesla 2024

Registration is required, please register here.

Join Marina DeLuca, an Environmental Associate with Group for the East End to learn the local history of our beloved Osprey through a PowerPoint Presentation. Discover the history of this miracle bird’s return from the brink of extinction, their unique adaptations, key identification markers, migration patterns and more. Learn about the Ospreys exciting return to the east end for the summer breeding season and ways to manage and prevent inopportune nesting.  Then go on a family fun bird walk around Inlet Pond County Park with guide Kyra Leonardi

Photo: Osprey by David Brown/Macaulay Library

Edwards Farm Preserve Nature Walk with Peconic Land Trust

 Join Peconic Baykeeper and Peconic Land Trust for a walk through Edwards Farm Preserve to observe and discuss the intersections of land use and land conservation and how it relates to our watershed. There is parking at the trail head. This program is free but registration is required. Please Register Here.

Rockin for the Homeless

THREE GREAT BANDS:

Gene Casey and the Lone Sharks

Who Are Those Guys

Butterfly Cody Experience

Dancing, Basket Auction, Door Prizes, CASH BAR  

DETAILS AT EVENTBRITE.  

TICKETS: 

eventbrite.com, Wendy’s Deli, LoveLaneKitchen, Bagel Lovers Riverhead

Join us on the shores of the
Shinnecock Bay

Sunday April 21 (rain
date April 28)

Saint Joseph Villa

81 Lynn Avenue

Hampton Bays

1-4pm

FREE to attend

It’s our 3rd annual Earth Day event, we are eager to meet you and share how we are working locally to nourish our planet.     SHOP LEARN TASTE ENJOY   · Educational demos about composting, seed sowing, establishing pollinator gardens, kelp farming, you’ll even learn how to cook sustainably sourced local fish and to properly shuck an oyster; · Art projects for kids and kids at heart; · Enjoy live music by POINTS EAST; · Food by Grace & Grit and Peconic Gold Oysters; · Shop farm and artisan stands; · Sip local wines by Long Island Wine Country; · Meet local eco-activists and educators.

 

Grateful to our generous sponsors – Farm Credit East, Elite/PBS Tents & Events and Sisters of St. Joseph and the Long Island Wine Country for helping make our event possible.

Katy’s Courage (P.O. Box 3251, Sag Harbor, NY 11963 www.katyscourage.org) is hosting the eleventh annual Katy’s Courage 5K on Saturday, April 22, rain or shine. Proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to local scholarships, as well as Katy’s Kids @ CMEE.  Participants may register online in advance at https://bit.ly/3JDeUt3.

On race day, registration and check-ins will take place from 7 to 8:15 a.m. and the run will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. Runners will start at 21 West Water Street, head north and make a right onto Main Street, make a right onto Glover Street, run through the Redwood section of the course and finish back on Water Street. Cost is $25 in advance and $30 day of the race.

For more information and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.katyscourage.org.

 

ABOUT KATY’S KIDS @ CMEE

Katy’s Kids provides a safe and healing environment for children, teens and their families as they grieve the death of a parent, sibling, close family member or friend. Sessions take place the first and third Wednesday of every month at the Children’s Museum of the East End.

 

ABOUT KATY’S COURAGE

Katy’s Courage is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization honoring Katy Stewart, an inspirational 12-year-old girl who died from a rare form of pediatric liver cancer. The organization is dedicated to supporting education, children’s bereavement counseling and pediatric cancer research.

Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing awareness in the present moment, reminding you of your innate potential. Do you feel as though you are missing out on the present moment? Are you easily distracted and caught up in the mayhem of daily responsibilities? This often leads to anxiety, stress, feeling unfocused and even a lack of self compassion. It is time to let go of the gnawing thoughts of the past that no longer serve you. Only in the NOW can you build upon the past and prepare for the future.

 Register at: www.mattitucklaurellibrary.org