Join CAST and the NFEC on Sunday, Nov 3rd at 1:00pm-3:30pm, as we show Regenerating Life, part 3. There will also be a Question and Answer with the film’s director, John Feldman.

To see parts 1 and 2, the following showings will be available:

·      Thursday, October 17th 7-9pm at the Riverhead Senior Center, Aquebogue

·      Friday, October 18th 5-7pm at Floyd Memorial Library in Greenport

·      Thursday, October 24th 7-9pm at the Riverhead Senior Center, Aquebogue

·      Monday, October 28th 5:30-7:30pm at the Cutchogue New Suffolk Library

You can also pay $5.99 to see parts 1-3, by going to Hummingbird Films

Increased amounts of trash, particularly plastics and lost or discarded fishing gear, are finding their way into the water and creating a threat of entanglement or ingestion for countless marine animals. Plastic bags look like jellyfish and block the digestive tracks of sea turtles. Fishing gear causes entanglements of marine mammals and can lead to injury and death.

Join Us on August 21st for our Paddle What’s Left at Orient State Park for our first evening sunset and moon rise kayaking trip.

• Wednesday, August 21st at 5:30pm *evening sunset and moon rise paddle

Meet up at Orient Beach State Park (Eagle's Neck Paddling booth).

Trip should take approximately 2.5 hours

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

Email us at office@nfec1.org to reserve your spot, or for more information.

Also be prepared to pay a $10 per car entrance fee at Orient Beach State Park.

Grab 3-5 of your fabulous, but out of rotation, clothing items and swap them for 3-5 new-to-you winners. Please make sure clothes are clean and unstained. No t-shirts please.

Monday, August 19th 6-9pm

Borghese Vineyards, Cutchogue, NY 11935

$25 admission includes one glass of wine. Meat's Meats Food Truck will be on hand for bites to eat. There will be games and door prizes. Email office@NFEC1.org for more information.

To register for the clothing swap, click here

An informative presentation and panel featuring Greenport Mayor Kevin Stuessi, Assistant Town Planning Director, Mark Terry and CAST Support Coordinator, Danielle Menjivar, MSW.

The role of zoning in the Future of the North Fork.

Peconic Landing Auditorium, Greenport, NY

Join us for a presentation on Battery Energy Storage Systems on Tuesday, August 6th at 7pm. An informative panel presented by the North Fork Environmental Council. Moderated by Yan Albaladejo, Featuring Mark Haubner, NFEC and Nick Petrakis, safety consultant. Peconic Landing Auditorium, Greenport.

Join the NFEC for our "Paddle What's Left" kayaking and shorebird sighting fundraisers on the following dates throughout the Summer:

• Saturday, July 27th at 9 am *note time change

• Wednesday, August 21st at 5:30pm *evening sunset and moon rise paddle

Meet up at Orient Beach State Park (Eagle's Neck Paddling booth).

Trip should take approximately 2.5 hours

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

Email us at office@nfec1.org to reserve your spot, or for more information.

Also be prepared to pay a $10 per car entrance fee at Orient Beach State Park.

Join the NFEC for our "Paddle What's Left" kayaking and shorebird sighting fundraisers on the following dates throughout the Summer:

• Saturday, June 29th at 8am

• Saturday, July 27th at 8am

• Saturday, August 24th at 8am

Meet up at Orient Beach State Park (Eagle's Neck Paddling booth).

Trip should take approximately 2.5 hours

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

Email us at office@nfec1.org to reserve your spot, or for more information.

Also be prepared to pay a $10 per car entrance fee at Orient Beach State Park.

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

Click Here to see Flyer in English

Click Here to see Flyer in Spanish

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

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.

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

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.

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. 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.

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.

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 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

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.

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.

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.

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.