Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt

Within the 1,100-acre Greenbelt management boundaries (roughly Sagg Road and Sagg Main Streets to the east and the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike and Ocean Road to the west), more than 600 acres have been preserved outright since 1975 by Suffolk County, Southampton Town, and the Nature Conservancy. New York State has assisted purchases with funds from the 1986 Environmental Quality Bond Act and long-term, low-interest loans. Greenbelt ponds, which are under the aegis of the Board of Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Southampton, cover close to 300 acres.

UPCOMING EVENTS: Here's what going on this month in the fabulous Long Pond Greenbelt!

January Events

Fri., Jan. 6th - Vineyard Field “Night before the Full Wolf Moon” Hike. 8:00PM-9:00PM. Bridgehampton. Co-Sponsored by FLPG & SoFo. Full moon names date back to the early days of Native Americans. Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, wolf packs howled hungrily outside Native American villages: thus the name for January's full moon. Take advantage of some “wolf moonshine” on this leisurely paced one-hour hike with leader Dai Dayton of FLPG through the open Vineyard Field trails behind the SoFo museum. Then join us afterward for hot cider and donuts. Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum parking lot.. To make a reservation, please call the museum at 631-537-9735.

Sat., Jan. 7th - Nighttime Owl Prowl – 7:30PM, Bridgehampton. Sponsored by SoFo. Joe Giunta is one of SoFo’s most engaging birding teachers & this foray is one of his most enjoyable. The evening starts with a brief slide show & taped calls to acquaint you with our native owls. Then Joe will take you into the woods to call owls in for actual sightings. There is a good possibility that you will see an Eastern Screech Owl & maybe even a Great Horned Owl, whose courtship period begins at this time of year. This walk is for adults, but children over the age of 12 may attend. Bring your binoculars and a flashlight. Limited enrollment, reserve now. To make a reservation, please call the museum at 631-537-9735.

Mon., Jan. 10 - 6PM. Next FLPG Monthly Meeting – All Are Welcome! At the Bridgehampton Nutrition Center, 585 Bridgehampton/SagHarbor Turnpike.

Sun., Jan. 15 - Family Forest Walk – 10AM, Bridgehampton. Sponsored by SoFo. Join Crystal Possehl as she takes you through three different habitats, an old-field, a pine forest, & an oak-hickory forest, looking for evidence animals have left behind. There will be clues to feeding behavior, territory marking, & maybe even indications of where animals have spent the night, asleep. With luck, you’ll be able to identify signs of White-tailed Deer, Red Fox, Muskrat, Raccoon, & various woodland & wetland birds, & maybe even an owl. To make a reservation, please call the museum at 631-537-9735.

Wed., Jan. 18 – Long Pond Greenbelt – 10AM, Sag Harbor. Sponsored by EHTPS. A briskly paced hike along an abandoned railroad spur mellows to a picturesque lowland walk. Weave a path through several freshwater ponds. Meet in the Mashashimuet Park parking lot in Sag Harbor. Leader: Richard Poveromo (631) 283-4591 or day of hike (917) 584-7280.

Sat., Jan. 21 – Old Farm Road Clean-Up. 8AM. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG's adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park. Bring gloves, bags provided. Jean Dodds, 631-599-2391.

For more information call:
Dai Dayton, President (631 745 0689), or Sandra Ferguson, Vice President (631 537 3752)

photo: Bob Wolfram

View the Southampton Town interactive trails map here.

Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt is dedicated to the preservation, stewardship, and public appreciation of the unique expanse of coastal plain ponds, freshwater swamps, wetlands, and woodlands in the Town of Southampton known as the Long Pond Greenbelt, which stretches from Ligonee Creek in Sag Harbor to Sagaponack Pond in Sagaponack.

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