EVENTS 2021
FLPG 2023 Calendar of Events
Additions and Changes May Occur
SCHEDULING NOTICE:
Monday Monthly Meetings and the Sunday Place and Story Reading Group will meet on Zoom until the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center re-opens.
For all outdoor events, please dress appropriately for tick protection.
Upcoming Events
JANUARY
Fri., Jan. 6 – Full Wolf Moon Hike, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Vineyard Field, 377 BH/SH Tpk.
Mon., Jan. 9 – FLPG Monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Sat., Jan. 14 – Poxabogue Pond Hike. 10 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Meet at SOFO, 377 BH/SH Tpk.
Sat., Jan. 21 – Old Farm Road cleanup, 8 a.m. (meet at Poxabogue Park, Sagaponack)
FEBRUARY
Sat., Feb. 4 – StoryWalk Hike for HarborFrost. 10 a.m. Mashashimuet Park, Sag Harbor
Sun., Feb. 5 – Full Snow Moon Hike, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Vineyard Field, 377 BH/SH Tpk.
Mon., Feb. 13 – FLPG Monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom
Sat., Feb. 18 – Old Farm Road cleanup, 8 a.m. (meet at Poxabogue Park, Sagaponack)
Sat, Feb. 25 – Four Ponds, 10 a.m. Meet at LPGNC, 1061 BH/SH Tpk., Bridgehampton
MARCH
Tuesday, March 7 – Full Worm Moon Hike. 6:30PM-7:30PM. Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). The full “Worm Moon” was given its name by the Algonquin tribes from New England to Lake Superior. At the time of this spring moon, the ground begins to soften and earthworm castings reappear, inviting the return of robins. In some regions, this is also known as the “Sap Moon”, as it marks the time when maple sap begins to flow and the annual tapping of maple trees begins. Join us on this leisurely paced hike through Vineyard Field’s open field trails, and then enjoy some light refreshments and convivial conversation. Meet at the SOFO Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Monday, March 13 – FLPG Monthly Meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Friday, March 17 – Take a Hike in the Long Pond GREENbelt. 10AM-Noon. Meet at the parking lot of Mashashamuet Park in Sag Harbor. May you have warm words for a cold day on this St. Patrick’s Day ─ with a blessing and a poem or two in memory of Joe Lane on this easy-paced journey through a portion of the superb Long Pond Greenbelt, including Long Pond, Little Long Pond, and Crooked Pond. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Saturday, March 18 – Old Farm Road Cleanup. 8:00 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Saturday, March 25 – Earth Hour. 8:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. https://www.earthhour.org/
APRIL
Thursday, April 6 – Full Pink Moon Hike. 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt (FLPG) and South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). 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. Other names for this month’s celestial body include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and among coastal tribes the Full Fish Moon, because this was the time that the shad swam upstream to spawn. Meet at the SOFO Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Saturday, April 8 – Invasive Plant Removal. 9AM-11AM. Help remove invasive plants. If you have them bring loppers, gloves and shovel. Meet at the end of Round Pond Lane, Sag Harbor. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689
Monday, April 10 – FLPG Monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Saturday, April 15 – Old Farm Road cleanup, 8 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Sunday, April 16 – Sundays At Two – The American Chestnut, April Gonzales – 2:00 p.m. Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpk. April Gonzales eats chestnuts all the time. Years ago she came across a pair of nuns collecting chestnuts in an Italian forest. The nuts were everywhere. Maybe that is where it all started…. April will discuss the American Chestnut and bring the little chestnuts that she grew from seed chestnuts. She will also have actual chestnuts that she is planning on potting up this spring. Sundays at 2 are free and open to the public.
Saturday, April 22 – Great East End Clean-Up. 9:00 a.m. Meet at the Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike at the entrance to the Nature Center (1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike). Wear gloves. Garbage bags and dumping will be provided.
Saturday, April 22 – Earth Day.
Friday, April 28 – Long Island Natural History Conference, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Suffolk County Environmental Center, Scully Estate, 550 South Bay Avenue, Islip. https://seatuck.org/2023-li-natural-history-conference/
Friday, April 28 – Arbor Day.
