EVENTS 2024
FLPG 2025 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.
2025 EVENTS
JANUARY
Mon., Jan. 13 – FLPG Monthly meeting, 5:30PM via Zoom. (no full moon hike)Sat., Jan. 18 – Old Farm Road cleanup, 8AM, meet at Poxabogue Park entrance at 191 Old Farm Road
Sat., Jan. 25 – Grassland to Grassland Hike, 10M-11:30AM.Meet at Vineyard Field, 377 Bridgehampton Tpke.
FEBRUARY
Saturday, February 8 – StoryWalk Hike for HarborFrost. 10 A.M. As part of the annual HarborFrost activities, join FLPG for a fun walk for kids of all ages along the StoryWalk Trail in Sag Harbor (approx. 30 minutes). The more adventurous can continue on for another half hour to see Long Pond and learn about the amazing Long Pond Greenbelt. Meet at 10:00 a.m. at the bleachers at Mashashimuet Park on the corner of Main Street and Jermain Avenue in Sag Harbor. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689. *The StoryWalk Trail was made possible through a grant from Sag Harbor Partnership*
Monday, February 10 – FLPG Monthly Meeting, 5:30 P.M. via Zoom. All are Welcome!
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Wednesday, February 12 – Full Snow Moon Hike. 6:00 P.M.-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 (SOFO. Meet at the SOFO Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-2391. RSVP: info@longpondgreenbelt.org.
Saturday, February 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
MARCH
Monday, March 10 – FLPG Monthly Meeting, 6:00 P.M. via Zoom. All are welcome!
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Friday, March 14 – Full Worm Moon Hike. 7:30 P.M.-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. Meet at the SOFO Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-239. RSVP: info@longpondgreenbelt.org.
Saturday, March 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Saturday, March 22 – Earth Hour. 8:30PM-9:30PM.
APRIL
Saturday, April 12 – 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. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-239. RSVP: info@longpondgreenbelt.org.
Monday, April 14 – Monthly Meeting, 6:00 P.M. via Zoom. All are welcome!
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Saturday, April 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.
Tuesday, April 22 – 55th Earth Day, Our Power, Our Planet. “But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.” Rachel Carson
Friday, April 25 – Arbor Day.
Saturday, April 26 – Great East End Cleanup, 8:30 am. Meet at the parking area near the Mashashimuet Park tennis courts on Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike to clean up the section along Ligonee Creek between the Turnpike and Brick Kiln Road. Afterward, we will carpool to the Bay to Ocean trail on Narrow Lane for an additional cleanup. For more information, contact Dai Dayton at 631-745-0689.
Sunday, April 27 – Sundays at Two Program – Southampton Town Historian Julie Greene, 2:00 P.M. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. As we recognize Arbor Day, we pay tribute to some of the Town’s longest-standing residents, the “lopp” trees. As living historic artifacts dating back to the colonial days, they offer a glimpse of the Town’s 17th-century settlement. These trees, especially white oaks, were used to mark property boundaries and significant natural resources throughout Southampton. Join Town Historian Julie Greene to learn more about the history of these lopp trees and where they still exist today.
About Julie Greene
Julie B. Greene, formerly of the Bridgehampton Museum, has been the Southampton Town Historian since 2017. She lives in Noyac with her husband and three kids.
Sundays at Two events are free and open to the public.
MAY
Saturday, May 3 – Adopt-A-Patch Work Session. 10:00 A.M. Join us as we work together to remove any invasive plants 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, May 3 – Crooked Pond Circumnavigation. 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 as well as the Truman Capote Stone. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-2391.
Monday, May 12 – FLPG Monthly Meeting, 6:00 P.M. via Zoom. All are welcome! (no full moon hike)
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Saturday, May 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info, contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
TBA – Sundays at Two events are held at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. They are free and open to the public. All are welcome.
