Jr. Marine Biologist for Preschoolers (Babylon) Sunday, August 19, 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Sport Fishing Education Center and Aquaculture Facility (Ocean Parkway Babylon, NY 11702) Ages 3-5 with an adultLooking for a unique way to spend time with your preschooler? Join us for a fun-filled two hours as you and your child learn about the marine environment. This very special program includes hands-on time with live marine animals, beach activities, and a craft. This is a great way to introduce your child to marine ecology! Space is Limited, pre-registration required!For more information contact Tracy Marcus: (631) 587-2873 / tm353@cornell.edu $25/ child and 1 adult (each addt’l adult $5) Tracy Marcus, tm353@cornell.edu, (631-239-1800 x 28 ========================================= Jr. Marine Biologist (Centerport) Sunday, August 19, 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Centerport Beach (Little Neck Rd. Centerport, NY 11721) Ages 3-5 with parent or guardian Please join us for a fun-filled adventure at Centerport Beach. You and your child will learn about the marine environment as we interact with native sea creatures from our coastal beaches. This unique program is hands-on and will conclude with a short activity along with a craft to take home. This is a great way to increase your child’s appreciation of our local waters!Click here for registration form Register for one date and time: Date: June 10th OR June 14th August 19th OR August 24thTime: 10am-12pm OR 1-3pm Mail form and payment to: Cornell Cooperative ExtensionPO Box 554Huntington, NY 11743 Checks payable to Cornell Cooperative ExtensionAn email confirmation with directions will be sent upon receiptProgram credit will be given if program is cancelledPlease feel free to call us at 631-239-1800 or email Ali at ams838@cornell.edu with any questions! $30 per child (includes 1 adult) Alexandra Stevens, ams838@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 30 ========================================= Jr. Marine Biologist (Centerport) Sunday, August 19, 2018 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Centerport Beach (Little Neck Rd. Centerport, NY 11721) Ages 3-5 with parent or guardian Please join us for a fun-filled adventure at Centerport Beach. You and your child will learn about the marine environment as we interact with native sea creatures from our coastal beaches. This unique program is hands-on and will conclude with a short activity along with a craft to take home. This is a great way to increase your child’s appreciation of our local waters!Click here for registration form Register for one date and time: Date: June 10th OR June 14th August 19th OR August 24thTime: 10am-12pm OR 1-3pm Mail form and payment to: Cornell Cooperative ExtensionPO Box 554Huntington, NY 11743 Checks payable to Cornell Cooperative ExtensionAn email confirmation with directions will be sent upon receiptProgram credit will be given if program is cancelledPlease feel free to call us at 631-239-1800 or email Ali at ams838@cornell.edu with any questions! $30 per child (includes 1 adult) Alexandra Stevens, ams838@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 30 ========================================= GRANDPARENTS’ PICNIC Monday, August 20, 2018 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) For Grandparents Raising their Grandchildren Pack a lunch, bring sunscreen and wear comfortable shoes and clothing. We’ll go on a hayride, visit the petting zoo and the kids can make homemade ice cream with the farm staff. The Community Library will bring their Pop-Up Library so the kids can read books too! Please register by Friday, August 17, 2018.  Hay rides!Feed the animals!Fun ActivitiesMake Homemade Ice Cream!Contact Dinah Torres Castro at:631-727-7850, extension 351 or email her at: dc258@cornell.edu or You can also register at the Community Library by contacting Pat Mininni at: 631-399-1511, extension 377Click here for Spanish Dinah Torres-Castro, dc258@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 351 ========================================= Bay Babies Program at Tiana Bayside Tuesday, August 21, 2018 9:00 am - 9:45 am Tiana Bayside Facility (89 Dune Road Hampton Bays, New York 11946) All sessions are fully booked! Thank you and please continue to check for new events, as they are added frequently.These FREE* programs are centered on hands-on discovery and learning though play. Topics include bivalves, marine critters, eelgrass and shorebirds. Activities include a story, hands-on touch tank experience,games and an art project. Bay Babies programs are for children ages 15 months to 2 years. See event listing HERE for Bay Buddies programs ages 3 to 5 years. Children must be accompanied by and adult for the duration of these 45 minute programs.***Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED via: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cornell-cooperative-...**Select activities include outdoor exploration. Please come prepared with sunscreen, hat, and water shoes, etc. *Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED via: Rachel Neville, ran68@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 x 37 ========================================= Seahorse Conservation Initiative 2018 Seining Tuesday, August 21, 2018 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Tiana Activity Center (72 Dune Road Hampton Bays, NY 11946) Join us as we seine for seahorses in the seagrass meadow next to our Tiana Bayside Facility! Learn about this fascinating species, and help us find this elusive fish to gather data that will contribute to the conservation and management of the species!Learn more about our future seahorse research efforts, and more ways you can contribute to this important initiative! Questions? Can't make it but want to help? Please contact Kim Manzo, Program