Events Calendar
Stewardship Session: Coastal Gardening at Tiana
Join CCE Marine’s Back to the Bays Habitat Specialists and Educators in a unique hands-on experience managing our demonstrative coastal rain garden and coastal plant nursery! We will be working with native plant species and learning about their many important roles throughout this experience.
Please come prepared in clothes that you are ok with getting dirty. Also, bring gardening gloves and hand shovels if you have (some will be provided, but supplies are limited).
This event counts toward community service hours!
We encourage you to register as a Back to the Bays Steward beforehand which you can do at this link. We look forward to seeing you, and thank you for your participation!
All that attend will be entered into a raffle to win 5 Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower), a native great for pollinators.
Buoys for the Bays Painting Workshop
Paint a Buoy for the Bay ~ Join CCE Marine's Back to the Bays Initiative in partnership with Castello di Borghese Vineyard to raise funds + awareness through art!
Stewardship Session: Seahorse Hotel
Did you know the Northern Lined Seahorse is native to Eastern Long Island? Unfortunately, loss of habitat has led to significant decline in their populations. Come to this interactive workshop to learn about the life cycles + behaviors of seahorses from CCE Marine's experts, and then work together as a group to construct a "Seahorse Hotel" artificial habitat based on what you have learned - your creation will be deployed in local waters and utilized in our new seahorse restoration + monitoring efforts!
We encourage you to register as a Back to the Bays Steward beforehand which you can do at this link. We look forward to seeing you, and thank you for your participation!
Buoys for the Bay Art Exhibit Opening Celebration + Auction
Welcome to the Buoys for the Bay Art Exhibit Opening Celebration + Auction! Join us at Borghese Vineyard for a night of art, wine, and community. Get ready to bid on unique buoys transformed into stunning works of art by local artists. This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to support our beautiful bay while enjoying a fun evening out. Don't miss out on this one-of-a-kind experience!
Reclaimed fishing buoys have been transformed into artwork by local artists and community members. Buoys will be featured in a silent auction to benefit Back to the Bays!
Celebrating 10 years of the Back to the Bays initiative: Take a retrospective look at 10 years of species artwork by local artists available for purchase.
Stewardship Session: Coastal Gardening at Tiana
Join CCE Marine’s Back to the Bays Habitat Specialists and Educators in a unique hands-on experience managing our demonstrative coastal rain garden and coastal plant nursery! We will be working with native plant species and learning about their many important roles throughout this experience.
Please come prepared in clothes that you are ok with getting dirty. Also, bring gardening gloves and hand shovels if you have (some will be provided, but supplies are limited).
This event counts toward community service hours!
We encourage you to register as a Back to the Bays Steward beforehand which you can do at this link. We look forward to seeing you, and thank you for your participation!
Stewardship Session: Seahorse Hotel at Kidd Squid
Did you know the Northern Lined Seahorse is native to Eastern Long Island? Unfortunately, loss of habitat has led to significant decline in their populations. Come to this interactive workshop to learn about the life cycles + behaviors of seahorses from CCE Marine's experts, and then work together as a group to construct a "Seahorse Hotel" artificial habitat based on what you have learned--your creation will be deployed in local waters and utilized in our new seahorse restoration + monitoring efforts!
We encourage you to register as a Back to the Bays Steward beforehand which you can do at this link. We look forward to seeing you, and thank you for your participation!
Stewardship Session: Oyster Reef Deployment at Tiana Bayside
Help CCE's Back to the Bays Team deploy a spat-on-shell oyster reef off of Tiana Bayside!
We encourage you to register as a Back to the Bays Steward beforehand which you can do at this link. We look forward to seeing you, and thank you for your participation!
Stewardship Session: Seahorse Hotel at SCMELC
Did you know the Northern Lined Seahorse is native to Eastern Long Island? Unfortunately, loss of habitat has led to significant decline in their populations. Come to this interactive workshop to learn about the life cycles + behaviors of seahorses from CCE Marine's experts, and then work together as a group to construct a "Seahorse Hotel" artificial habitat based on what you have learned--your creation will be deployed in local waters and utilized in our new seahorse restoration + monitoring efforts!
We encourage you to register as a Back to the Bays Steward beforehand which you can do at this link. We look forward to seeing you, and thank you for your participation!
Stewardship Session: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring, June 27
Participate in this NY DEC + CCE Marine citizen science initiative and help us count and tag local horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs. A unique way to experience the beach under the moonlight!
Stewardship Session: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring, June 25
Participate in this NY DEC + CCE Marine citizen science initiative and help us count and tag local horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs. A unique way to experience the beach under the moonlight!
Stewardship Session: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring, June 23
Participate in this NY DEC + CCE Marine citizen science initiative and help us count and tag local horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs. A unique way to experience the beach under the moonlight!
Stewardship Session: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring, June 13
Participate in this NY DEC + CCE Marine citizen science initiative and help us count and tag local horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs. A unique way to experience the beach under the moonlight!
Buoys for the Bays Painting Workshop
Paint a Buoy for the Bay ~ Join CCE Marine's Back to the Bays Initiative in partnership with Castello di Borghese Vineyard to raise funds + awareness through art!
Stewardship session: Clam Barrel Preparation
Help Back to the Bays prepare for the field nursery season by mending barrels to grow hard clams!
Stewardship Session: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring, June 11
Participate in this NY DEC + CCE Marine citizen science initiative and help us count and tag local horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs. A unique way to experience the beach under the moonlight!
