ENVIRONMENT & NATURE
Cayla’s Column: Birds of a feather flock to Sweetbriar
By Cayla Rosenhagen
In 2011, Stitch, a young Red-tailed Hawk, was flying low over the grasslands hunting for her next meal adjacent to Sunken Meadow...
Students and SBU scientists join forces at Sunken Meadow
Student researchers from Brentwood Union Free School District have been working as environmental interns for New York State Parks in a program that was...
Nature Matters: Food and food waste
By John L. Turner
Pretend for a minute that you’ve just bought five spiffy new shirts and, pleased with your purchase, proudly place the shirts...
Rocky Point and Sound Beach beaches closed to bathing
Sound Beach Property Owners Association East and Sound Beach Property Owners Association West in Sound Beach, Beech Road Beach in Rocky Point, Broadway Beach...
Northport Historical Society hosts Summer Splendor garden tour July 18
The Northport Historical Society will present its Summer Splendor garden tour on July 18 from noon to 4 p.m. Held rain or shine, the...
Photo of the Week
POSING IN POQUOTT
Daniel Dunaief discovered this frog friend on an evening walk with the dog in Poquott last week. He writes, ‘The frog, and...
Comsewogue Library presents online program — From Plankton to Whales
Join Comsewogue Public Library in Port Jefferson for a online program, From Plankton to Whales: Protecting Local Waters, on Wednesday, July 14 at 7...
E-Waste, Paper Shredding and Drug Take Back event in Mount Sinai a success
On June 26, Councilwoman Jane Bonner held her first E-Waste Collection, Paper Shredding and Drug Take Back event of 2021 at the Rose Caracappa...
Cayla’s Column: Children’s Birding Adventures take flight
By Cayla Rosenhagen
“Look, look! There’s a bird up in this tree … and there’s a nest, too!”
A young boy with binoculars pressed against his...
Farmingville Hills County Park to be renamed
At the General Meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature on June 24, Legislator Nick Caracappa’s bill, IR 1408-2021 was adopted with a unanimous vote.
The...