JUNE
2025 Sundays at Two Programming Continues
Sunday, June 1, 2:00 p.m. Ellesmere Island expedition…In search of Arctic Wolves – Photographer Marianne Barnett Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center 1061 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike
Marianne Barnett spent the month of April on a photography expedition to Ellesmere Island in the far northern part of Canada in search of Arctic wolves. Less than 100 people have ever made this journey due to the remote and harsh conditions. Fortunately, she witnessed and photographed several packs of wolves up close, as these wolves are unafraid of humans. During this expedition, she learned so much more about the fascinating lives and culture of the Inuit of Ellesmere Island, who guided her. We hope you will join us as Marianne takes us up close and in person through her expedition!
Sundays at Two events are free and open to the public.
Saturday, June 7 – National Trails Day, I ♡ Vineyard Field Work Day & 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, June 9 – FLPG Monthly Meeting, 6:00 P.M. via Zoom. All are Welcome!
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Wednesday, June 11 – Full Strawberry 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. Join us on this leisurely paced hike through Vineyard Field’s open field trails and homemade Strawberry Shortcake afterward. Meet at the SOFO Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-239. RSVP: info@longpondgreenbelt.org.
Saturday, June 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info, contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt Sundays At Two Program
Sunday, June 29th, 2:00 p.m. Carnivorous Plants of Long Island – Matt Kaelin Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike,
Carnivorous plants are strange and wonderful creatures, which many would expect to only inhabit the world’s most remote and exotic locations. It may be surprising to find out that they can be found here among us on Long Island, NY. In the undeveloped lands beyond the highways, neighborhoods, and shopping centers of modern suburban life.
That is where many interesting and unique ecosystems with great biodiversity remain as they were before us. Such as isolated ponds with gently sloping shorelines, which are curiously formed by the glacial processes that first created our island at the end of the last ice age. Along the slowly flowing waters of streams and rivers cutting through the central pine barrens are sphagnum bogs filled with lush, verdant mosses. Near the salty sea are great dunes that rise high, then dip down to the groundwater table, keeping their low, open swales consistently wet with fresh water.
Across the world, there are around 583 species within 16 genera of carnivorous plants. On Long Island, we have 3 species of sundews (Drosera), 12 species of bladderworts (Utricularia), and 1 species of the American pitcher plants (Sarracenia).
This event will begin with an educational and engaging presentation on the carnivorous plants of Long Island, with vivid photography to provide a window into the habitats where they live, instruction on how to identify the different species that we have here, and the other curious flora and fauna that could be found among them as well.
After that, there will be a short quarter-mile hike from the nature center through the trails of the Long Pond Greenbelt to the adjacent coastal plains pond, where the attendees can observe the carnivorous sundews and bladderworts in their natural habitat. Followed by the return walk back to the nature center, where refreshments will be available for a post-expedition discussion.
About Matt Kaelin
Matthew M. Kaelin is the author of The Sinister Beauty of Carnivorous Plants. He is an accomplished cultivator of carnivorous plants with over two decades of experience, having registered two Nepenthes cultivars. Beginning early 2012, he has engaged in a continued, comprehensive survey and evaluation of the habitats of the native carnivorous plants of Long Island, NY. He is credited for discovering examples of a Drosera hybrid, the first reported observations of these plants in New York State.
Upcoming Sundays at Two Programming:
- July 20: Jill Dodds – Nightlife: Magnificent Moths
- August 3: Tonito Valderrama – Native American Zoomorphic Pinch Pots
- September 21: Delaney Constante – Bats on the Beach, Bay & Beyond
- October (date TBD): Aiyana Smith of Blossom Sustainable Development and Shinnecock Indian Nation
Sundays at Two events are free and open to the public.
TBA – Dragonfly Day Celebration. Vineyard Field, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike
TBA – Sundays at Two Program. 2:00 P.M. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike.
JULY
Saturday, July 5 – 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.
Thursday, July 10 – Full Buck 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. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-239. RSVP: info@longpondgreenbelt.org.
Monday, July 14 – Monthly Meeting, 6:00 P.M. via Zoom. All are Welcome!
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Saturday, July 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.
