Sag Harbor Cinema Celebrates Earth Day With Films

Sag Harbor Cinema will screen Anne Belle’s 1976 film short film “Baymen — Our Waters are Dying,” recently restored by the New York Public Library, together with Greek filmmaker Leon Loisios’ “Fishermen and Fishing” (1961). The screenings will take place on Sunday, April 21, at 1:30 p.m. and will be followed by a presentation by the Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Back to the Bays initiative, with a special focus on the Sag Harbor Stewardship Site.

Earth Day event across the moat: Shelter Islander presents on keeping bays healthy

On Sunday, April 21, a special Earth Day film screening event will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Sag Harbor Cinema in collaboration with Back to the Bays, an initiative of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County’s Marine Program.

North Fork Polar Bears ‘Splash for CAST’ plunge returns Jan. 28

The North Fork Polar Bears, a winter swimming group with more than 130 members, will host its second annual Splash for CAST on Sunday, Jan 28. The event benefits the nonprofit Center for Advocacy, Support and Transformation in Southold, CAST, as well as CCE Marine Program’s Back to the Bays Initiative.

Brewed for the Bay: Kidd Squid’s latest beer is set to give back in a big way

“This Brew for the Bay is going to help us meet our fundraising goal for establishment of a Back to the Bays Stewardship Site in Sag Harbor,” Kimberly Barbour.

Kidd Squid Joins With Cornell Cooperative Extension To Support Eelgrass Restoration

A brand new brew from Kidd Squid will raise funds for reseeding oysters and planting eelgrass in Sag Harbor, keeping the waterways clean in a village built on the bay....

Giving Back to the Bay with a Limited IPA from Kidd Squid in Sag Harbor

Kidd Squid Brewing Co. is teaming up with Cornell Cooperative Extension to launch a limited run of Brew for the Bay Sag Harbor. “This is direct giving with a happy limited edition liquid gift from Kidd Squid in return,” said Rory McEvoy, owner, brand guru and brewmaster of Kidd Squid Brewing Co. “Every penny after tangible costs goes to fund eelgrass and oysters in Sag Harbor.”

Biologists express renewed optimism for Peconic Bay scallops

After multiple consecutive years of seasonal dieoffs among the bay scallop populations, a small subset expressing strong survivability has been documented. The CCE Marine researchers and hatchery team will be working to assess those genetics and is embarking on a series of spawns using those adults as broodstock.

With funding support from the community, CCE Marine will host a Marine Meadows Workshop on October 21, at Havens Beach, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Eelgrass serves as a habitat for oysters. Oysters help filter and keep our waterways clean.

Town funds shellfish restoration: $200,000 comes from water committee’s money

Patience paid off this month for representatives of the Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program when the Town Board approved a $200,000 allocation from Water Quality Improvement money (WQI) to boost shellfish habitat restoration.

Scientists Scramble to Help Bay Scallops Survive Climate Change

Researchers at Stony Brook University and CCE have joined forces and begun to selectively breed Peconic Bay scallops in an effort to help them resist the effects of climate change and restore their populations.

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

A new project has been launched to ensure the long-term survival of the Peconic Bay scallop by shifting spawning from summer to fall at Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southold hatchery.

Greenport Shellabration returns for the 11th year

Greenport Shellabration is back for its 11th year on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4 from Noon to 4 p.m. This year, the event is back to the full 1,500 “Shellabrant” capacity.

Oysters: The Tums of Lake Montauk

East Hampton Town has given its blessing to a second spat-on-shell oyster reef restoration project in Lake Montauk, proposed by the Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Back to the Bays program.

Seahorse Paint Night at Strong’s Water Club to Benefit Cornell Marine Program

Please join us for an ArtSea night out! Our crowd pleasing ArtSea Create Sip events allow guests to learn about local species and habitats while creating marine themed art. Proceeds directly support CCE Marine’s work.

Back to the Bays initiative continues to make a difference in local waters

If you’ve ordered the Peconic Gold Oysters Rockefeller from Windamere at Strong’s Marine in Mattituck, you’ve contributed to a good cause with perhaps not even realizing.

“Bay Scallop Toss” to mark the start of an exciting new project

Town of Southampton and Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program Partner to Give Bay Scallops a Brighter Future with Kick Off of New CPF Funded Project.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Back To The Bays Raffle

Through the “Back to the Bays Initiative” CCE Marine Program works with various businesses and community partners to foster stewardship, raise funds, and engage the public in our many efforts.

Ripple effect: Cornell helps restore Long Island's shellfish

CCE Marine Program is using its extensive aquaculture expertise to rejuvenate Long Island’s waters by spawning millions of oysters and hard clams and planting them in five coastal sanctuaries in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The effort is a key part of New York state’s $10.4 million Long Island Shellfish Restoration Project, announced in 2017 by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The Art Barge Partners With Cornell Cooperative Extension For “Art And Science” Series

This summer, The Victor D’Amico Institute of Art, AKA The Art Barge, is joining forces with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) for Art and Science, a series of educational workshops lead by CCE’s scientists, in collaboration with Art Barge instructors.

SoFo and Cornell University's Back to the Bays Benefit

The South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo) and Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County joined efforts to raise money for CCE Marine’s Back to the Bays Initiative and SoFo’s Marine Science Camp.