Back to the Bays

11/06/2026

🤝 Earlier this week, we celebrated our new facility with a Ribbon Cutting at Redwood Marina in Sag Harbor in partnership with the Southampton Town and the Village of Sag Harbor . We were joined by many of the elected officials and community partners that have been championing efforts to get us into this space.  

🦪 We look forward to serving the community, inspiring stewardship of our waters, and educating the public on how they can help give back to the bays at Redwood Marina.

🎀 In true Cornell Marine Program fashion, we cut a coastal themed ribbon with a giant shucking knife made by our resident artist Carolyn Munaco, and then welcomed everyone into our education space to mingle and enjoy refreshments donated by GRINDSTONE COFFEE & DONUTS

🙋🏼‍♀️Interested in what kind of programs and events we will host in Sag Harbor? Take our Community Engagement Survey at the link in bio now and have your voice heard!



sag harbor | Southampton | Long Island | back to the bays | marine education | marine restoration

10/26/2026

👉🏻 Join us at an upcoming Stewardship Session to get hands-on with our key species of marine restoration!

🎃 Start your Halloween off by giving back on Saturday, October 31 at 10am! Join us at our Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays to help collect and plant seeds, SEAd Bomb making and transplanting native plants 🌱

Register now at link in bio.



Back to the bays | Long Island | Hampton Bays | Sag Harbor | clams | clam restoration | coastal plants | marine restoration

☀️ Join Clamity Janes for a special clam planting at Dam Pond in East Marion on Friday, November 6 at 10am.

Limited spots remain, register now at link in bio.

🌨️ Help us prepare our juvenile hard clams for overwintering at our new facility at Redwood Marina in Sag Harbor on Saturday, November 7 at 10am.

Register now at link in bio.

10/20/2026

📆 Join us this Saturday, October 24 at 10am at our Tiana Bayside Facility for a Marine Meadows Workshop!

🌊 Help Cornell Marine Program staff weave live eelgrass shoots into biodegradable burlap planting discs to be planted at a later date by our Habitat diving team!

🌱 Eelgrass meadows provide essential habitat for many species of finfish and shellfish + prevent erosion, buffer storms, and sequester carbon to help mitigate climate change.

Registration required. Register now at link in bio.


Back to the bays | Hampton bays | Long Island | marine meadows | eelgrass | marine restoration | blue carbon

🐚 Stay after our Marine Meadows Workshop for a special ArtSEA Session creating a Sea Turtle Seashell Mosaic!

Registration required - register now at link in bio.

10/17/2026

Please note our scheduled programming that was to be offered at Redwood Anchorage today, 10/17/26, is cancelled. Both our Marine Meadows Workshop and ArtSEA session will not be taking place-sorry for any inconvenience and we hope to see you at a future program!

10/16/2026

Thank you Councilmember Michael Iasilli for visiting our new facility in Sag Harbor!

Join us tomorrow for a special Stewardship Session featuring eelgrass!

Great stopping by to chat with Kim Barbour, Director of Back to the Bays and Senior Resource Educator of the institute. I checked out the new Redwood Facility in Sag Harbor! This will be a perfect addition to the Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program, supported by Southampton Town and Sag Harbor Village, and also will aid in further developing community education surrounding local marine habitats, aquaculture restoration, and preservation.

The Town is always impressed with their work and all they do to bring our community and youth together to learn about our bays and waterways and why we must continue to protect them.

10/15/2026

🌱 Help us restore eelgrass meadows + learn about this native species this Saturday, October 17 at 10am in Sag Harbor at our NEW facility at Redwood Anchorage!

🤝 Get hands-on and help us weave live eelgrass shoots into biodegradable burlap planting discs to be planted by our Habitat Team in Sag Harbor!

🌎 Did you know? Eelgrass meadows provide essential habitat for many species of finfish and shellfish during part or all stages of life. They also prevent erosion, buffer storms, and sequester carbon, helping to mitigate climate change.

👨‍🎨 Stick around and stay for our ArtSEA Session and create a seahorse shell mosaic!

Register now for both events at the link in bio!

10/14/2026

Back to the Bays Aquaculture Specialist Kate Rossi-Snook has set up our floating clam nursery at our NEW space at Redwood Anchorage in Sag Harbor, in partnership with the Town of Southampton and the Village of Sag Harbor.

🦪 Learn more about this new facility and how YOU can get involved at the link in bio

10/02/2026

Welcome October 🍁

Join us this month for ArtSEA and Stewardship Sessions across the East End and celebrate autumn.



No school on Monday, October 12?! Join us for a special HALLOWEEN themed ArtSEA at our Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays.

Two sessions for ages 4-6 with adult and 7-11 year olds.
Sign up now at link in bio.

A two part after school special HALLOWEEN themed ArtSEA at our Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays.

Tuesdays, October 13 + 20 from 4-6pm for ages 7 + 8
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A two part after school special HALLOWEEN themed ArtSEA at our Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays.

Wednesdays, October 15 + 22 from 4-6pm for ages 8-11
Sign up now at link in bio.

Get hands-on with eelgrass at this Marine Meadows themed Stewardship Session on Saturday, October 17 at 10am at our NEW facility at Redwood Anchorage in Sag Harbor!

Register now at link in bio

Directly following our Stewardship Session on October 17, stay for some ArtSEA! Create a seahorse mosaic and learn more about this native species and their habitat.

Register now at link in bio

Help us create eelgrass tortillas for upcoming marine restoration at our Stewardship Session on Saturday, October 28 at 10am at our Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays!

Sign up now at link in bio