Stewardship Session: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring, June 9
Participate in this NY DEC + CCE Marine citizen science initiative and help us count and tag local horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs. A unique way to experience the beach under the moonlight!
Back to the Bays x Kidd Squid Brew for the Bay Release Party!
Join the Back to the Bays Team and Kidd Squid Brewing Co. as we celebrate the release of our 2nd annual Brew for the Bay! Proceeds from beer sales will directly support the shellfish and habitat resotration work being conducted in the waters off of Sag Harbor through Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program's Back to the Bays Initiative.
Stewardship Session: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring, May 28
Participate in this NY DEC + CCE Marine citizen science initiative and help us count and tag local horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs. A unique way to experience the beach under the moonlight!
Stewardship Session: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring, May 26
Participate in this NY DEC + CCE Marine citizen science initiative and help us count and tag local horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs. A unique way to experience the beach under the moonlight!
Stewardship Session: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring, May 24
Participate in this NY DEC + CCE Marine citizen science initiative and help us count and tag local horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs. A unique way to experience the beach under the moonlight!
Stewardship Session: Horseshoe Crab Talk + Tag, May 24
Learn about the biology, importance, and conservation of these "living fossils" before joining volunteers on the beach for tagging.
Stewardship Session: Shell Bag Assembly
Help our Aquaculture Specialist create bags of oyster shells for our spat-on-shell oyster reef restoration projects! Shelter Island, NY
Stewardship Session: Coastal Gardening
Join Back to the Bays Habitat Specialist and Marine Educator in an educational coastal gardening event in Southold!
Stewardship Session: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring, May 14
Participate in this NY DEC + CCE Marine citizen science initiative and help us count and tag local horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs. A unique way to experience the beach under the moonlight!
Stewardship Session: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring, May 12
Participate in this NY DEC + CCE Marine citizen science initiative and help us count and tag local horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs. A unique way to experience the beach under the moonlight!
Stewardship Session: Horseshoe Crab Monitoring, May 10
Participate in this NY DEC + CCE Marine citizen science initiative and help us count and tag local horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs. A unique way to experience the beach under the moonlight!
Stewardship Session: Shell Bag Assembly
Help our Aquaculture Coordinator create bags of oyster shells for our spat-on-shell oyster reef restoration projects! Shelter Island, NY
Stewardship Session: Earth Day SEAd Bombs
Join Back to the Bays to make SEAd Bombs for Earth Day -- these small balls of soil will be backed with native pollinating species!
Stewardship Session: Coastal Gardening at Tiana
Join our CCE Marine Program habitat specialists in a hands-on coastal gardening event and learn about important coastal plants and shrubs!
Stewardship Session: Cedar Beach Cleanup
Participants will help us clean the beach & marshlands of man made debris and learn about importance of marsh grasses as we discuss decreases in marshlands and the ways that CCE is working to restore them.
Removal of the litter and debris will improve water quality and habitat for fish, shellfish, shorebirds, wading birds, waterfowl, as well as rare species including the saltmarsh sparrow, diamondback terrapin and the snowy owl.
Don't forget to wear waterproof shoes, bring your own gloves, bucket and any other tools that will help. Let's work together to keep our marsh clean and thriving!
Stewardship Session: Shellfish 101
Join us to learn about the life cycles and reproduction behaviors of valued local shellfish species followed by a tour our hatchery!
Building Sand Dunes
Help install our new Demonstrative Coastal Rain Garden - a fun and educational way to gain community service hours!
Back to the Bays Marine Meadows Workshop: Kidd Squid Brewery
Help CCE Marine's Team in our eelgrass restoration efforts by helping weave eelgrass shoots into burlap "tortillas" for transplanting! Support from Kidd Squid's Brew for the Bays and our community fundraising campaign have enabled habitat and shellfish restoration activities to take place within our Sag Harbor Back to the Bays Stewardship Site!
Marine Meadows Workshop: Tiana Bayside Facility
Help CCE Marine's Team in our eelgrass restoration efforts by helping weave eelgrass shoots into burlap "tortillas" for transplanting! Funded by and in partnership with the South Shore Esturary Reserve Program
Marsh Seed Collection and Blue Carbon
Join CCE Marine Program to learn about Blue Carbon and eelgrass restoration, followed by marsh grass seed collection in the marsh!
Reef Raising Party
CCE Marine invites the Sag Harbor community to give Back to the Bays by taking part in our first spat-on-shell oyster planting at our new reef site!
Learn about the value of oyster reefs and how we produce spat-on-shell from our Aquaculture Coordinator, play a role in scientific data collection by counting and measuring baby oysters, and then help us “plant” the oysters in our designated reef site in Sag Harbor Cove off of John Steinbeck Waterfront Park. ** Depending on your level of participation, you may get dirty and/or wet. **
We will also be featuring ArtSEA activities for kids (and kids at heart).
This is a free event, and we welcome all ages to LEARN, DO, ENJOY and help GIVE BACK TO THE BAYS.
Be sure to join us at Kidd Squid Brewing Co. for the Reef Raising Afterparty!
Tiana Tuesdays Stewardship Session
Join us for Tiana Tuesday Stewardship Session at Tiana Bayside Facility, Hampton Bays!
Tiana Tuesdays Stewardship Session
Join us for Tiana Tuesday Stewardship Session! Help CCE Marine staff tend our coastal plant garden at Tiana Bayside Facility, Hampton Bays.