Sat., July 26 – Truman Capote Walk, 9AM-10:30AM. LPG Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton Turnpike
Sundays At Two Program
Sunday, July 20th, 2:00 p.m. Nightlife: Magnificent Moths – Jill Dodds – Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center 1061 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike
Butterflies get lots of attention, but their nocturnal cousins are often overlooked despite being considerably more abundant and diverse. In the northeastern United States, 2500+ moth species offer an amazing array of shapes, colors, patterns, and sizes to anyone who takes the time to give them a closer look. Jill Dodds is a biologist and nature photographer from New Jersey who has spent the last few years focusing her lens on moths from a variety of habitats in her home state. Join her to view some of these beautiful creatures and learn what you might find in your backyard.
Upcoming Sundays at Two Programming:
- August 3: Tonito Valderrama – Native American Zoomorphic Pinch Pots
- September 21: Delaney Constante – Bats on the Beach, Bay & Beyond
- October (date TBD): Aiyana Smith of Blossom Sustainable Development and Shinnecock Indian Nation
Sundays at Two events are free and open to the public.
AUGUST
Saturday, August 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! 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 9 – Full Sturgeon 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 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. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-239. RSVP: info@longpondgreenbelt.org.
Monday, August 11 – Monthly Meeting, 6:00 P.M. via Zoom. All are Welcome!
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Saturday, August 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Saturday, August 23 – Round Pond Hike. 8:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M. Meet at the end of Round Pond Road, Sag Harbor. Easy 3 mile hike through oak/hickory forest with views of 2 vernal ponds and four coastal plain ponds. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
TBA – Sundays at Two Program. 2:00 P.M. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike.
SEPTEMBER
Saturday, September 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.
Sunday, September 7 – Full Harvest 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. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-239. RSVP: info@longpondgreenbelt.org.
Monday, September 8 – Monthly Meeting, 6:00 P.M. via Zoom. All are Welcome!
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Saturday, September 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Saturday, September 27 – National Public Lands Day.
TBA – Sundays at Two Program. 2:00 P.M. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike.
OCTOBER
Saturday, October 4 – Tree ID Trail Hike, 10:00 A.M.-Noon. Meet at the LPG Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpk. Join us 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.
Saturday, October 4 – 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, October 6 – Full Hunter’s Super 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. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-239. RSVP: info@longpondgreenbelt.org.
Saturday, October 11 – Celebration of the Long Pond Greenbelt. 10:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. Vineyard Field, 377 Bridgehampton Tpke.
Monday, October 13 – FLPG Monthly Meeting, 6:00 P.M. via Zoom. All are welcome!
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Saturday, October 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.
TBA – Sundays at Two Program. 2:00 P.M. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike.
NOVEMBER
Saturday, November 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. 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.
Wednesday, November 5 – Full Frost Super 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, so named as Beavers tend to build their winter dams at this time of year. 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. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-239. RSVP: info@longpondgreenbelt.org
Monday, November 10 – FLPG Monthly Meeting, 6:00 P.M. via Zoom. All are Welcome
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Saturday, November 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Friday, November 28 – Annual Walk it Off Walk. 10:00 A.M.-Noon. 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.
DECEMBER
Tuesday, December 2 – Giving Tuesday.
Thursday, December 4 – Full Cold Super 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 Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-239. RSVP: info@longpondgreenbelt.org
Saturday, December 6 – Poxabogue County Park and Sagg Swamp. 10:00 A.M.-11:30 A.M. Meet at the Poxabogue County Park entrance at 191 Old Farm Road in Bridgehampton just south of the RR trestle. Easy hike with views of grasslands, ponds and swamp. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Monday, December 8 – FLPG Holiday Party, 6:00 P.M. Details to follow.
