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Upcoming Events
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For a full list of events and descriptions, click here or visit www.eastendenvironment.org.
Dark Skies Week
(International)
April 1-8
Dusk to Dawn
Click here for more info.
AIA Peconic Symposium on Centralized Sewer Systems
(Riverhead)
Wednesday, April 6
8:30AM to 5:30PM
Click here for more info.
Courtship Flight of the Woodcock (Bridgehampton)
Saturday, April 9
6:45 o 8:00PM
Click here for more info.
National Environmental Education Week
April 10-16
Click here for more info.
Early Morning Hike
Over the Bridge
(Hampton Bays)
Friday, April 22 (Earth Day!)
6:30 to 8:00AM
Click here for more info.
Shore & Wading Birds of Shinnecock Bay
(Hampton Bays)
Saturday, April 30
11:00AM to 1:30PM
Click here for more info.
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Spring Newsletter Coming Soon
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The Spring 2011 printed newsletter is due in mailboxes by April 8th. Read about everything we're doing to protect and restore the East End environment, plus upcoming events and volunteer opportunities!
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Can you imagine another 130,000 square feet of commercial development along Route 25 in Wading River? We can't either -- visit www.SaveWadingRiver.com to find out how you can take action to prevent the destruction of this beautiful rural corridor.
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Eyes In The Back Of Its Head
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 The American Woodcock is -- hands down -- the star of the "Beaks & Feet" classroom lesson. Each winter, Group educators teach about animal adaptations to schoolchildren in Sag Harbor and Springs, using taxidermy mounts of local birds. With the visual props, we cover adaptations involving coloration, leg location, beaks, and feet.
Click here to read the entire article by Steve Biasetti.
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Bring Nature Home -- Use Native Plants!
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On Friday March 11th, Spring Planting & Habitat Restoration coordinators, Jennifer Skilbred and Anita Wright, attended the Long Island Native Grass Initiative's first annual Native Plant Symposium at Suffolk Community College. There was an impressive turnout for the event. More than 260 people, from landscapers, educators and backyard gardeners, to not-for-profit organizations and neighborhood associations, gathered to learn about the importance of using native plants in our urban and suburban landscapes.
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Fauna-thon Web Site Is Up And Running
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 If you have been a past participant in the Fauna-thon, would like to pledge per species, or you find yourself asking, "What's the Fauna-thon?" -- check out our new event web site at www.fauna-thon.org.
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