04.05.2021 Columns Guest Spot: The benefits of protecting the dark sky A clear, dark sky has been a source of wonder and a source of guidance for humans throughout history. Stone Age paintings show a keen interest in the night...
01.06.2021 Environment Students in Audubon program rescue cold-stunned Kemp’s Ridley Students in Jennifer Murray’s North Fork Audubon Society outdoor program spent Dec. 15 at Inlet Pond County Park in Greenport, searching for stranded sea turtles. It was a cold,...
07.24.2012 Business Greenport Village to host discussion on plastic bag ban tonight Greenport Village officials will hold a roundtable discussion tonight to gather feedback on banning plastic bags at local stores. The village code committee began preliminary discussions in December to...
03.27.2012 Real Estate Real Estate: Native plants will keep birds and bees in your backyard No bugs means no birds. That’s the terse reminder for anyone hoping to encourage a winged presence in their gardens from Diana Van Buren, president and program chair of...
01.04.2012 News Audobon Society bird count turns up some unusual finds This year’s Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count, held on New Years Eve, turned up large numbers of southern birds that have usually migrated long before the end of December,...
01.13.2011 News Audubon society reaches out to youths The North Fork Audubon Society is tapping into a network of budding scientists, convinced that area students have the intelligence, energy and determination to develop programs that will inspire...
