Help at Tiana Bayside Facility in the coastal plant nursery collecting & planting seeds, SEAd Bomb making, & transplanting native plants.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program's Back to the Bays Initiative will be hosting a Coastal Habitat Stewardsip Session on October 31st 10-11:30am , as part of our work to help enhance and restore the coastal habitats of Southampton Town.

Help CCE in our coastal nursery prepping for winter and creating SEAd Bombs. Each participant will bring home milkweed seeds.

Coastal plants of many varities provide essential habitat for many species of birds, coastal land animals and the Diamondback Terrapin during part or all stages of life. They also help prevent erosion, buffer storms, and sequester carbon, helping to mitigate climate change. Our SEAd bombs will made with milkweeds, butterfly weed, goldenrod and coastal grasses.

To learn more and support our restoration work in this region visit: backtothebays.org/hamptonbays

We strongly encourage all participants to become registered 2026 Back to the Bays Stewards, to help support these public events. Enroll HERE!

Help at Tiana Bayside Facility digging and splitting American Beachgrass for future restoration work within Southampton Town.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program's Back to the Bays Initiative will be hosting a Coastal Habitat Stewardship Session on 11/21/26 at Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays, as part of our work to help enhance and restore the coastal habitats of Southampton Town.

Help CCE staff dig and split American Beachgrass in preparation for plantings by volunteers and staff at a later date for coastal restoration projects. A good healthy planting of native beachgrass helps protect and preserve our shorelines from erosion and runoff. Dune ecosystems are considered Blue Carbon Habitats due to their abilities to sequester carbon and mitigate climate change.
*Please bring work gloves to protect your hands and dress for the outdoors!

To learn more and support our restoration work in this region visit: backtothebays.org/hamptonbays

We strongly encourage all participants to become registered 2026 Back to the Bays Stewards, to help support these public events. Enroll HERE!

*there is no bathroom facility available at Tiana Bayside, there is a porta potty across the street at Tiana Pavillion/oceanside

Help make SEAd Bombs at Pine Neck Facility to support native pollinators and coastal plants.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program's Back to the Bays Initiative will be hosting a Coastal Habitat SEAd Bomb Workshop on 11/21/26 at Pine Neck Facility in East Quogue, as part of our work to help enhance and restore the coastal habitats of Southampton Town.

Help CCE create SEAd Bombs to be scattered by volunteers and staff as part of our coastal habitat restoration work, And each participant will bring home a half dozen SEAd Bombs to scatter in a sunny location of your choice!

Coastal plants of many varieties provide essential habitat for many species of birds, coastal land animals and the Diamondback Terrapin during part or all stages of life. They also help prevent erosion, buffer storms, and sequester carbon, helping to mitigate climate change. Our SEAd bombs will made with milkweeds, butterfly weed, goldenrod and coastal grasses.