Upcoming Events
Events Calendar
Upcoming Events
NFEC Earth Day 5K Race and Walk
Join Us at the beautiful Indian Island Suffolk County Park in Riverhead on Sunday, April 28th at 9am for our Earth Day 5K Race and Walk! All proceeds will be used to fund the 2024 NFEC Scholarship and Environmental Educational programs.
Registration begins at 9:00am
Race begins at 10:00am
If you are interested in sponsoring our event, please email us at office@nfec1.org
To register for the race, please Click Here
Greenport Repair Cafe
Save the Date for the Next Repair Cafe! ... Please hold on to your broken items and bring a couple to the Greenport Library on May 4. Click here to see flyer We have volunteers to help with Simple Bike repairs, Textiles/clothing and jewelry repairs.... Volunteers still needed for other categories, general help, Spanish translation and coffee break snacks.
Update on the Repair Movement.
On January 2, 2024, the Repair Cafe International Foundation and the Center for Sustainable Design in Amsterdam held an International Repair Cafe Symposium which I, Margaret attended on Zoom. It was fun and informative and here are a few things I found interesting.
First of all, there is a growing interest in Repairing and the Right to Repair; in fact it is a Worldwide Movement, helping us mindshift from a resource wasting linear economy to a more sustainable circular economy.
Also, the RC Int'l Foundation is collecting data from all the Repair Cafes through a Repair Monitor Dashboard. This data is being used by communities and countries as evidence to their legislators to institute "Right to Repair" policies. Here is some of the data: From 2016 to the end of 2023, there have been 2983 RCs formed worldwide, with 44,745 volunteers and estimated 81,000 items repaired. The RC Monitor Dashboard is keeping track of the types of items repaired and the various things that make repair difficult or impossible. For example, design improvements suggested from data collected by a RC in Surrey, are to stop soldering things that don't need it, and to stop using so many different sized screw heads.
Another impact of the growing movement is that Repair Skills are being brought into school curriculums, some using the RC Model and Volunteer coaches. Also RC Monitor Dashboard data is showing the need for Reparable Product Design. As an example, in the Netherlands there is a school where students are given an object, with the task to redesign it to make it repairable.
Other discussion topics centered on the Right to Repair efforts going on in Europe and the USA, and how to attract and encourage younger folks to be involved.
The webinar can be viewed on YouTube. Find it on WWW. REPAIRCAFE.ORG, IT is dIvided into parts, so it is easy to view...
And Please Save the Date and consider volunteering for our 5th North Fork Repair Cafe, being held on May 4, 1-4 PM in collaborations with the FLOYD MEMORIAL LIBRARY IN GREENPORT.
To volunteer or for more information, please email Margaret at Margaret@nfec1.org
Food Scraps to Compost for the Peconic Bioregion
Join us via Zoom for a two hour comprehensive mini-summit on Food Scraps to Compost for the five Eastern towns of Long Island. Email our office at office@nfec1.org to receive an invitation.
Meet author Elizabeth Castellano
Meet author Elizabeth Castellano! She will speak about her new book, Save What’s Left. Moderated by Anne Murray
2023 International Coastal CleanUp Day
Please help us cleanup two local beaches:
Iron Pier Beach 8-10am
Breakwater Beach 1-3pm
Please bring your own gloves, reusable water bottle and a pail for garbage. Gloves and bags will also be provided.
If you cannot participate on this date, you can create your own beach clean up!
Please email or call the office with any questions. 631 298 8880 or office@nfec1.org
Kayak What's Left
Join the NFEC for our "Kayak What's Left" kayaking and shorebird sighting fundraisers on the following dates throughout the Summer and Fall:
Saturday, August 19th at 8:00am
Meet up at Orient Beach State Park (Eagles's Neck Paddling booth) at 8am for kayaking.
Trip should take approximately 2.5 hours
For more information, please contact us at office@nfec1.org
Fee:
$45 per person, which includes kayak, paddle and life jacket
or $25 per person if you bring your own equipment.
Checks can be sent to:
PO Box 799, Mattituck, NY 11952
to reserve your spot or email us to RSVP.
Also be prepared to pay a $10 per car entrance fee at Orient State Park.
Kayak What's Left
Join the NFEC for our "Kayak What's Left" kayaking and shorebird sighting fundraisers on the following dates throughout the Summer and Fall:
Saturday, July 15th at 8:00am
Meet up at Orient Beach State Park (Eagles's Neck Paddling booth) at 8am for kayaking.
Trip should take approximately 2.5 hours
For more information, please contact us at office@nfec1.org
Fee:
$45 per person, which includes kayak, paddle and life jacket
or $25 per person if you bring your own equipment.
Checks can be sent to:
PO Box 799, Mattituck, NY 11952
to reserve your spot or email us to RSVP.
Also be prepared to pay a $10 per car entrance fee at Orient State Park.
Repair Cafe Riverhead
REPAIR. REUSE. REJOICE.
Repair Cafe Riverhead is a neighborhood initiative that promotes repair as an alternative to throwing things away. After all, where is “away”? There is no “away”.
Riverhead Senior Center and the North Fork Environmental Council invite neighbors to bring one or two broken items to fix on the spot, with the help of volunteer repair coaches. Skills are shared and learned in a friendly, fun environment. There will also be a “take-it-apart” table for children.