Sunday, April 30 – Special Birding Hike, Christopher Gangemi – 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Meet at the Mashashimuet tennis courts on the Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. Migration is upon us! Join Christopher Gangemi, a reporter and bird columnist at the East Hampton Star, for a quiet and slow creep through the woods to listen for, and hopefully see, some early season birds. Blue-gray gnatcatcher, great-crested flycatcher, Eastern kingbird, swallows, and perhaps a warbler or scarlet tanager are all possibilities. Bring binoculars and patience. Approximately 1 ½ mile. For more info and reservations email, greenbeltnews@aol.com.
MAY
Friday, May 5 – Full Flower Moon Hike. 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and South Fork Natural History Society on a leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. In most areas, flowers are abundant everywhere during this time. Thus, the name of this Moon. Other names include the Full Corn Planting Moon, or the Milk Moon. Meet at the SOFO Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Saturday, May 6 – Long Pond Hike. 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. Moderately-paced 3.5-mile hike through oak/hickory forest with views of Crooked Pond, Deer Drink, Long Pond, and Little Long Pond. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Saturday, May 6 – Season opening of the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center. 10am – 2pm. LPG Nature Center 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpk.
Saturday, May 6 –Adopt a Patch Work Session, 10AM. Join us as we all work on cutting down any invasives growing in our assigned Patch. Don’t have a Patch yet – one can be assigned to you! Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/ Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Please bring gloves and dress against ticks. All ages and skills are welcome! For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Greg Bellafiore at 631-283-1200.
Monday, May 8 – FLPG Monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Sunday, May 14 – Sundays At Two – The Long Island Mammal Survey with Mike Bottini. 2:00-2:45 p.m. with optional field trip 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Launched in November 2022, the goals of this new conservation campaign led by Seatuck Environmental Association are to update the last mammal survey done here in the 1960s, educate Long Islanders about our native mammals, and based on our survey results lobby for changes in the NYSDEC’s hunting and trapping regulations. The survey will include mapping changes in the distribution of L.I.’s common species (e.g. Southern Flying Squirrel, Woodchuck, Eastern Chipmunk), rare species (Gray Fox, Striped Skunk, Long-tailed Weasel and Mink), and relatively new species (River Otter and Eastern Coyote). A major component of this project will rely on trail cams monitored by volunteers: learn how you can get involved in this exciting conservation campaign. Mike will discuss the Survey and lead an optional one-hour field trip to look for animal sign. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpk. Sundays at 2 are free and open to the public.
Saturday, May 20 – Old Farm Road cleanup, 8 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Sunday, May 28 – Evening Walk in Vineyard Field. 5PM-6PM. Meet at 377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike behind the SOFO museum for a moderately-paced walk through this beautiful Long Pond Greenbelt grassland with pond views. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
JUNE
Saturday, June 3 – Celebrate National Trails Day. TBA.
Saturday, June 3 – Adopt a Patch Work Session, 10AM. Join us as we all work on cutting down any invasives growing in our assigned Patch. Don’t have a Patch yet – one can be assigned to you! Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/ Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Please bring gloves and dress against ticks. All ages and skills are welcome! For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Greg Bellafiore at 631-283-1200.
Saturday, June 3 – Full Strawberry Super Moon Hike. 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt (FLPG) and South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). Join FLPG and SOFO on a leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. This name was universal to every Algonquin tribe. It was christened for the strawberry because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during the month of June. Meet at the SOFO Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-2391.
Saturday, June 10 – Dragonfly Day Talk & Walk. 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Vineyard Field, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpk. (behind the South Fork Natural History Museum). Come learn about Dragonflies, Damselflies and their wetland habitat. Dragonflies are a sentinel species; their presence (or absence) is indicative of the health of our wetland ecosystems. Nearly every dragonfly species around the world has now been assessed against the IUCN Red List criteria revealing that 16% of species are at risk of extinction.
10:00am-1:00pm:
- Crafts with Children’s Museum of the East End, Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and South Fork Natural History Museum
- Fun4UFaces face painting
- Storytime with Hampton Library
- Refreshments
- Dragonfly slide show and photos from the collection of Jean Held
10:30am: State Assemblyman Fred Thiele presents the Dragonfly Day Proclamation
11:00am-11:45am: Dragonfly presentation in barn by Annette DiGiovinne
12:00-12:45: Guided walk with Annette in Vineyard Field.
