Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Archives

11.29.2019 Business

Local restaurants shift gears after scallop die-off

This season’s scallop die-off — and the resulting dismal harvest — has restaurateurs, baymen and ecologists deeply worried.

06.15.2019 Environment

Final phase of living shoreline project underway in Greenport

Five years in the making, Peconic Estuary Program’s first living shoreline is coming to fruition as Greenport Elementary School students gathered Monday with representatives of community organizations to complete...

03.05.2019 Greenport School District

Greenport district to face off in Junior Iron Chef competition

For the sixth year in a row, Greenport middle and high school students will battle it out against over 20 other school districts for the top Junior Iron Chef...

09.04.2017 Outdoors

Cold, wet spring hurt season’s honey yield across North Fork

The wet, cold spring has led to less honey this season on the North Fork. All bees, not just honeybees, need flowers for food, and Long Island is increasingly...

08.29.2017 Environment

Cornell Cooperative Extension awarded $120K grant for Sound cleanup

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County has been awarded a $120,000 grant that will be used toward removing derelict fishing gear from Long Island Sound, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley)...

08.14.2017 Agriculture

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County celebrates 100 years

What started as an agricultural agency in 1917 has grown to encompass that and much more. The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, based in Riverhead, is celebrating its...

08.14.2017 Editorials

Editorial: Cooperative Extension grows over its 100 years

One hundred years ago, when Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County was started, Long Island had over 100,000 acres of farmland. Most of that acreage was dedicated to potatoes...

10.19.2014 Environment

Help Cornell researchers restore native eelgrass beds

Researchers from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County are looking for volunteers willing to spend a day on the water to help restore marine life habitat.

08.23.2014 Health

Cornell creating tick ID app for smartphones

Is that a tick, a chigger, or a tiny spider? Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County is working on creating a handy smartphone app to help East Enders get...

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