“Once You Know, You Can’t Not Know” Jan 10, 2012 - by Aaron Virgin, Vice President
Book Review: Raising Elijah: Protecting Our Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis By Sandra Steingraber “As soon as you know, you can’t not know.” Some may find this overly-simplistic, while others will surely relate. I experienced this notion recently after news reports of elevated arsenic levels in apple juice. The reports struck me as… Read more >
Thoughts on Raising an Eco-Minded Child Dec 8, 2011 - by Anita Wright, Assistant Director of Environmental Education
What’s important for kids to know about the Earth they live on? Discuss how food is grown and harvested, what resources are used to get it to your table for dinner, and where your drinking water comes from. Grow herbs, plant a small garden, tour a farm or join a CSA. Find out together what materials are… Read more >
Native Planting to Help Protect the Peconic Bay Nov 17, 2011 - by Jennifer Skilbred, Environmental Advocate
Earlier this month, Anita Wright and I organized a habitat restoration project at Meetinghouse Creek Pocket Park in Aquebogue. This project, like many of the ones we have done in the past, involved a collaboration between a number of different groups. We had financial support from the Peconic Estuary Program, planning support from the Town… Read more >
Finding What I Didn’t Know I Was Going To Find Nov 10, 2011 - by Steve Biasetti, Director of Environmental Education
More than 150 years ago, Henry David Thoreau offered this observation about himself: “I never go out knowing what I am going to find. The interest is in finding what I didn’t know I was going to find.” These words aptly describe my experiences when bringing school groups to Long Island’s ocean beaches. Through the… Read more >
Introducing……THE EARTH SAVERS! Oct 27, 2011 - by Anita Wright, Assistant Director of Environmental Education
A group of enthusiastic fourth graders from Springs School Project MOST are participating in an environmental stewardship program led by Group for the East End Educators, Jennifer Skilbred and Anita Wright. The program, which takes place after school, is funded through a grant from the Levitt Foundation and will continue throughout the school year. The… Read more >
Twenty Years Teaching Environmental Responsibility Oct 24, 2011 - by Steve Biasetti, Director of Environmental Education
“We are pleased to submit for [the Spring School Board’s] consideration a proposal for a pilot environmental education program to be collaboratively developed and implemented with the teachers and students of Springs School and the professional staff of the Group…” Submitted two decades ago, in January 1992, this letter served as the official commencement of… Read more >
Sea Turtle Migration Has Begun Oct 11, 2011 - by Jennifer Skilbred, Environmental Advocate
Fall is finally here! While it may mean digging out warm sweaters from the attic and getting the furnace cleaned for us, for much of our local wildlife this means it’s time to head south. The fall migration has definitely begun, and while many of us notice birds and butterflies starting their long trek, we… Read more >
I Am A Child Sep 29, 2011 - by Steve Biasetti, Director of Environmental Education
A few weeks back, I was performing some juvenile antic at the dinner table. Since this is not an uncommon occurrence at the Biasetti household, I can’t quite recall the specifics of what I was doing. In any event, my 15-year-old son – who considers himself an expert on these matters – turned to me… Read more >
It’s National Estuaries Day! Sep 22, 2011 - by Jennifer Skilbred, Environmental Advocate
Now you are probably asking yourself “How should I celebrate this great holiday?,” good question! Before we get to that though, lets start with a little background. Estuaries, while not a commonly used word, are a pretty large part of all of our lives here on the East End. They are bodies of water partially… Read more >
At the First Light of Dawn… Sep 15, 2011 - by Anita Wright, Assistant Director of Environmental Education
At the first light of dawn this morning, I was awakened by a strange mewing sound coming through my opened window. Still in the haze of slumber, I imagined it to be a lost kitten roaming our yard, and I dreamily thought how my sons would love a kitten and that I should get up,… Read more >