Sunday, June 11 – Sundays At Two – Living on the Edge in the Face of Climate Change. An Overview of coastal Processes, Interventions and Adaptations with Kevin McAllister. 2:00 p.m.
Description:
Natural shorelines, particularly ocean beaches are dynamic transitional zones which are regularly being altered by the forces of nature—wind, waves and currents. Beyond the obvious ecological importance to diverse array of marine and avian species, naturally functioning shorelines are critical buffers against the damaging effects of storm surge on coastal development. With sea level rise accelerating in response to climate change, the urgency to protect, restore and effectively manage transitional zones for ecological benefits and recreational use is more critical than ever.
Bio:
Kevin McAllister’s training and professional experience in coastal zone management (CZM) is substantive and diverse. Kevin holds a Master’s degree in coastal zone management where the focus of study was dune management on a developed coastline. Kevin’s professional experience with coastal resources protection spans three decades and exemplified by his work in South Florida implementing major beach/dune restoration projects. Kevin’s current role is a public advocate for clean water and coastal sustainability.
Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpk. Sundays at 2 are free and open to the public.
Monday, June 12 – FLPG Monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Saturday, June 17 – Old Farm Road cleanup, 8 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
JULY
Saturday, July 1 – Adopt a Patch Work Session, 10AM. Join us as we all work on cutting down any invasives growing in our assigned Patch. Don’t have a Patch yet – one can be assigned to you! Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/ Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Please bring gloves and dress against ticks. All ages and skills are welcome! For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Greg Bellafiore at 631-283-1200.
Monday, July 3 – Full Buck Super Moon Hike. 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt (FLPG) and South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo). Join FLPG and SoFo on a leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. 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. Meet at the SoFo Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Monday, July 10 – FLPG Monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Saturday, July 15 – Old Farm Road cleanup, 8 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Sunday July 16 – Sundays At Two – Walking Tour with Southampton History Museum in the Long Pond Greenbelt with Connor Flanagan and Chenae Bullock. 2:00 p.m. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpk. Sundays at 2 are free and open to the public.
Saturday, July 22 – Crooked Pond to the Truman Capote Stone. 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. Moderately-paced 3 mile hike through oak/hickory forest with beautiful pond views. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
AUGUST
Tuesday, August 1 – Full Sturgeon Super Moon Hike. 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt (FLPG) and South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). Join FLPG and SOFO on a leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. The Native American fishing tribes are given credit for the naming of this moon, since sturgeon were most readily caught during this month. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because, as the moon rises, it appears reddish through any sultry haze. Meet at the SOFO Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Saturday, August 5 – Adopt a Patch Work Session, 10AM. Join us as we all work on cutting down any invasives growing in our assigned Patch. Don’t have a Patch yet – one can be assigned to you! Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/ Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Please bring gloves and dress against ticks. All ages and skills are welcome! For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Greg Bellafiore at 631-283-1200.
Saturday, August 12 – Perseid Meteor Shower. Midnight. Meet at Vineyard Field, 377 Bridgehampton/ Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton.
Sunday, August 13 – Sundays At Two. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike.
Monday, August 14 – FLPG Monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Saturday, August 19 – Old Farm Road cleanup, 8 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Wednesday, August 30 – Full Blue Super Moon Hike. 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and South Fork Natural History Society on a leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. Whenever two full Moons appear in a single month, the second is christened a “Blue Moon.” Due to our calendar days, the appearance of a Blue Moon is actually a relatively rare occurrence as one rises on average only once every 2 1/2 to 3 years. Meet at the SoFo Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike 200 yards north of the RR tracks. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: TBD.
SEPTEMBER
Saturday, September 2 – Adopt a Patch Work Session, 10AM. Join us as we all work on cutting down any invasives growing in our assigned Patch. Don’t have a Patch yet – one can be assigned to you! Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/ Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Please bring gloves and dress against ticks. All ages and skills are welcome! For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Greg Bellafiore at 631-283-1200.
Sunday, September 10 – Sundays At Two. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike.
