MHI Calendar 2009 Q4

Sun 10/11 Bay to Sound Trails: Big Clean-up #2 (Greenport) 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Hot on the heels of this summer’s hugely successful “Big Clean Up” hosted by our partners at North Fork Audubon Society (NFAS), Group for the East End and NFAS are back at it and need your help with “Big Clean Up # 2.” This time we are hoping to beat our record of 18 volunteers as we fill a 10-yard dumpster generously donated by our friends at Mattituck Sanitation. The Bay to Sounds Trails project will provide nature trails and bike paths linking Greenport's waterfront to the shore of Long Island Sound. So stop by for an hour or stay all day. We hope to make this a true community event with families, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, Village and Town Board members, everyone.

Please bring your own gloves. For more information and to let us know you are coming (so we can have enough bags, drinks, etc.), please contact Jeremy Samuelson at 631-765-6450 ext. 209 or jsamuelson@eastendenvironment.org.

Wed 10/14 Cold-Stunned Sea Turtle Talk (Southold) 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Many times sea turtles don’t head south quite soon enough and can become “cold-stunned” (a condition similar to hypothermia), and can wash up on our shores. When discovered soon enough, these injured sea turtles can be nursed back to health by the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation. Join us along with a representative of the Riverhead Foundation and learn about the sea turtles in our local waters, and what to look for when walking our local beaches to help protect these unique animals. Reservations are required. For reservations or more information, please contact Jennifer Skilbred at 631-765-6450 ext. 212 or jskilbred@eastendenvironment.org.

Wed 10/21 Beach Walk and Sea Turtle Search (Southold) 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Join us for a fall walk on a local Southold beach. We will bring bags, etc. for a cleanup, as well as search for any “cold-stunned” sea turtles that may have washed up on shore. Whether you attended the October 14th lecture or couldn’t make it and want to learn more about local sea turtles, this is a great exploration for you! For reservations or more information, please contact Jennifer Skilbred at 631-765-6450 ext.

212 or jskilbred@eastendenvironment.org.

Thurs 10/29 Fifth Annual Quiz Night Fundraiser (Hampton Bays) 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Attention trivia enthusiasts! Join us for a fun night of quizzing topped off with CASH PRIZES. Teams will compete for a first place cash prize by answering quiz questions about the local environment and other interesting topics. We’ll also include a few games of BINGO between rounds! Get your friends together to share some laughs while raising money to protect and restore eastern Long Island’s environment. Team registration: $20 EARLY; $30 AT THE DOOR. For more information, or to register a team, please contact Jodi Grindrod at 631-765-6450 ext. 216 or jgrindrod@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 26 Hampton Road, Southampton, NY 11968 631.283.3195 Sat 10/17 Crawling, Digging and Diving: One Man's Search for the Colonial Pottery of Greenport 3:00 pm $5 Meet us at the barn at Charnews Farm (Youngs Avenue between Routes 25 and 48, Southold, NY 11971) for an exciting presentation with Chris Pickerell, collector of North Fork pottery called "redware." See and handle his large collection, and learn about how the early redware potters on the shore of Sterling Harbor in Greenport manufactured and decorated their wares. Discover the differences between the pottery of Greenport and of that produced in Norwalk (CT), Huntington (LI), and other major potting centers. Bring a piece of your own pottery to be identified! $5 per person. To RSVP, call Robin Harris at 631-283-3195 ext. 10 or email her at RHarris@peconiclandtrust.org.

BRIDGE GARDENS 36 Mitchell Lane, Bridgehampton, NY 631.537.7440 Sat 10/24 Arranging Natural Materials with Everlastings by Diana 10:00 am and 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm $15 Join Diana Conklin, of Everlastings by Diana, for a fun-filled duo of hands-on workshops creating beautiful arrangements from local, atural materials! Sign up for one or all and decorate your home for the holidays! Diana has been sharing her passion for dried, natural materials for 25 years. Her Pratt education and Bridgehampton farm family background have given her a passion and talent to create beautiful floral arrangements. For more information, visit her website at www.Everlastings.net or join her on Facebook at Everlastings by Diana.

Hydrangea Class: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.