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NEWS AND UPCOMING COURSES:

Summer Paddling Trips

SAGG POND FULL MOON
PADDLE & BBQ
Mon. July 10 (6-10 pm)
Wed. August 9 (6-10 pm)

A one mile paddle down Sagg Pond to an ocean beach picnic BBQ and bonfire. Return paddle by the light of the moon (providing the clouds cooperate). Sponsored by Group for the South Fork. Reservations required. COST: $20/person for fish dinner. Boat rentals provided ($35 single kayak; $45 doubles and canoes).
RESERVATIONS: Contact Kate Schertel or Jodi Grinrod at GSF.
KATE: kschertel @groupforthesouthfork.org or 631-537-1400 ext. 13
JODI: jgrindrod@groupforthesouthfork.org or 631-537-1400 ext. 23.

SOUTHAMPTON WATERWAYS TOURS
Thursday evenings 5:30 - 7:30 pm
July 13 Peconic River
July 20 Dune Road, Hampton Bays [RAINED OUT]
July 27 Birch and Mill Creeks, Flanders
August 3 Long Pond, Bridgehampton
August 10 Sebonac Creek, North Sea
August 17 Sagg Pond, Sagaponack
***LAST TOUR OF THE SERIES***
AUGUST 24 DUNE ROAD - SHINNECOCK BAY
MEET AT TIANA BEACH (BAY SIDE) AT 9:30 AM
CALL 728-8585 TO REGISTER

Join one or all six tours and discover some of the flora and fauna of our local marshes, ponds, and estuaries as we paddle these unique scenic waterways in Southampton. All trips are led by naturalist Mike Bottini and are suitable for novice paddlers (no first-timers please... participants should have some paddling experience).
SPONSORED BY SOUTHAMPTON TOWN PARKS & RECREATION.
FEE: $25 per tour for Southampton Town resident); $35 for non-residents.
RENTALS: Single kayaks ($25 per tour).
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Call 631-728-8585 to register.

— posted by mike on 6/19/2006

BLOCK ISLAND WEEKEND: Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 [FULL...WAIT LIST ONLY]


Never been to Block Island?
Visit this gem with naturalist Mike Bottini when the island is at its best: during Indian Summer after the crowds have left. This three day trip is sponsored by the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society and allows plenty of time to explore the island's extensive greenbelt trail system.
Depart Montauk Friday at 10 am SHARP; return to Montauk on Sunday at 5:30 pm.

Trip price includes guided hikes, two nights accommodation at the Mitchell Inn and the Sheffield House, six meals (Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast-lunch-dinner, Sunday breakfast and lunch), and a Saturday evening program about the island. Not included is the ferry ($50 round trip from Montauk).
COST (based on double occupancy):$260/person (private bath); $230/person (shared bath) for EHTPS Members ($20 extra for non-members covers the annual membership fee).

Space is limited. To reserve, send your 50% deposit
(check made out to "BOTTINI OUTDOORS") to:
Mike Bottini
ATTN: BLOCK ISLAND WEEKEND
34 Chapel lane
East Hampton, NY 11937

Questions? Contact Mike Bottini (631-267-5228 or mike@peconic.org).

— posted by mike on 6/19/2006

Mike on the Radio and in the Newspaper

  • Tune in to Mike Bottini's Nature News and Views on WLIU public radio (88.3 FM) broadcast Wednesdays between 9:30 am and 10 am.

  • Check out Mike Bottini's weekly "South Fork Outdoors" column in the Sports and Outdoors section of the Southampton Press (eastern edition).

— posted by HEP on 6/09/2006

 

BOOKS:

Exploring East End Waters:
A Natural History and Paddling Guide ($19.95)

The most comprehensive guide to kayaking and canoeing on the East End of Long Island, Mike Bottini’s long-awaited Exploring East End Waters is based on his award-winning column in The Southampton Press.

Also Available:

Trail Guide to the South Fork ($19.95)

The first comprehensive guide to trails of the South Fork. For more than ten years the Group for the South Fork has been working with the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society and the Southampton Trails Preservation Society to preserve and define the trails, ancient and new, of the South Fork of Long Island.

NEWS/COURSES ARCHIVES:

June 2006
March 2006
February 2006
January 2006
2005 and earlier
If you have any comments or updates on the trails please let Mike know: email Mike at Peconic dot org