Monday, September 11 – FLPG Monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Saturday, September 16 – Old Farm Road cleanup, 8 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Saturday, September 23 – Tree ID Trail Hike, 10 a.m. – Noon. Meet at the LPG Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpk. Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt for a easy-paced 3 mile hike along the William Sickles Tree ID Trail with views of Crooked Pond, Deer Drink and Long Pond. Leader: Arborist, Jackson Dodds. For more info call 631-745-0689.
Friday, September 29 – Full Harvest Super Moon Hike. 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt (FLPG) and South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). 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 Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and SOFO on this one-hour, leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. Meet at the SOFO Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
OCTOBER
Saturday, October 7 – Celebration of the Long Pond Greenbelt. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Vineyard Field, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike
Sunday, October 8 – Sundays At Two. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike.
Monday, October 9 – FLPG Monthly Meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Saturday, October 14 – Adopt a Patch Work Session, 10AM. Join us as we all work on cutting down any invasives growing in our assigned Patch. Don’t have a Patch yet – one can be assigned to you! Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/ Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Please bring gloves and dress against ticks. All ages and skills are welcome! For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Greg Bellafiore at 631-283-1200.
Saturday, October 21 – Old Farm Road cleanup, 8 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Saturday, October 28 – Full Hunter’s Moon Hike. 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). Native Americans named this bright moon for obvious reasons. The leaves are falling from 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 the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). Meet at the SOFO Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-2391.
NOVEMBER
Saturday, November 4 – Adopt a Patch Work Session, 10AM. Join us as we all work on cutting down any invasives growing in our assigned Patch. Don’t have a Patch yet – one can be assigned to you! Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/ Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Please bring gloves and dress against ticks. All ages and skills are welcome! For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Greg Bellafiore at 631-283-1200.
Monday, November 13 – FLPG Monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Saturday, November 18 – Old Farm Road cleanup, 8 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Fri., Nov. 24 – Annual Walk it Off Walk. 10:00 a.m. End of Round Pond Lane, Sag Harbor.
Monday, November 27 – Full Frost Moon Hike. 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Co-sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt & the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). The Frost Moon is also known as the Full Beaver Moon. For Native Americans this was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Join us for this leisurely paced one-hour hike in Vineyard Field, the field behind the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). Meet at the SOFO Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-2391.
Tuesday, November 28 – Giving Tuesday.
DECEMBER
Saturday, December 9 – Sagg Swamp & Poxabogue Pond Hike, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Old Farm Rd. Sagaponack.
Monday, December 11 – FLPG Monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Thursday, December 14 – Geminid Meteor Shower. 6 p.m. – midnight. Vineyard Field, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks.
Saturday, December 16 – Old Farm Road clean up, 8 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Tuesday, December 26 – Full Cold Moon Hike. 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Co-sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt & the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). During this month the winter cold fastens its grip, and nights are at their longest and darkest. Sometimes this moon is also called the Long Night Moon as the winter nights lengthen and the moon spends more time above the horizon opposite a low sun. Join us for this leisurely paced one-hour hike in Vineyard Field, the field behind the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). Meet at the SOFO Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
2022 Past Events
December
Wednesday, December 7 – Full Cold Moon Hike. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt & the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). During this month the winter cold fastens its grip, and nights are at their longest and darkest. Sometimes this moon is also called the Long Night Moon as the winter nights lengthen and the moon spends more time above the horizon opposite a low sun. Join us for this leisurely paced one-hour hike in Vineyard Field. Meet at the SOFO parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Hikes are limited to 25 participants. To register email greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-2391.
Saturday, December 10 – Long Pond Hike. 10:00-11:30 a.m. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. Moderately-paced 3.5-mile hike through oak/hickory forest with views of Crooked Pond, Deer Drink, Long Pond, and Little Long Pond. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Monday, December 12 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. via Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Saturday, December 17 – Old Farm Road Cleanup. 8:00 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Road, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
NOVEMBER
Saturday, November 5 – Adopt-a-Patch Work Session, 10:00 a.m. Join us for our final work session for 2022 – our last chance to cut down any invasives growing in our assigned patch. Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Please bring gloves and dress against ticks. all ages and skills are welcome! For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Greg Bellafiore at 631-283-1200.
Tuesday, November 8 – Total Lunar Eclipse will be at its maximum 5:59 a.m.