Educator(631)852-8660 ext 34 email: kp92@cornell.edu***Water shoes required, seining activity is for participants ages 8+. Younger participants are welcomed to observe but must be accompanied by an adult guardian for duration of workshop. Free Program! Advanced registration requested via link below Kim Manzo, kp92@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 x 34 ========================================= The Children's Garden Wednesday, August 22, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) 2018 is the 26th consecutive year that the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County have offered this engaging and interactive summer gardening program that children love, and return to year after year!Growing interest in the summer gardening program has led to its ongoing renovation and expansion of the garden, where children learn firsthand how to grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies. Children love to visit the whimsical Fairy Garden, create art in the garden, and learn all about recycling through composting and so much more. Click here for more information and a registration form. $70 for the first child, $35 each additional Sarah Osborn, so348@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 207 ========================================= Junior Master Gardener Wednesday, August 22, 2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Junior Master Gardeners learn firsthand how to grow flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies to our pollinator and butterfly gardens. Junior Master Gardeners will also experience service learning, and help the Master Gardener Volunteers teach the younger, summer garden program children.Get a registration form. $50 per child Donna Alese Cooke, dmc72@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 225 ========================================= Bay Babies Program at Tiana Bayside Thursday, August 23, 2018 9:00 am - 9:45 am Tiana Bayside Facility (89 Dune Road Hampton Bays, New York 11946) All sessions are fully booked! Thank you and please continue to check for new events, as they are added frequently.These FREE* programs are centered on hands-on discovery and learning though play. Topics include bivalves, marine critters, eelgrass and shorebirds. Activities include a story, hands-on touch tank experience,games and an art project. Bay Babies programs are for children ages 15 months to 2 years. See event listing HERE for Bay Buddies programs ages 3 to 5 years. Children must be accompanied by and adult for the duration of these 45 minute programs.***Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED via: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cornell-cooperative-...**Select activities include outdoor exploration. Please come prepared with sunscreen, hat, and water shoes, etc. *Free Program! Advanced registration REQUIRED via: Rachel Neville, ran68@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 x 37 ========================================= Jr. Marine Biologist (Centerport) Friday, August 24, 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Centerport Beach (Little Neck Rd. Centerport, NY 11721) Ages 3-5 with parent or guardian Please join us for a fun-filled adventure at Centerport Beach. You and your child will learn about the marine environment as we interact with native sea creatures from our coastal beaches. This unique program is hands-on and will conclude with a short activity along with a craft to take home. This is a great way to increase your child’s appreciation of our local waters!Click here for registration form Register for one date and time: Date: June 10th OR June 14th August 19th OR August 24thTime: 10am-12pm OR 1-3pm Mail form and payment to: Cornell Cooperative ExtensionPO Box 554Huntington, NY 11743 Checks payable to Cornell Cooperative ExtensionAn email confirmation with directions will be sent upon receiptProgram credit will be given if program is cancelledPlease feel free to call us at 631-239-1800 or email Ali at ams838@cornell.edu with any questions! $30 per child (includes 1 adult) Alexandra Stevens, ams838@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 30 ========================================= Jr. Marine Biologist (Centerport) Friday, August 24, 2018 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Centerport Beach (Little Neck Rd. Centerport, NY 11721) Ages 3-5 with parent or guardian Please join us for a fun-filled adventure at Centerport Beach. You and your child will learn about the marine environment as we interact with native sea creatures from our coastal beaches. This unique program is hands-on and will conclude with a short activity along with a craft to take home. This is a great way to increase your child’s appreciation of our local waters!Click here for registration form Register for one date and time: Date: June 10th OR June 14th August 19th OR August 24thTime: 10am-12pm OR 1-3pm Mail form and payment to: Cornell Cooperative ExtensionPO Box 554Huntington, NY 11743 Checks payable to Cornell Cooperative ExtensionAn email confirmation with directions will be sent upon receiptProgram credit will be given if program is cancelledPlease feel free to call us at 631-239-1800 or email Ali at ams838@cornell.edu with any questions! $30 per child (includes 1 adult) Alexandra Stevens, ams838@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 30 ========================================= Barnyard Sunset Goat Yoga Sunday, August 26, 2018 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) 2 weekend days a month starting in April - September. Sunset yoga with our friendly goats is a fun twist to traditional flow. End your day in downward dog and some laughs. All levels are welcome to goat yoga. Taught by certified instructor Amy Wunsch or certified instructors from Cocomotion. Ages 10 and up. Pre-registration is required. Register