Visit our Repair Cafe page to learn more or to volunteer.
Visit our Repair Cafe page
Repair Cafe Greenport
REPAIR. REUSE. REJOICE.
Repair Cafe Greenport is a neighborhood initiative that promotes repair as an alternative to throwing things away. After all, where is “away”? There is no “away”.
Floyd Memorial Library and the North Fork Environmental Council invite neighbors to bring one or two broken items to fix on the spot, with the help of volunteer repair coaches. Skills are shared and learned in a friendly, fun environment. There will also be a “take-it-apart” table for children.
Visit our Repair Cafe page to learn more or to volunteer.
Visit our Repair Cafe page
2023 NFEC Earth Day 5K
Come out to the beautiful Suffolk County Indian Island Park and experience a walk or race through the woods!
All proceeds will go towards scholarships and environmental education programs.
Click here to register.
For more information contact us at 631-298-8880 or office@nfec1.org.
Repair Cafe Riverhead
Repair Cafe is…..
Repairing broken items together
Professional Advice
Community building and fun!
Volunteers, Helpers, Skilled Coaches and people with broken items needed!
To volunteer or for more information, email margaret@nfec1.org
International Coastal Cleanup Day
Join us to clean up two local beaches:
Iron Pier Beach: 9-11am
Breakwater Beach: 1-3pm
Hope you can join us!
More details to follow.
Kayak What’s Left Kayaking and Shorebird Sighting Fundraiser
Join the NFEC for our:
“Kayak What’s Left”
Kayaking and Shorebird Sighting Fundraiser:
Meet up at Orient Beach State Park (Eagles’s Neck Paddling booth) at 9am for kayaking.
Trip should take approximately 2 hours
$45 per person, which includes kayak, paddle and life jacket ($40 for members) or $25 per person
if you bring your own equipment ($20 for members).
Checks can be sent to:
PO Box 799, Mattituck, NY 11952
to reserve your spot or email us to RSVP.
Also be prepared to pay a $10 per car entrance fee at Orient State Park.
For more information, please contact us at office@nfec1.org or 631-298-8880.
Kayak What’s Left Kayaking and Shorebird Sighting Fundraiser
Join the NFEC for our:
“Kayak What’s Left”
Kayaking and Shorebird Sighting Fundraiser:
Meet up at Orient Beach State Park (Eagles’s Neck Paddling booth) at 9am for kayaking.
Trip should take approximately 2 hours
$45 per person, which includes kayak, paddle and life jacket ($40 for members) or $25 per person
if you bring your own equipment ($20 for members).
Checks can be sent to:
PO Box 799, Mattituck, NY 11952
to reserve your spot or email us to RSVP.
Also be prepared to pay a $10 per car entrance fee at Orient State Park.
For more information, please contact us at office@nfec1.org or 631-298-8880.
NFEC’s 50th Anniversary Gala
You are Invited to our 50th Anniversary Gala.
We will be honoring four stewards of our environment:
Phil Barbato
Glynis Berry
Barbara Blass
Mary Eisenstein
Please join us for dinner, music and a silent auction all at the beach!
Some of the art, that has been donated by local artists: Helen Weinstein
To buy tickets, please go to: EventBrite
If you are a member of the NFEC, please email our office at office@nfec1.org for a member code and 25% off the ticket price.
If you are interested in being a sponsor, buying an ad in our journal or donating a gift for our silent auction, please email us as office@nfec1.org.
We are looking for volunteers to help out with the gala! If you are interested, please email the office at office@nfec1.org.
NFEC Earth Day 5K Race and Walk
Join us at Indian Island County Park for a 5K Race and Walk.
Sunday, April 24th at 10:00am
To Register, Click Here
Repair Cafe Greenport
Don’t Trash It, Repair It! Join the Repair Cafe!
Repair Cafe Greenport is a neighborhood initiative that promotes repair as an alternative to throwing things away. After all, where is “away”? There is no “away”.
Floyd Memorial Library and the North Fork Environmental Council invite neighbors to bring one or two broken items to fix on the spot, with the help of volunteer repair coaches. Skills are shared and learned in a friendly, fun environment. There will also be a “take-it-apart” table for children.
Want to sign up as a volunteer? Contact margaret@nfec1.org for more information.
Come Join Us at Floyd Memorial Library on Saturday, April 23rd from 10am to 1pm.
NFEC 50th Anniversary Looking back, Looking forward, Looking up Webinar!
The North Fork Environmental Council (NFEC) was founded in 1972 by a group of concerned citizens.
Our esteemed panelists will be asked to remember back to their beginnings in the Environmental and Advocacy work they’ve done. “What worked and how”” and “What didn’t and why not?” will guide the first part of the presentation. Then we will turn to “What if?” and “What next?” to get some guidance for our own hopes and efforts for the next 50 years.
Panelists:
Gwynn Schroeder (NFAS)
Debbie O’Kane (NFEC)
Dick Amper (Pine Barrens)
Kevin McAllister (Defend H2O)
Louise Harrison (Plum Island, Save the Sound)
Alison Branco (The Nature Conservancy)
Joyce Novak (Peconic Estuary Partnership)
Sid Bail (Wading River Civic Association)
Please email our office at office@nfec1.org to receive a Zoom link