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Community, conservationists establish small oyster reef in Sag Harbor - Newsday
Kate-Rossi Snook led a large gathering of volunteers and supports in the deployment of our Sag Harbor Oyster Reef!
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Toward a New Oyster Reef in Sag Harbor - The East Hampton Star
“We have to be proactive, we have to remain proactive,” said Sag Harbor Village Mayor Thomas Gardella at an Aug. 21 event on the beach near John Steinbeck Waterfront Park, hosted by the nonprofit Back to the Bays.
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Sag Harbor Cinema Celebrates Earth Day With Films - 27 East
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.
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Earth Day event across the moat: Shelter Islander presents on keeping bays healthy - Shelter Island Reporter
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.
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North Fork Polar Bears ‘Splash for CAST’ plunge returns Jan. 28 - The Suffolk Times
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.
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Brewed for the Bay: Kidd Squid’s latest beer is set to give back in a big way - Southforker
“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.
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Kidd Squid Joins With Cornell Cooperative Extension To Support Eelgrass Restoration - 27 East Sag Harbor Express
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....
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Giving Back to the Bay with a Limited IPA from Kidd Squid in Sag Harbor - Dan’s Papers
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.”
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Biologists express renewed optimism for Peconic Bay scallops - WSHU Public Radio
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.
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Cornell Cooperative Extension To Host Marine Meadows Workshop at Havens Beach - 27 East, The Sag Harbor Press
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.
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Town funds shellfish restoration: $200,000 comes from water committee’s money - Shelter Island Reporter
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.
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Scientists Scramble to Help Bay Scallops Survive Climate Change - Civil Eats
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.
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New effort by Cornell Cooperative Extension fights for bay scallops’ survival - The Suffolk Times
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.
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Greenport Shellabration returns for the 11th year - Northforker
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.
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Oysters: The Tums of Lake Montauk - The East Hampton Star
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.
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Seahorse Paint Night at Strong’s Water Club to Benefit Cornell Marine Program - Northforker
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.
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Back to the Bays initiative continues to make a difference in local waters - Northforker
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.
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“Bay Scallop Toss” to mark the start of an exciting new project - Town of Southampton News Flash
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.
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