Upcoming Events
Events Calendar
Upcoming Events
Earth Day Action Meeting
Earth Day Action Meeting
Join NFEC president Mark Haubner and environmental experts and leaders on the North Fork for a discussion and learn about exciting community and landscaping steps to change the world. The panel will provide practical advice on how one can transform one’s own piece of earth into a glorious home for birds and pollinators and why each choice we make creates a ripple effect influencing friends and neighbors. The event will be at the Unitarian Universalists of Southold Meeting Hall at 51900 Main Road 6:15 pm on April 22 and is sponsored by the Universalists and the North Fork Action Center.
Dark Sky Event at Custer Institute
APRIL 26, 6:00PM - MIDNIGHT. CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY WEEK & EARTH DAY.
Discover the night at Custer Observatory as we celebrate the Dark Sky and Earth Day with the North Fork Dark Sky Coalition!
Come visit Custer Institute and Observatory, Long Island's oldest public observatory (est.1927), to experience the dark skies in your neighborhood and learn about what you can do to protect the night sky and planet Earth.
Artificial light at night has revolutionized the way we live and work outdoors, but it has come at a price. When used indiscriminately, outdoor lighting can disrupt wildlife, impact human health, waste money and energy, contribute to climate change, and block our view of the universe. Learn ways that you can appreciate dark, star-filled skies while enjoying the benefits of responsible outdoor lighting. Learn, too, how you can make positive change to protect our planet Earth.
Custer Institute and Observatory is located beneath some of Long Island's darkest skies, where on a clear dark night you can still see the Milky Way galaxy. Come join us in discovering (or re-discovering) the North Fork's night sky!
Events Schedule:
6:00pm - Guided walks through the ReWild native garden within Custer Preserve. Learn about sustainable landscaping for thriving communities, from pollinators to people with ReWild Long Island.
7:00pm- Guided tours of Custer Observatory. Learn about the history of Custer Institute & Observatory and tour the exhibits and facility before dark.
7:45pm - Enjoy a sunset walk through Custer Preserve, a beautiful arboretum surrounding Custer Institute.
8:00pm - Astronomy Talk on the South Lawn "Spring Galaxies Far, Far Away" - see below for details.
8:30pm to midnight - Guided stargazing through telescopes including inside Custer's historic observation dome.
Throughout the event, visit tables by North Fork Dark Sky Coalition, North Fork ReWild, North Fork Environmental Council, North Fork SAP, North Fork Audubon Society and Group For the East End to learn more about their work and some simple things you can do to get involved in protecting the night sky and planet Earth. Live music will also be provided by Marina DeLuca.
8:00PM -SPRING GALAXIES FAR, FAR AWAY (on the south lawn)
Spring is the season of renewal, rejuvenation, growth and galaxies...lots and lots of galaxies! Join stargazing lecturer Randall DiGiuseppe of the Custer Institute & Observatory as he guides you through a multitude of galaxies far, far away including the Leo Triplet, galactic marvels of the Virgo Cluster and the Sombrero Galaxy.
This event is being held outdoors and is open to everyone. Just bring an inquisitive mind, a blanket or chair and your imagination.
Randall DiGiuseppe is a professional artist, lecturer, telescope builder and amateur astronomer for over four decades. He is a lifetime member of the Custer Institute and Observatory and recipient of the Astronomical League’s Messier Award. He conducts lectures on the dynamics, history and art of the night sky throughout the country.
Following the presentation, Observatory staff will provide guided tours of the night sky (weather permitting) through the many telescopes on site, including the apochromatic Zerochromat telescope in our historic observation dome.
Please bring a blanket or chair to enjoy the outdoor presentation.
Registration is not required for this event. A rain date is scheduled for Saturday, May 3rd in case of inclement weather.
Suggested donation of $5 Adult, $3 Children Under 16, Observatory Members FREE can be made at the door to help support Custer Observatory.
NFEC Earth Day 5K Race and Walk
Save The Date for our annual Earth Day 5K Race and Walk at Indian Island Park in Riverhead, NY.
Greenport Repair Cafe
Toss it Away? No way!
Now is the time for all good people to gather a couple things that need fixing, adjusting, sharpening, gluing, mending from your closet, attic or storage space! The next Repair Cafe is fast approaching : May 3, 1-4 in Greenport's Floyd Memorial Library.
So far we have volunteers with bike repair skills, clothes/sweater repair, glue and sharpening skills.
We still need people who can help with electrical, jewelry, wood repairs, pottery repair.