Tuesday, November 8 – Full Frost Moon Hike. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt & the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). The Frost Moon is also known as the Full Beaver Moon. For Native Americans this was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Join us for this leisurely paced one-hour hike in Vineyard Field. Meet at the SOFO parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Hikes are limited to 25 participants. To register email greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Monday, November 14 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike (just North of Scuttle Hole Rd), Bridgehampton. For more information contact 631-745-0689. Participants can also join via Zoom with the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Saturday, November 19 – Old Farm Road Cleanup. 8:00 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Road, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Friday, November 25 – Annual Walk-It-Off Walk. 10:00 a.m. Meet at the end of Round Pond Lane in Sag Harbor for a moderately fast-paced hike to shed that Thanksgiving stuffing. Amazing views of Round Pond, Long Pond and Little Long Pond! Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Tuesday, November 29 – Giving Tuesday.
OCTOBER
Saturday, October 1 – Adopt-a-Patch Work Session. 10:00 a.m. Join us as we all work on cutting down any invasives growing in our assigned patch. You can still be assigned a patch if you don’t have one. Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Please bring gloves and dress against ticks. All ages and skills are welcome! For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Greg Bellafiore at 631-283-1200.
Saturday, October 8 – Long Pond Greenbelt Annual Celebration. 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Vineyard Field, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton.
Sunday, October 9 – Full Hunters Moon Hike. 7:00-8:00 p.m. Co-sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). Native Americans named this bright moon for obvious reasons. The leaves are falling from 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. Meet at the SOFO parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Hikes are limited to 25 participants. To register email greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-2391.
Monday, October 10 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike (just north of Scuttle Hole Road), Bridgehampton. For more information contact 631-745-0689. Participants can also join via Zoom with the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Saturday, October 15 – Old Farm Road Cleanup. 8:00 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Road, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
September
Saturday, September 3 – Adopt-a-Patch Work Session. 10:00 a.m. Join us as we all work on cutting down any invasives growing in our assigned patch. You can still be assigned a patch if you don’t have one. Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Please bring gloves and dress against ticks. All ages and skills are welcome! For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Greg Bellafiore at 631-283-1200.
Saturday, September 10 – Full Harvest Moon Hike. 8:00-9:00 p.m. Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt (FLPG) and South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). 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 Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and SOFO on this one-hour, leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. Meet at the SOFO parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Hikes are limited to 25 participants. To register email greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Monday, September 12 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike (just north of Scuttle Hole Road), Bridgehampton. For more information contact 631-745-0689. Participants can also join via Zoom with the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Saturday, September 17 – Old Farm Road Cleanup. 8:00 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Road, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Saturday, September 17– Tree ID Trail Hike. 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Meet at the LPG Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt for an-easy-paced 3-mile hike along the William Sickles Tree ID Trail with views of Crooked Pond, Deer Drink and Long Pond. Leader: Arborist Jackson Dodds. For more info call 631-745-0689.
Thursday, September 22 – Sunrise Hike on the Fall Equinox. 6:30 a.m. Vineyard Field is lovely in the early morning. Come for a refreshing stroll to mark the first day of autumn and enjoy coffee and muffins afterward. Meet at Vineyard Field, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. Leader: Sandra Ferguson, 631-537-3752.
August
Saturday, August 6 – Adopt-a-Patch Work Session. 10:00 a.m. Join us as we all work on cutting down any invasives growing in our assigned patch. Don’t have a patch yet – one can be assigned to you! Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Please bring gloves and dress against ticks. All ages and skills are welcome! For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Greg Bellafiore at 631-283-1200.
Monday, August 8 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike (just north of Scuttle Hole Road), Bridgehampton. For more information contact 631-745-0689. Participants can also join via Zoom with the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Thursday, August 11 – Full Sturgeon Super Moon Hike. 8:30-9:30 p.m. Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt (FLPG) and South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). Join FLPG and SOFO on a leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. The Native American fishing tribes are given credit for the naming of this moon, since sturgeon were most readily caught during this month. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because, as the moon rises, it appears reddish through any sultry haze. Meet at the SOFO parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Hikes are limited to 25 participants. To register email greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Friday, August 19 – Tour and Studio Talk at Hans Van de Bovenkamp’s Sagaponack Sculpture Field. 5:00-7:00 p.m. Enjoy an evening meander through the field gallery of Hans’ world-famous large-scale sculptures and studio talk with the artist. Champagne and delicacies served to celebrate FLPG’s 25th.
