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Stop by The Madoo Conservancy
for conversation, music and hors d'oeuvres at Group for the East End's 21st Annual Environment Benefit Friday, May 23rd (rain or shine) 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Visit our Tickets page for full details or to purchase your tickets online. |
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MAY (CONT.) FRIDAY MORNING BIRDS: TROUT POND (NOYACK) Friday, May 16 (7:30 to 9 a.m.) Join us for the second in the series of Friday-morning searches for migrating songbirds. Binoculars are required. For reservations or more information, please contact Steve Biasetti at (631) 537-1400 ext. 15 or sbiasetti@eastendenvironment.org. INDIAN WELLS BEACH CLEANUP (EAST HAMPTON) Sunday, May 18 (11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) Don?t let the beach season get off to a polluted start. Help us meet our goal of removing 50 bags of litter and junk discarded or washed up on the beach over the winter and spring. Let?s show our neighbors and summer visitors how we want the beach to look the whole year. Plenty of volunteers are needed. Garbage bags are provided. Please bring your own gloves. For more information, please contact Jeremy Samuelson at (631) 537-1400 ext. 12 or jsamuelson@eastendenvironment.org. THIRTEENTH ANNUAL FAUNA-THON FUNDRAISER (ENTIRE EAST END) Sunday, May 18 (all day and part of the night!) Group staffers and friends will wander far and wide, searching for mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, and dragonflies. Can we beat our record of 266 species? Not without your help! So join one of our teams, make your own team, or pledge a donation. For more information, please contact Steve Biasetti at (631) 537-1400 ext. 15 or sbiasetti@eastendenvironment.org. FRIDAY MORNING BIRDS: CHATFIELD'S HOLE (EAST HAMPTON) Friday, May 23 (7:30 to 9 a.m.) Join us for the third in the series of Friday-morning searches for migrating songbirds. Binoculars are required. For reservations or more information, please contact Steve Biasetti at (631) 537-1400 ext. 15 or sbiasetti@eastendenvironment.org. JUNE LONG POND PADDLE (BRIDGEHAMPTON) Sunday, June 1 (9 to 11 a.m.) Join us for a short but interesting paddle on one of the South Fork's secluded freshwater ponds located in Bridgehampton. Canoe and kayak rentals are available. For reservations or more information, please contact Mike Bottini at (631) 267-5228 or mike@peconic.org. ![]() DOG FRIENDLY HIKE! (EAST HAMPTON) Thursday, June 5 (5:30 to 6:45 p.m.) Are your canine family members anxious to enjoy the Spring weather? Meet for an early evening hike at the Springs nursery in East Hampton. Don't forget the dog (make sure you bring a leash)! For reservations or more information, please contact Jenn Hartnagel at (631) 537-1400 ext. 21 or jhartnagel@eastendenvironment.org. GARDENING WITH NATURE (BRIDGEHAMPTON) Saturday, June 7 (1:00 to 2:30 p.m.) Come enjoy a presentation by Suzanne Ruggles on the benefits of gardening in harmony with nature, and learn more about practicing native habitat gardening to restore our local environment. Her approach to landscaping promotes diversity and beauty, as well as an improved relationship with the natural world around us. Suzanne is an organic landscaper (The Barefoot Gardener), is a regular instructor at The Nature Lyceum for Organic Horticulture, and sits on the Board of Directors for The Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons. For reservations or more information, please contact Jennifer Skilbred at (631) 537-1400 ext. 18 or jskilbred@eastendenvironment.org. ANNUAL BENEFIT AND AUCTION SOLSTICE! A SUMMER NIGHT?S DREAM Celebrating the Longest Day of the Year! Saturday, June 21, 2008 (6:30 p.m. to midnight) Join us for this Hamptons tradition ? a beautiful summer gala that raises 50% of our annual income! This delightful evening takes place under party tents on a lovely field at Wölffer Estate Vineyard on Sagg Road in Sagaponack. It includes cocktails with passed hors d'oeuvres, cocktails and a silent auction, followed by a sit-down dinner by Robbins Wolfe Eventeurs, dancing with Hank Lane and an exciting live auction of fabulous vacation packages and a few surprises. Advance tickets start at $450 and are available from EVENT ASSOCIATES, INC. (212) 245-6570 ext. 16 or 19, or on the tickets page of this web site. Tickets will not be sold at the