Saturday, December 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
PAST 2024 Events
January
Monday, January 8 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. All are Welcome! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283735393?pwd=eWlLNTVlOWpuNDVzZ0VHRDZkQUc0Zz09
Saturday, January 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Thursday, January 25 – Full Wolf Moon Hike. 5:00 p.m.-6:00 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 Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Saturday, January 27 – Grassland to Grassland Hike. 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Meet at the South Fork Natural History Society (SOFO) Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt for a moderately-paced 1 ½ mile hike with pond views from Vineyard Field to the grasslands of Poxabogue County Park. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
February
Saturday, February 3 – StoryWalk Trail Hike for HarborFrost. 10:00 a.m. As part of the annual HarborFrost activities, join FLPG for a fun walk for kids of all ages along the StoryWalk Trail in Sag Harbor (approx. 30 minutes). The more adventurous can continue on for another half hour to see Long Pond and learn about the amazing Long Pond Greenbelt. Meet at 10:00 a.m. at the bleachers at Mashashimuet Park on the corner of Main Street and Jermain Avenue in Sag Harbor. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689. *The StoryWalk Trail was made possible through a grant from Sag Harbor Partnership*
Monday, February 12 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. All are Welcome!
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Saturday, February 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Saturday, February 24 – Full Snow Moon Hike. 5:30 p.m.-6:30 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 (SOFO), and stay afterward for some light refreshments and convivial conversation. Meet at the SOFO Museum parking lot, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Leader: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-2391.
Sunday, February 25 – Four Ponds Hike. 10:00 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, Long Pond, Deer Drink and Little Long Pond. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
March
Monday, March 11 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. All are Welcome!
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Saturday, March 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Sunday, March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day Hike in the Long Pond GREENbelt. 10 a.m. 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 23 – Earth Hour. 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. https://www.earthhour.org/
Monday, March 25 – 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.
April
Monday, April 8, Solar Eclipse Viewing – Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt and SOFO (South Fork Natural History Museum) to enjoy this year’s dramatic solar eclipse, offering close to 90% coverage at its deepest point here on the East End. Register here.
Friday/Saturday, April 12 & 13 – 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/
Sunday, April 14 – Sundays At Two. 2:00 p.m. Program TBA. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike.
Monday, April 15 – Monthly Meeting. 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. All are Welcome!
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Saturday, April 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Monday, April 22 – Earth Day.
Tuesday, April 23 – Full Pink Moon Hike. 8:00PM-9:00PM. 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.
Friday, April 26 – Arbor Day.
Saturday, April 27, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Great East End Clean-Up. Spend the morning helping to preserve the health and beauty of a treasured ecosystem. Join us in removing litter from the Long Pond Greenbelt. Meet at 478 Merchants Path, Sag Harbor. Wear gloves and tick protection. We’ll provide trash bags and disposal. Give back to the Greenbelt! And make the planet a better place to live. E-mail greenbeltnews@aol.com to sign up now! Or just show up.
Sunday, April 28, 2:00 p.m. – Sundays at Two: Nature Photography with Marianne Barnett. Photographer Marianne Barnett’s mission is to share the lives of animals through visual art. “I want to share their movement and emotions in their habitats and celebrate their lives through my art. It’s my goal to inspire others to become interested in caring for the delicate balance of animal life and enjoy the visual journey.” See some of Marianne’s work at mariannebarnettphotos.com. Join us as we kick of the 2024 Sundays at Two lecture series season on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike.. Sundays at Two programs are free and open to the public.
TBA – Great East End Clean-Up
May
Saturday, May 4 – 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.
Sunday, May 12 – Hike to Truman Capote Stone. 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Meet at the LPG Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike. Moderately-paced walk through oak/hickory forest to see the Truman Capote Stone at Crooked Pond. Leader, Jean Dodds, 631-599-2391.
Monday, May 13 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. All are welcome!
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Saturday, May 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.
Sunday, May 19 – Sundays At Two. 2:00 p.m. Program TBA. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike.
Thursday, May 23 – 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.
June
Saturday, June 1 – National Trails Day / I ♡ Vineyard Field Work Day. Details TBA.
Saturday, June 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. 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 8 – Dragonfly Day Celebration. Vineyard Field, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike. Details TBA.