Saturday, August 20 – Old Farm Road Cleanup. 8:00 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Road, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Sunday August 28 – Little Long Pond Hike. 9:00-10:30 p.m. Meet midway on Laurel Lane, Sag Harbor. Moderately-paced 3-mile hike with views of Little Long Pond and Mosquito Pond. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
July
Saturday, July 2 – Adopt-a-Patch Work Session. 10:00 a.m. Join us as we all work on cutting down any invasives growing in our assigned patch. Don’t have a patch yet? One can be assigned to you – there are plenty of areas that need attention. Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Please bring gloves and dress against ticks. All ages and skills are welcome! For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Greg Bellafiore at 631-283-1200.
Sunday, July 3. Evening Walk in Vineyard Field. 5:00-6:00 p.m. A moderately-paced one-mile walk on mowed trails around a beautiful Long Pond Greenbelt grassland with pond views. Meet at 377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike behind the SOFO museum. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Sunday, July 10 – A Sundays at Two Event. 2:00 p.m. Indigenous Ecological Knowledge Plant Walk. This one-hour walk will be led by Chenae Bullock, a citizen of the Shinnecock Nation and author of 50 Medicines: Indigenous Oral History and Perspective. Meet up at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton.
Monday, July 11– FLPG Monthly Meeting. 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held via Zoom only. For more information contact 631-745-0689. Please join us via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Wednesday, July 13 – Full Buck Super Moon Hike at Sagg Pond. 8:00-10:00 p.m. Park at Sagg Main Beach for a short walk to Sagg Pond. Enjoy the moon around a fire with s’mores and more. Hikes are limited to 25 participants. To register email greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott. 631-599-2391.
Saturday, July 16 – Old Farm Road Cleanup. 8:00 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Road, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, and bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Sunday, July 17 – A Sundays at Two event. 2:00 p.m. The Power of Choice with Mary Morgan, co-founder of Drawdown East End. A talk about how individual choices can help achieve “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing. Drawdown East End is a local grassroots organization based on Project Drawdown, a global project founded in 2014 and publicized in the New York Times bestseller Drawdown, a leading resource for information and insight about climate solutions, edited by Paul Hawken. Mary will also explain how nature-based solutions like FLPG’s efforts to protect and restore the wetlands and woodlands of the LPG help to sequester carbon dioxide and reverse global warming.
Sunday, July 24 – Crooked Pond to the Truman Capote Stone Hike. 9:00-10:30 a.m. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. Moderately-paced 3-mile hike through oak/hickory forest with beautiful pond views. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Thursday, July 28 – 2/3 for the Birds Tour of Marshouse, Edwina von Gal’s nature-friendly garden. 2:00 p.m. Must RSVP. Limited to 30 participants. Meet at 962 Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton, for a tour of Edwina von Gal’s nature-friendly garden, Marshouse. Edwina will explain how we can all help the bird population by simply planting more natives. RSVP to greenbeltnews@aol.com.
Sunday, July 31 – Place and Story Reading Group. 2:00 p.m. (via Zoom). Our reading group continues in July with Winter In The Blood by James Welch. To join the group, which includes a loan of each month’s book, please email greenbeltnews@aol.com and include “Place and Story” in the subject line.
June
Saturday, June 4 – Celebrate National Trails Day with a Smartphone Photo Contest and Lunch in the Long Pond Greenbelt. LPG Nature Center. 1:00 p.m. LPG Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton.
Saturday, June 4 – Adopt-a-Patch Work Session. 10:00 a.m. Join us for our first monthly work session as we all work on cutting down any invasives growing in our assigned patch. Missed our orientation and don’t have a patch yet? Not to worry – one can be assigned to you, there are plenty of areas that need attention. Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Please bring gloves and dress against ticks. All ages and skills are welcome! For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Greg Bellafiore at 631-283-1200.
Saturday, June 11 – Dragonfly Day Celebration at Vineyard Field. 11 a.m. 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Click here for more info.
