A Conversation With Heather Abrams
A cancer survivor and wildlife/nature educator, Abrams inspired her parents to raise money for and provide education on Dr. Mitchell Cairo of Columbia University Medical Center’s Division of Pediatric...
View ArticleReassembling A Deer
By Annette Hinkle Wanted: Someone with lots of free time who loves assembling bones, has done it before and is not worried about putting the drill in the wrong place. Also required, patience and good...
View ArticleLook Deep Into Nature
By Richard Gambino “Look deep, deep into nature and then you will understand everything better.” So wrote Albert Einstein in 1951. I would add only that it can also be great fun. And, as a matter of...
View ArticleEarthly Love
On April 22, 1970, the world experienced its first Earth Day. Initially an event with nearly 20 million participants in the U.S., Earth Day has grown to include an estimated 1 billion participants from...
View ArticleTaking Notice of Woods in the Winter
Tyler Armstrong of the South Fork Natural History Museum examines the bark of a Black Locust tree on the grounds near SOFO’s museum on Sunday, December 30. (Michael Heller Photo) By Emily J. Weitz...
View ArticleThe Birds of Winter
By Emily J. Weitz Frank Quevedo doesn’t consider himself an expert birder, but that’s exactly why he wants to bring out a bunch of novices into the field to show them just how simple it can be. The...
View ArticleThe Art of Seaweed
Samples of seaweed from Lake Montauk pressed and preserved by Dr. Larry Liddle. By Mara Certic Dr. Larry Liddle initially didn’t intend for it to be art; it was science, another method for him to...
View ArticleSoFo Grant
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center (SoFo) announced last week it had received an anonymous donation in support of SoFo’s new after-school educational program, South Fork...
View ArticleSOFO Holding Toy Drive
The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center has announced that it will hold its first annual Holiday Toy Drive this year. The drive began on Monday, December 1, and will run through Friday,...
View ArticleFrank Quevedo
By Mara Certic Frank Quevedo is the executive director at the South Fork Museum of Natural History. He spoke to us about the conservation needs of the state and on the East End. The New York State...
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