2024 Solar Eclipse Viewing

Vineyard Field, Bridgehampton

Monday, April 8, 2:00 p.m.

Only a few tickets left - register today!

Join Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt (FLPG) and the South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) to enjoy this year’s dramatic solar eclipse, offering close to 90% coverage at its deepest point here on the East End.

Bring your own folding chair or blanket and water. Registration required: $5 per person entry fee, with one pair of eclipse viewing glasses included in the fee.

Don’t miss this rare event. There won’t be another solar eclipse visible from Long Island until 2079!

Please click here to register.

Become a Community Scientist!

Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP)

MLMP is a citizen science project to track monarch eggs, larvae, and milkweed throughout North America. Its stated mission is to better understand the distribution and abundance of breeding monarchs and to use that knowledge to inform and inspire monarch conservation.

MLMP's next virtual training session for the Northern Region (which includes New York) will be on Thursday, April 18, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a 1-hour break at 1:00 p.m. Learn more and register at www.mlmp.org.

Long Island Natural History Conference

April 12-13, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.



This annual event brings together Long Island’s leading naturalists to exchange current information, identify research and management needs, and encourage collaboration and a greater region-wide interest in Long Island’s natural history. To register click here.

Great East End Clean-Up 2024

Volunteers Invited!

Saturday, April 27, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Spend the morning helping to preserve the health and beauty of a treasured ecosystem. Join us

in removing litter from the Long Pond Greenbelt.

Trash that ends up in the natural environment can harm ponds, trails, plants, and wildlife. According to EARTHDAY.ORG, the average American produces 1,800 pounds of garbage per year. And less than 10% of our plastic is recycled. Last year, 700 Great East End Clean-Up volunteers removed tons of debris from Southampton Town’s roadsides, parks, trails, and beaches.

Act locally as part of this year’s Great Global Clean-Up. Meet at 478 Merchants Path, Sag Harbor. Wear gloves and tick protection. We’ll provide trash bags and disposal.

Give back to the Greenbelt! And make the planet a better place to live.

E-mail greenbeltnews@aol.com to sign up now! Or just show up. Questions? Contact Dai Dayton, 631-745-0689.

Sundays at Two

Nature Photography with Marianne Barnett

Sunday, April 28, 2:00 p.m.

Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center

Photographer Marianne Barnett's mission is to share the lives of animals through visual art. "I want to share their movement and emotions in their habitats and celebrate their lives through my art. It's my goal to inspire others to become interested in caring for the delicate balance of animal life and enjoy the visual journey." See some of Marianne's work at mariannebarnettphotos.com.

Join us as we kick of the 2024 Sundays at Two lecture series season on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at the Long Pond Greenbelt Nature Center.

Sundays at Two programs are free and open to the public.