Monday, June 13 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike (just north of Scuttle Hole Road, Bridgehampton). For more information contact 631-745-0689. Participants can also join via Zoom with the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Tuesday, June 14 – Full Strawberry Super Moon Hike. 9:00-10:00 p.m. Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt (FLPG) and South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). Join FLPG and SOFO on a leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. This name was universal to every Algonquin tribe. It was christened for the strawberry because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during the month of June. Meet at the SOFO parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Hikes are limited to 25 participants. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Saturday, June 18 – Old Farm Road Cleanup. 8:00 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Road, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, and bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, at 631-553-1393.
Sunday, June 26 – Place and Story Reading Group. 2:00 p.m. (via Zoom). Our reading group continues in June with Grizzly Years by Doug Peacock. To join the group, which includes a loan of each month’s book, please email greenbeltnews@aol.com and include “Place and Story” in the subject line.
MAY
Sunday, May 1 – Adopt-a-Patch Orientation. 10:00 a.m. We are very excited for our second year of our Adopt-A-Patch program for the Vineyard Field restoration. Through a great suggestion by FLPG Member Greg Bellafiore, Adopt-a-Patch was initiated in 2021 as a way to eradicate the remaining invasive autumn olive shrubs that continue to grow in Vineyard Field. Each volunteer is allotted a section of the field (their “patch”) where they will cut back any new sprouts at least once a month during the growing season. We have learned after years of mowing trails that repetitive cutting eradicates this noxious plant. Interested in adopting a patch? Join us on May 1st at 10:00 a.m. when we will be marking out everyone’s 2022 patch, identifying the invasive autumn olive, and reviewing how best to remove it. Meet at the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Please bring gloves and dress against ticks. All ages and skills are welcome! For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Greg Bellafiore at 631-283-1200.
Monday, May 9 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike (just north of Scuttle Hole Road), Bridgehampton. For more information contact 631-745-0689. Participants can also join via Zoom with the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Sunday, May 15 – Little Long Pond Hike. 9:00-10:30 a.m. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. Moderately-paced 3-mile hike. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Monday, May 16 – Full Flower Moon Hike. 8:30-9:30 p.m. Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and South Fork Natural History Society on a leisurely-paced hike through open-field trails. In most areas, flowers are abundant everywhere during this time. Thus, the name of this moon. Other names include the Full Corn Planting Moon, or the Milk Moon. Meet at the SOFO parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Hikes are limited to 25 participants. To register email greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Monday, May 16 – Total Lunar Eclipse will be at its maximum 12:11 a.m.
Saturday, May 21– Old Farm Road Cleanup. 8:00 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Road Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Saturday, May 21 – Opening of the A Seed is Sleepy StoryTrail and Seed Starter Project. Co-sponsored with John Jermain Library. Mashashimuet Park. 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon.
Sunday, May 22 – Sundays at Two Lecture Series 2:00 p.m. Plein Air Painting in the Greenbelt with Impressionist Painter Viktor Butko. Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center. Click for more information
Sunday, May 22 – Place and Story Reading Group. 4:00 p.m. Our reading group continues in May with An Unreasonable Woman by Diane Wilson. To join the group, which includes a loan of each month’s book, please email greenbeltnews@aol.com and include “Place and Story” in the subject line. Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton.
APRIL
Sunday, April 10 – Poxabogue Grassland to Sagg Swamp Boardwalk Hike. 9:00-11:00 a.m. Meet at Poxabogue Park south of the railroad trestle on Old Farm Road in Sagaponack. Easy-paced walk through grasslands and oak/pitch pine forest with pond views and a short carpool to Sagg Swamp. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Monday, April 11 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike (just north of Scuttle Hole Road), Bridgehampton. For more information contact 631-745-0689. Participants can also join via Zoom with the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Saturday, April 16 – Old Farm Road Cleanup. 8:00 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Road, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Saturday, April 16 – Full Pink Moon Hike. 8:00-9:00 p.m. Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt (FLPG) and South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). 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. Other names for this month’s celestial body include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and among coastal tribes the Full Fish Moon, because this was the time that the shad swam upstream to spawn. Meet at the SOFO parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Hikes are limited to 25 participants. To register email greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-2391.
