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Honoring
FABIEN COUSTEAU
Renowned Aquanaut, Ocean Conservationist, and Documentary
Filmmaker
BERNADETTE CASTRO
Esteemed Civic Leader and Environmental Advocate
LOUISE & STEPHEN PESCE
Devoted Supporters of Conservation and Community Initiatives
JEAN SHAFIROFF
Noted Advocate, Philanthropist. and Humanitarian
HOST COMMITTEE (in
progress)
Erica Noble & Ray Iwanowski, Kim & Greg Lippmann,
Mark Masone, Mirella Cameran-Riley,
Susan & David Rockefeller, Samriti & Scott Seltzer, and Lisa
Tamburini
Special Guest Auctioneer
Angela LaGreca
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The South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO) & Nature
Center
is the only state-of-the-art natural history museum on the South Fork of
Long Island. Founded in 1988 by a group of South Fork
naturalists as The Nature Clubhouse in Amagansett, the
museum opened at its permanent location in May 2005 in
eastern Suffolk County at
377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike in Bridgehampton,
New York.
A place for children and adults of all ages to discover,
explore, learn, and engage, the South Fork Natural History
Museum & Nature Center is open seven days a week (except on
Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day) from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Visitors are accompanied by the museum’s expert
environmental educators as they experience the museum’s
scientifically accurate galleries featuring live and
recreated natural habitat exhibits; colorful
floor-to-ceiling photo murals of forests, ponds, and ocean
landscapes; a Marine Touch Tank where visitors can, in the
water, hold sea stars, crabs, urchins, and whelks; and
terrariums and aquariums featuring local wildlife, all of
which engage the senses and bring the outdoors in.
The magic continues outside with SOFO’s Native Pollinator
Garden, Native Wildflower Garden, the Iwanowski Family
Educational Pond, Purple Martin nesting gourd site, and
more. Visitors can take nature walks through the 40 acre
Vineyard Field Preserve bordering the museum and explore the
six-mile trail system of the Long Pond Greenbelt, which
features an expanse of interconnected ponds, woods, and
wetlands abounding with rare plants, animals, and ecological
communities.
The museum is dedicated to teaching and inspiring families
to become engaged and responsible caretakers of our planet
now and for generations to come. We look forward to seeing
you at SOFO!
We know your first visit will not be your last. |