Sunday, June 9 – Sundays At Two. 2:00 p.m. Program TBA. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike.
Monday, June 10 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. All are Welcome!
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Saturday, June 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Friday, June 21 – Full Strawberry 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.
July
Saturday, July 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, July 8 – Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. All are Welcome!
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A flora is a comprehensive, detailed inventory of the plant species found in a specific region. Plants can be surveyed at multiple scales from global to local. They can focus on specific plants, like invasive species, to a comprehensive survey of all plants. During this presentation you will learn why floras are important, how the information is gathered, what people are surveying today, and how you can help.
August
Saturday, August 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.
Sunday, August 11 – Sundays At Two. 2:00 p.m. Program TBA. Meet at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike.
Monday, August 12 – Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. All are Welcome!
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Saturday, August 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Monday, August 19 – 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 24 – Round Pond Hike. 8:00 a.m.-10 a.m. Meet at the end of Round Pond Road, Sag Harbor. Easy 3 mile hike through oak/hickory forest with views of 2 vernal ponds and four coastal plain ponds. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
September
Monday, September 9 – Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. All are Welcome!
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Tuesday, September 17 – 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.
Saturday, September 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Saturday, September 28 – National Public Lands Day.
October
Saturday, October 5 – 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.
Sunday, October 6 – 2:00 pm: Sunday at Two Event with Scott Chaskey – Author of Soil and Spirit: Cultivation and Kinship in the Web of Life. Additional details TBA. The Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center is located at 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike (just North of Scuttlehole Road) – look for Open flag and follow the driveway to the parking area just before the Nature Center. Sundays at Two events are free and open to the public.
Saturday, October 12 – Celebration of the Long Pond Greenbelt. 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Vineyard Field, 377 Bridgehampton Tpke.
Monday, October 14 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. All are Welcome!
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Thursday, October 17 – Full Hunter’s Super 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.
Saturday, October 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.
Sunday, October 20 – 2:00 pm: Sunday at Two Event with Anna Thonis. Box Turtles. Additional details TBA. The Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center is located at 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike (just North of Scuttlehole Road) – look for Open flag and follow the driveway to the parking area just before the Nature Center. Sundays at Two events are free and open to the public.
November
Saturday, November 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! 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 11 – FLPG Monthly Meeting. 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. All are Welcome!
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Friday, November 15 – Full Frost Super 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.
Saturday, November 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Friday, November 29 – Annual Walk it Off Walk. 10:00 a.m.-Noon. 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.
December
Tuesday, December 3 – Giving Tuesday.
Sunday, December 15 – 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: Jean Mc Dermott, 631-599-2391.
Monday, December 16 – FLPG Holiday Party, Wölffer Estate Vineyard, 139 Sagg Road, Sagaponack, NY, 6:00 p.m. Click to register
Saturday, December 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 Rd, Sagaponack. Bring gloves, bags provided. For more info contact Peter Wilson, 631-553-1393.
Past 2023 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. 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 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. RSVP required: contact Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689 or email greenbeltnews@aol.com.
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: Day Dayton, 631-745-0689.
Sundays at Two – In Conversation with Photographer Sutton Lynch Sunday, October 29, 2023, 2:00 p.m. Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center, 1061 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike Join us as we close out the 2023 Sundays at Two lecture series with Sutton Lynch, the 23-year old photographer from East Hampton who has grown an avid following on Instagram and other media by documenting the resurgence of marine life off the coast of Long Island. Mr. Lynch will present some of his work and talk about his process as well as his connection to the local landscape and how he has seen it change in recent years. Click for more information.
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
Geminid Meteor Shower
Wednesday, December 13, 10 p.m. Vineyard Field is a great place to watch the Geminid Meteor Shower. Peak viewing is this Wednesday night into Thursday. The Geminid shower is considered to be one of the strongest meteor showers, with the possibility of more than 100 meteors per hour visible in dark sky locations! Meet at Vineyard Field, 377 Bridgehampton Turnpike, 200 yards north of the RR tracks. Leader: Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.
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.