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Join Group staff for one or both of these critical litter surveys as we document trail conditions and identify areas where litter cleanup is needed.

The survey is critical to the Bay-to-Sound Trail project that will link the Greenport waterfront to Long Island Sound through the creation and upgrading of walking and biking trails. For reservations or more information, please contact Jeremy Samuelson at 631-765-6450 ext. 209 or jsamuelson@eastendenvironment.org.

Thurs 5/21 Mccabe's Beach Clean-Up (Southold) 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Come on down to McCabe's Beach overlooking the Long Island Sound and lend a hand cleaning up the shoreline before summer begins. Bring some gloves and we will supply the bags. For more information, please contact Jenn Hartnagel at 631-765-6450 ext. 211 or jhartnagel@eastendenvironment.org.

Sun 5/31 Beach Clean-Up at Sagg Main Beach (Sagaponack) 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Help out with a beach clean up at Sagg Main Beach in Sagaponack, and learn about the natural things that wash up on the shore as well. If you've ever wondered about the stories behind the pretty shells you find on local beaches, you will have a great time exploring with us! For reservations or more information, please contact Jennifer Skilbred at 631-765-6450 ext. 212 or jskilbred@eastendenvironment.org.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY Mashomack Preserve, Shelter Island 749-1001 Edged in white by 10 miles of coastline, Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island is considered one of the richest habitats in the Northeast. Just 90 miles from New York City, the preserve covers a third of the island with 2,039 acres of interlacing tidal creeks, mature oak woodlands, fields, and freshwater marshes and is often referred to as the "Jewel of the Peconic." All programs require pre-registration. Call the Mashomack Preserve office at (631) 749-1001 for reservations, meeting place, and further information. Events are free to members of The Nature Conservancy, $4 for non-members, unless otherwise noted.

PECONIC LAND TRUST 296 Hampton Road, Southampton 283-3195 GARDEN OF EVE ORGANIC FARM Sound Avenue, Aquebogue NY 631-680-1699 THE VIKING FLEET Montauk 668-5700 CUSTER INSTITUTE Main Bayview Road, Southold 765-2626 Every Saturday from Sunset ‘til midnight, weather permitting, Custer staff will be on hand to assist you in observing the night sky using Custer's telescopes, and to answer your questions about astronomy and the organization itself. The Darkest Skies of any Observatory on Long Island!

Fri 5/1 Open Mic Night: First Friday of Every Month! 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Interested in becoming a performer? This is a great opportunity for all you musicians, comics, poets, magicians and storytellers to let loose and get experience in front of a live audience. Everyone else: come and see the stars of tomorrow! Hosted by talented singer and songwriter, Liza Coppola. Suggested Donation: FREE (although any donation to help support our programs would be appreciated).

Sat 5/9 A Lesson on Renewable Energy Options 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Members Free / $5 Non-members This in-depth discussion will include detailed information about renewal energy options: solar, wind, geothermal, and solar thermal. Coverage will include the impact renewal energy can have on the economy, society and the environment. Information will also be provided that will be helpful to homeowners who are considering conversion: you'll learn about the simplicity of these systems, financial benefits, financing options, and installation procedures. Presenter: Jamie Minnick, President of Eastern Energy Systems, and his family have been in the field of renewal energy for over 40 years; throughout that time they have dedicated themselves to increasing awareness about the green industry to ensure the future environmental state of the planet and to slow the process of climate change.

Sat 5/16 First Light Party for the Dome’s New 25” Obsession Telescope 9:00 pm Free Tues., May 19, 9:00 PM, Raindate. In October 2008, Suffolk County Community College placed on loan at Custer it's 25" Obsession telescope; we are grateful to Ted Koukounas, Chair of Science and Math at SCCC, for making this possible. Since the scope arrived, a team of skilled Custerites have been working hard to retrofit it with a tracking servo-mechanism, and to design and machine revolutionary optics so observers can look through the eyepiece without climbing a high ladder. As with every major project, there have been set-backs along the way but the work is finally complete. So join us on this night to have a truly amazing observing experience and to celebrate not only the largest telescope in any public observatory on Long Island, but possibly the only Dobsonian telescope that has risen to such heights!

Sat 5/23 “The Most Compact Objects in the Universe” 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Suggested Donations: $10 members / $13 Non-members / $5 Full Time Students Astronomers currently believe that the universe is full of objects much denser than anything possible to create on Earth, such as white dwarfs,