Friday, April 22 – Earth Day
Sunday, April 24 – Place and Story Reading Group. 2:00 p.m. (via Zoom). Our reading group continues in April with Red-Tails In Love by Marie Winn. To join the group, which includes a loan of each month’s book, please email greenbeltnews@aol.com and include “Place and Story” in the subject line.
Sunday, April 24 – Great East End Clean-Up. 9:00-11:00 a.m. The annual Great East End Clean-Up, a volunteer-based program to remove litter and debris from Southampton Town’s roadsides, parks, trails, and beaches, will be held town-wide on Saturday, April 23, and Sunday, April 24. This year FLPG will participate on Sunday, April 24, and focus on cleaning the trail along Little Long Pond. Volunteers will meet on Laurel Lane in Sag Harbor. For more information or to confirm attendance, contact Dai Dayton at 631-745-0689.
Friday, April 29 – Arbor Day
March
Monday, March 14 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. via Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Thursday, March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day Hike Take a Hike in the Long Pond Greenbelt. 10 a.m.-noon May you have warm words for a cold day on this St. Patrick’s Day ─ with a blessing and a poem or two in memory of Joe Lane on this easy-paced journey through a portion of the superb Long Pond Greenbelt, including Long Pond, Little Long Pond, and Crooked Pond. Meet at the parking lot of Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor. Leader: Jim Connelly, 973-452-6650.
Friday, March 18 – Full Worm Moon Hike 7:30-8:30 p.m. Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). The full “Worm Moon” was given its name by the Algonquin tribes from New England to Lake Superior. At the time of this spring moon, the ground begins to soften and earthworm castings reappear, inviting the return of robins. In some regions, this is also known as the “Sap Moon”, as it marks the time when maple sap begins to flow and the annual tapping of maple trees begins. Join us on this leisurely paced hike through Vineyard Field’s open field trails, and then enjoy some light refreshments and convivial conversation. Meet at the SOFO parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Hikes are limited to 25 participants. To register email greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Saturday, March 19 – Old Farm Road Cleanup. 8:00 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Saturday, March 26 – Earth Hour. 8:30-9:30 p.m. www.earthhour.org
Sunday, March 27 – Place and Story/Humanities New York Reading Group. 2:00 p.m. via Zoom.
Date TBA: Long Island Nature Organization Conference. Brookhaven
February
Saturday, February 5 – Hike for HarborFrost to Fore ‘n’ Aft Pond. 10:00 a.m. Meet at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor. Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt for an easy-paced 2-mile hike. See Round Pond and Fore ‘n’ Aft Pond and take a walk on the old RR spur trail used long ago to transport ice from the ponds to New York City and Sag Harbor. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689
Monday, February 14 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Wednesday, February 16 – Full Snow Moon Hike. 6:00-7:00 p.m. Co-sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). The Farmer’s Almanac tells us that since the heaviest snow usually falls during this month, native tribes of the north and east most often called February’s full moon the Full Snow Moon. Join us on this leisurely paced hike through Vineyard Field’s open field trails, behind the South Fork Natural History Museum and stay afterward for some light refreshments and convivial conversation. Meet at the SOFO parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Hikes are limited to 25 participants. To register email greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Saturday, February 19 – Old Farm Road Cleanup. 8:00 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Road, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Sunday, February 27 – Place and Story/Humanities New York Reading Group. 2:00 p.m. via Zoom.
January
Monday, January 10 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Saturday, January 15 – Old Farm Road Cleanup. 8:00 a.m. Help clean up the roadside along FLPG’s adopted road. Meet at Poxabogue Park, 191 Old Farm Road Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Monday, January 17 – Full Wolf Moon Hike. 6:00-7:00 p.m. Co-Sponsored by Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO). Legend has it that native tribes related this moon to the nighttime howling of wolves. Join us to mark the first of the year’s full moons on this leisurely-paced hike through Vineyard Field’s open-field trails and, afterward some light refreshments and convivial conversation. Meet at the SOFO parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Hikes are limited to 25 participants. To register email: greenbeltnews@aol.com. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott: 631-599-2391.
Saturday, January 22 – Hike to Truman Capote Stone. 10-11:30 a.m. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt for a moderately-paced 3-mile hike through oak/hickory forest with views of Crooked Pond, Long Pond and Deer Drink. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.