01.18.2026 Featured Story Long Island bald eagle nesting season: Why you need to stay back The tell-tale steady soar of a bald eagle is a regular occurrence here on the North Fork — thanks to conservation efforts that have helped the protected species rebound...
12.30.2025 Featured Story State parks to start 2026 with ‘First Day Hike’ program The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Canal Corporation are once again inviting New Yorkers to kick off...
12.17.2024 Featured Story Temperature drop spikes cold-stun sea turtles on Shelter Island and East End One in a week is a bit out of the ordinary. But two in one week is “highly unusual.” So said Shelter Island Animal Control Officer Jenny Zahler, who...
06.08.2024 Featured Story North Fork Audubon Society decides against name change Like many local chapters of the 119-year-old National Audubon Society, the North Fork branch recently considered changing its name to distance itself from its namesake, John James Audubon, an...
05.11.2024 Featured Story Fancy-feathered birds delighting the East End Among the local cardinals calling “purty-purty-purty” and the “cheerily-cheerily” of resident robins, springtime also brings the bird songs of warblers, tanagers and other species migrating through the area. Early...
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