Events Calendar
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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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 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, 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!
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 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!
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 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 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: 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.
Tiana Tuesdays Stewardship Session: Seahorses
Join us for Tiana Tuesday Stewardship Session! Help CCE Marine staff tend our coastal plant garden at Tiana Bayside Facility, Hampton Bays.
Tiana Tuesdays Stewardship Session: Coastal Plant Gardening
Join us for Tiana Tuesday Stewardship Session! Help CCE Marine staff tend our coastal plant garden at Tiana Bayside Facility, Hampton Bays.
CANCELLED Tiana Tuesdays Stewardship Session
PLEASE NOTE THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED! WE WILL PICK UP AGAIN ON 7/30.
Tiana Tuesdays Stewardship Session
Join us for Tiana Tuesday Stewardship Session! Help CCE Marine staff restore shellfish and marine habitats at Tiana Bayside Facility, Hampton Bays.
Tiana Tuesdays Stewardship Session: Eelgrass Restoration
Join us for Tiana Tuesday Stewardship Session! Help CCE Marine staff restore eelgrass meadows at Tiana Bayside Facility, Hampton Bays.
Tiana Tuesdays Stewardship Session: Oyster Reef Deployment
Join us for Tiana Tuesday Stewardship Session! Help CCE Marine staff restore eelgrass meadows at Tiana Bayside Facility, Hampton Bays.
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring @ Tiana Bayside, June 23
Become a citizen scientist and participate in island-wide data collection to help count and tag horseshoe crabs.
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring @ Tiana Bayside, June 21
Become a citizen scientist and participate in island-wide data collection to help count and tag horseshoe crabs.
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring @ Tiana Bayside, June 19
Become a citizen scientist and participate in island-wide data collection to help count and tag horseshoe crabs.
BuDS Workshop: Making Eelgrass Nets
Meet CCE Marine staff under the Shelter Island Public Library tent and help make and mend nets for eelgrass restoration.
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring @ Tiana Bayside, June 8
Become a citizen scientist and participate in island-wide data collection to help count and tag horseshoe crabs.
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring @ Tiana Bayside, June 6
Become a citizen scientist and participate in island-wide data collection to help count and tag horseshoe crabs.
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring @ Tiana Bayside, June 4
Become a citizen scientist and participate in island-wide data collection to help count and tag horseshoe crabs.
Stewardship Session: Shell Bag Assembly
Help our Aquaculture Coordinator create bags of oyster shells for our spat-on-shell oyster reef restoration projects!
This volunteer opportunity will entail: cutting and tying mesh to create bags; shoveling cured shell into the bags; neatly stacking bags off to the side. Gloves can be provided, but we encourage you to bring your own. Expect to get mildly wet and/or dirty, depending on conditions.
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring @ Tiana Bayside, May 25
Become a citizen scientist and participate in island-wide data collection to help count and tag horseshoe crabs.
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring @ Tiana Bayside, May 23
Become a citizen scientist and participate in island-wide data collection to help count and tag horseshoe crabs.
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring @ Tiana Bayside, May 21
Become a citizen scientist and participate in island-wide data collection to help count and tag horseshoe crabs.
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring @ Tiana Bayside, May 9th
Become a citizen scientist and participate in island-wide data collection to help count and tag horseshoe crabs.
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring @ Tiana Bayside, May 7
Become a citizen scientist and participate in island-wide data collection to help count and tag horseshoe crabs.
Tiana Tuesdays Garden Club
Join us for Tiana Tuesday Garden Club, where we gather to work on our coastal garden. This is a great community service opportunity!