door. See you there! BIKE & HIKE IN SOUTHOLD (SOUTHOLD) Thursday, June 26 (5:30 to 7:00 p.m.) Join Kate Schertel for a 4-mile bike ride and short (but beautiful!) hike in Southold. We will meet at the Group?s new office (54895 Main Road, just west of the Fire Department) and bike to Horton Point, where all who attend will enjoy expansive views of Long Island Sound, and then bike back to the start. As time permits, we may take a tour of the new office after the ride. Sorry, no bike rentals are available. Please bring your own bike, helmet, and bottle of water. For reservations or more information, please contact Kate Schertel at (631) 537-1400 ext. 13 or kschertel@eastendenvironment.org. COLORFUL BUGS IN FLIGHT (RIVERHEAD) Saturday, June 28 (9:30 to 11 a.m.) Cranberry Bog County Park is alive with damselflies, dragonflies, and butterflies in late June. Join us for a leisurely stroll around Swezey Pond in search of these colorful flying insects. Binoculars are required. For reservations or more information, please contact Steve Biasetti at (631) 537-1400 ext. 15 or sbiasetti@eastendenvironment.org. |
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The Walking Dunes area in Nappeague is the most ecologically diverse ecosystem on Long Island and the site of many Explorations sponsored by the Group for the East End. |
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Field Guides Recommended by Steve Biasetti Field Guide to the Birds of North America (5th edition). National Geographic. 2006. The Sibley Guide to Birds, by David Allen Sibley. National Audubon Society. 2001. Mammals of North America, by Roland W. Kays & Don E. Wilson. Princeton Field Guides. 2002. Animal Tracks (Peterson Field Guides), by Olaus J. Murie. 1974. Tracking & the Art of Seeing: How to Read Animal Tracks & Sign, by Paul Rezendes. 1992. Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern/Central North America (3rd edition), by Roger Conant & Joseph T. Collins. The Peterson Field Guide Series. 1998. Butterflies Through Binoculars: A Field and Finding Guide to Butterflies of the Boston-New York-Washington Region, by Jeffrey Glassberg. 1993. Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America, by Sidney W. Dunkle. Oxford University Press. 2000. A Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts, by Blair Nikula, Jennifer L. Loose, and Matthew R. Burne. Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program. 2003. Damselflies of the Northeast, by Ed Lam. Biodiversity Books. 2004. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, by Lawrence Newcomb. 1977. A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern & North-Central North America (Peterson Field Guides), by Margaret McKenny and Roger Tory Peterson. 1998. The Shrub Identification Book, by George W.D. Symonds. 1963. The Tree Identification Book, by George W.D. Symonds. 1958. |
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for the Naturalist Recommended by Steve Biasetti “The American Seasons Series”, by Edwin Way Teale. North With The Spring. 1951. Autumn Across America. 1956. Journey Into Summer. 1960. Wandering Through Winter. 1965. Author and his wife tour the country from the beginning to end of each season, observing and celebrating nature. Fascinating glimpses at natural America a half-century ago. Those of the Forest, by Wallace Byron Grange. 1953. Thoughtful, well-written tale detailing the many ways that woodland creatures interact with each other and their physical surroundings. Awarded the John Burroughs Medal in 1955 as “distinguished book of natural history”. Wild America, by Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher. 1955. Watching Birds: An Introduction to Ornithology, by Roger F. Pasquier. 1977. Handbook For Butterfly Watchers, by Robert Michael Pyle. 1984. Engaging introduction to the world of butterflies and butterfly-watching. The Complete Birder: A Guide to Better Birding, by Jack Connor. 1988. Enjoyable, informative read on the hobby of birdwatching. The Year of the Turtle, by David M. Carroll. 1991. The Feather Quest, by Pete Dunne. 1992. Broadsides from the Other Orders: A Book of Bugs, by Sue Hubbell. 1993. Four Wings and a Prayer: Caught in the Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly, by Sue Halpern. 2001. Discovering Moths: Nighttime Jewels in Your Own Backyard, by Jack Himmelman. 2002. |
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