If you've never been to a Repair Cafe get ready to learn some hands on skills as you help the coach examine, disassemble, troubleshoot and try to fix your item. Feel good about saving money while saving useful things from being thrown into our overfull Dumping grounds. . It's also a fun way to meet and brianstorm w strangers and be part of the Fixer and right to repair movement.
Here is a link to a short video about Repair Cafes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_NevIVkFIQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_NevIVkFIQ
And you can go to www.RepairCafe.org/en for info about history and progress of the repair movement.
If you'd like to volunteer in general ( bring goodies?) or as a coach with some skills and tools to bring along, please email Margaret@nfec1.org with how you'd like to help...Thank you so much in advance.
Margaret de Cruz
2nd Annual Clothing Swap
Save the date for our second annual clothing swap at Borghese Vineyard. More details to follow.
Free Regenerating Life Screening and Discussion, Part 3
Join Us for a Screening of Regenerating Life, Part 3
To register:
Unitarian Universalists of Southold Patte McManus 631 997 9405 PatteMcGoo@yahoo.com
NFEC Dawn Carroll 631 298 8880 office@nfec1.org
Free Regenerating Life Screening and Discussion, Part 2
Join Us for a Screening and Discussion of Regenerating Life, Part 2.
To register:
Unitarian Universalists of Southold Patte McManus 631 997 9405 PatteMcGoo@yahoo.com
NFEC Dawn Carroll 631 298 8880 office@nfec1.org
Free Regenerating Life Screening and Discussion Part 1
Join Us for a Screening of Regenerating Life, Part 1. 5:00-6:30pm
To register:
Unitarian Universalists of Southold Patte McManus 631 997 9405 PatteMcGoo@yahoo.com
NFEC Dawn Carroll 631 298 8880 office@nfec1.org
Join Us for a Screening and Group Discussion of John Feldman’s Regenerating Life
Join Us for a Screening and Group Discussion of
John Feldman’s Regenerating Life
How to cool the planet, feed the world, and live happily ever after
Saturday, February 8th 5:00 – 7:00pm
Unitarian Universalists
51900 Main Road, Southold
Please call or email our office with any questions 631-298-8880 office@nfec1.org/
No registration necessary, We encourage you to watch the film before attending, but it is not required. For information on the film, click here
Southold WinterFest
Come visit us at our table on Main Street in Southold for the Southold Winterfest. Our table will be in front of the Southold Town Hall Annex (formerly Southold Savings Bank).
NFEC 50/50 Giving Thanks Raffle Drawing
$50 for 1 ticket - $100 for 3
The winner will receive ½ of all monies collected.
Many other gifts will also be raffled off, including wine donated by local businesses. All proceeds will go towards supporting our educational programs and speakers.
Winners need not be present.
Drawing will take place live on Zoom
Friday, November 29, 2024
For more information, please call our office at 631 298-8880 or email us at office@nf
Regenerating Life Film Screening Part 3
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
Regenerating Life Film Screening, Parts 1 and 2
How to cool the planet, feed the world, and live happily ever after
A three-part documentary film by John Feldman (2023, 137 min, USA)
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
Part 3 of Regenerating Life will be shown at the CAST Treiber Gathering Hall on November 3rd at 1:00pm
Q&A session with film director John Feldman.
Mark Haubner, president of the NFEC, will be on hand for a Q&A period at all screenings.
This event is free. No registration required.
Regenerating Life Film Screening, Parts 1 and 2
How to cool the planet, feed the world, and live happily ever after
A three-part documentary film by John Feldman (2023, 137 min, USA)
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
Part 3 of Regenerating Life will be shown at the CAST Treiber Gathering Hall on November 3rd at 1:00pm
Q&A session with film director John Feldman.
Mark Haubner, president of the NFEC, will be on hand for a Q&A period at all screenings.
This event is free. No registration required.
Regenerating Life Film Screening, Parts 1 and 2
How to cool the planet, feed the world, and live happily ever after
A three-part documentary film by John Feldman (2023, 137 min, USA)
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
Part 3 of Regenerating Life will be shown at the CAST Treiber Gathering Hall on November 3rd at 1:00pm
Q&A session with film director John Feldman.
Mark Haubner, president of the NFEC, will be on hand for a Q&A period at all screenings.
This event is free. No registration required.
International Coastal Cleanup Day
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.
Paddle What's Left!
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.
Clothing Swap at Borghese Vineyard
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
A Crash Course in Zoning and Affordable Housing in Southold Town
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
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Bess (Battery Energy Storage Systems)
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.
Paddle What's Left!
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.
Paddle What's Left!
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.
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
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
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.
