Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Archives

02.16.2023 Environment

New effort by Cornell Cooperative Extension fights for bay scallops’ survival

A new project under Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Peconic Bay Scallop Restoration Program has been launched to bolster the long-term survival of the East End’s Peconic Bay Scallop. With the...

12.06.2022 Community

Shellabration returns to Greenport for 11th year

Rain couldn’t put a damper on the annual Shellabration festival, which returned to Greenport Village on Saturday and Sunday. Shellfish lovers descended on the village to enjoy the two-day...

05.15.2022 Health

Cornell Cooperative Extension hosts biggest mental health awareness campaign to date

During the month of May in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County is holding its biggest mental health awareness campaign to date, according...

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...

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