here. https://suffolkcountyfarm.campbrainregistration.com $20 per class Kaylyn Reynolds, kr427@cornell.edu, 631-852-4600 ========================================= Seahorse Conservation Initiative 2018 Seining Tuesday, August 28, 2018 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Tiana Activity Center (72 Dune Road Hampton Bays, NY 11946) Join us as we seine for seahorses in the seagrass meadow next to our Tiana Bayside Facility! Learn about this fascinating species, and help us find this elusive fish to gather data that will contribute to the conservation and management of the species!Learn more about our future seahorse research efforts, and more ways you can contribute to this important initiative! Questions? Can't make it but want to help? Please contact Kim Manzo, Program Educator(631)852-8660 ext 34 email: kp92@cornell.edu***Water shoes required, seining activity is for participants ages 8+. Younger participants are welcomed to observe but must be accompanied by an adult guardian for duration of workshop. Free Program! Advanced registration requested via link below Kim Manzo, kp92@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 x 34 ========================================= The Children's Garden Wednesday, August 29, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) 2018 is the 26th consecutive year that the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County have offered this engaging and interactive summer gardening program that children love, and return to year after year!Growing interest in the summer gardening program has led to its ongoing renovation and expansion of the garden, where children learn firsthand how to grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies. Children love to visit the whimsical Fairy Garden, create art in the garden, and learn all about recycling through composting and so much more. Click here for more information and a registration form. $70 for the first child, $35 each additional Sarah Osborn, so348@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 207 ========================================= Junior Master Gardener Wednesday, August 29, 2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Junior Master Gardeners learn firsthand how to grow flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies to our pollinator and butterfly gardens. Junior Master Gardeners will also experience service learning, and help the Master Gardener Volunteers teach the younger, summer garden program children.Get a registration form. $50 per child Donna Alese Cooke, dmc72@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 225 ========================================= Barnyard Sunset Goat Yoga Saturday, September 8, 2018 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) 2 weekend days a month starting in April - September. Sunset yoga with our friendly goats is a fun twist to traditional flow. End your day in downward dog and some laughs. All levels are welcome to goat yoga. Taught by certified instructor Amy Wunsch or certified instructors from Cocomotion. Ages 10 and up. Pre-registration is required. Register here. https://suffolkcountyfarm.campbrainregistration.com $20 per class Kaylyn Reynolds, kr427@cornell.edu, 631-852-4600 ========================================= Greenhouse Hands-on Disease Diagnosis Workshop Tuesday, September 11, 2018 10:30 am - 3:00 pm Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center (3059 Sound Avenue Riverhead, New York 11901-1098) This workshop will review some common diseases that occur in greenhouse crops, how to recognize symptoms and signs of various diseases, and how to approach plant diagnosis.  The workshop will be presented by Margery Daughtrey, Cornell University, and Nora Catlin, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County.  Space is limited; pre-registration is a must. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.  Pesticide recertification credits will be available: 3 credits in Category 1A, 3A 24, and 25, and 1 credit in Category 3C.  REGISTRATION FORM $50 Melissa Elkins, me336@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 341 ========================================= FALL HARVEST DINNER & AUCTION Thursday, September 13, 2018 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Jedediah Hawkins Inn (400 South Jamesport Avenue Riverhead, NY 11901) Please join us for Fall Harvest Dinner & AuctionA farm & sea to table inspired evening to benefit Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk CountyAn artisanal pairing of local wines and cuisineSeptember 13, 2018, 5:30 pmJedediah Hawkins Inn, 400 South Jamesport Avenue, JamesportBusiness Casual Attire $175 Judi Lach Veeck, jlv13@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 372 ========================================= Water Quality Wednesdays Wednesday, September 19, 2018 7:30 am - 10:30 am Patchogue/Watch Hill Ferry Terminal (150 West Avenue Patchogue, NY 11772) Waterway Stewardship Water Quality WednesdaysWater Quality Wednesdays (WQW) in Patchogue is part of Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program’s initiative to provide community stewardship activities that support the health of our waterways and to increase public awareness of the threats to water quality including stormwater runoff. As part of WQW, community members work alongside Cornell Cooperative Extension specialists to monitor estuarine water quality. Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, water clarity, and chlorophyll-a are parameters that are measured. These parameters are measured along the Patchogue River as well as in Patchogue Bay to demonstrate the impacts our tributaries can have on our bays due to human impact in the watershed. Collected water quality data will be used to educate the community and to support actions to preserve and protect our waterways.WQW station locations selected (8) for inclusion in the Monitoring Programfor western Patchogue Bay Get InvolvedThank you for your interest in our annual water quality monitoring program! By participating in this educational experience you will help us collect data and acquire biological information on the health of our bay and tributaries. This data will be collected using standardized procedures developed for the Unified Water Study (UWS)- Long Island Sound Embayment Research. Connecticut Fund for the Environment: Save the Sound designed the procedures, working in collaboration with science advisors, other monitoring groups, and regulatory agencies (EPA, CTDEEP, NYSDEC, NYCDEP, NEIWPCC-IEC). While WQW implements UWS procedures it is a separate program.You will be helping to collect data on various water quality parameters at sunrise from June through September in Patchogue Bay. Participants can attend as many or as few events as they choose, however, due to limited space on our field vessel, we will only be accepting 3 participants per event on a first come first served basis. The Field Coordinator will be present to oversee implementation of monitoring protocols, however, it is required that you take the time to follow the instructions below to participate.All participants MUST complete the Volunteer Application Form Online (https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018) and all other required paperwork prior to registering for an event. A registration link will be sent once all paperwork has been received.Printable Fact Sheet All participants MUST: Be at least 18 years of age.Complete the brief Volunteer Application Form Online (https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018)Once the Volunteer Application Form is complete you will be contacted (through the email provided) to complete the following required paperwork: Risk WaiverCode of Conduct/Volunteer Agreement FormPhotograph Use Permission SlipSubmit all paperwork to the Field Coordinator prior to the monitoring event. Please email completed signed paperwork to cs424@cornell.eduOR Please mail hard copies to: Carolyn Sukowski, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, PO Box 554, Huntington, NY 11743.OR paperwork can be completed at our office: Coindre Hall, 101 Browns Road, Huntington, NY 11743 (please contact cs424@cornell.edu to schedule a time).Two weeks prior to the next upcoming monitoring event you will be emailed a registration link to sign up. Space is limited, so volunteer spots will be provided on a first come first serve basis. If there is space available you will be contacted by the Friday before the next monitoring week. You will not be contacted otherwise.Monitoring occurs during select Wednesdays in Spring and Summer. You will receive the full schedule and paperwork forms after completing the Volunteer Application Form Online(https://tinyurl.com/WQW2018).Partners: Carolyn Sukowski, cs424@cornell.edu, 631-239-1800 x 21 ========================================= Professional Development Opportunities Friday, September 21, 2018 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Half day professional development workshops providing research-based information and practical ideas for professionals who work with children, youth and families.September 21, 2018 - Child Guidance Principles that WorkFacilitator: Nancy Olsen-Harbich, MAIf we want parents to be more mindful and effective disciplinarians, we need to help them learn how touse positive guidance techniques, perhaps ones they never experienced growing up in their own families.This workshop will focus on simple techniques that help to manage children’s behavior without corporalpunishment or punitive yelling and that also work to promote children’s ability to self-regulate as they mature.Participants in this workshop will receive 3 credit hours for OCFS training category 1. Principles of early childhood developmentNovember 2, 2018 - All About AdolescentsFacilitator: Kerri Kreh Reda, M.P.H.Due to the many social and biological influences that impact an adolescent’s behavior and development,adolescence can be a confusing time for both the child and the adults who work with and care for them.During this workshop, we will review adolescent development, including brain development and discuss a variety of factors, specific to girls and boys, which impact their mental, social and emotional health. $25 for each class, $40 for both days Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Tiana Oyster Gardening Program Friday, September 21, 2018 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tiana Activity Center (72 Dune Road Hampton Bays, NY 11946) Learn how to grow oysters as part of an established East End oyster restoration initiative administered by Cornell Cooperative Extension. Receive gear, training and 1,000 oysters that will help you on your way to becoming a proficient aquaculturalist. Workshops will include life history, culture techniques, culinary tips, maintenance of gardens and all of the things you always wanted to know about shellfish but were afraid to ask.Participants must be prepared to get wet and somewhat fouled.  Lectures free to all. SPAT membership $200 - registration through the Town of Southampton Kim Tetrault, kwt4@cornell.edu, 631-852-8660 ========================================= Barnyard Sunset Goat Yoga Sunday, September 23, 2018 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) 2 weekend days a month starting in April - September. Sunset yoga with our friendly goats is a fun twist to traditional flow. End your day in downward dog and some laughs. All levels are welcome to goat yoga. Taught by certified instructor Amy Wunsch or certified instructors from Cocomotion. Ages 10 and up. Pre-registration is required. Register here. https://suffolkcountyfarm.campbrainregistration.com $20 per class Kaylyn Reynolds, kr427@cornell.edu, 631-852-4600 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, September 25, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Connetquot Public Library (760 Ocean Avenue Bohemia, NY 11716) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below.Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. FREE 6-week workshop Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, September 26, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Junior Master Gardener Saturday, September 29, 2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Junior Master Gardeners learn firsthand how to grow flowers, herbs, native and pollinator plants that attract many species of birds and butterflies to our pollinator and butterfly gardens. Junior Master Gardeners will also experience service learning, and help the Master Gardener Volunteers teach the younger, summer garden program children.Get a registration form. $50 per child Donna Alese Cooke, dmc72@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 225 ========================================= PumpkinFest Saturday, September 29, 2018 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Come enjoy  a fun-filled day at the Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank, NY. With our wide range of activities and attractions, there’s sure to be something for the whole family to enjoy! Wagon Rides Children’s Entertainment Live Bands Pumpkin Decorating Family Games Corn Maze Pumpkin Picking Hands on science Children’s craft area 4-H project displays Spirit of Long Island Mounted Drill Team performance and plenty of farm animals to meet  and feed! Craft Vendors* Food Vendors* Pony Rides* * (requires additional fee)   - - - - - - - Call 631-852-4600 for more information. Easy access from the LIE: exit 67. FREE PARKING Because we are a working farm, we cannot allow pets of any kind on the farm. - - - - - - - If you are interested in being a vendor for PumpkinFest 2018, please contact Lina at 631-852-4613 or email: lo44@cornell.edu $12 per person (children under 3 FREE) Kaylyn Reynolds, kr427@cornell.edu, 631-852-4600 ========================================= PumpkinFest Sunday, September 30, 2018 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Suffolk County Farm and Education Center (350 Yaphank Avenue Yaphank, New York 11980) Come enjoy  a fun-filled day at the Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank, NY. With our wide range of activities and attractions, there’s sure to be something for the whole family to enjoy! Wagon Rides Children’s Entertainment Live Bands Pumpkin Decorating Family Games Corn Maze Pumpkin Picking Hands on science Children’s craft area 4-H project displays Spirit of Long Island Mounted Drill Team performance and plenty of farm animals to meet  and feed! Craft Vendors* Food Vendors* Pony Rides* * (requires additional fee)   - - - - - - - Call 631-852-4600 for more information. Easy access from the LIE: exit 67. FREE PARKING Because we are a working farm, we cannot allow pets of any kind on the farm. - - - - - - - If you are interested in being a vendor for PumpkinFest 2018, please contact Lina at 631-852-4613 or email: lo44@cornell.edu $12 per person (children under 3 FREE) Kaylyn Reynolds, kr427@cornell.edu, 631-852-4600 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, October 2, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Connetquot Public Library (760 Ocean Avenue Bohemia, NY 11716) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below.Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. FREE 6-week workshop Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, October 3, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, October 9, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Connetquot Public Library (760 Ocean Avenue Bohemia, NY 11716) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below.Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. FREE 6-week workshop Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, October 10, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, October 16, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Connetquot Public Library (760 Ocean Avenue Bohemia, NY 11716) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below.Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. FREE 6-week workshop Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, October 17, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, October 23, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Connetquot Public Library (760 Ocean Avenue Bohemia, NY 11716) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below.Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. FREE 6-week workshop Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, October 24, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Better Choices Better Health Tuesday, October 30, 2018 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Connetquot Public Library (760 Ocean Avenue Bohemia, NY 11716) Do you have Diabetes? Are you unsure about how to best handle this ongoing health condition? JOIN US! Discover new, practical ways to live better & healthier. Learn the tools to manage and take control of your health. REGISTER NOW, classes are filling quickly! FREE to ATTEND once registration is confirmed. Call Jane Juran at the number below.Please leave a message and someone will get back to you to confirm registration. FREE 6-week workshop Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, October 31, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Professional Development Opportunities Friday, November 2, 2018 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Half day professional development workshops providing research-based information and practical ideas for professionals who work with children, youth and families.September 21, 2018 - Child Guidance Principles that WorkFacilitator: Nancy Olsen-Harbich, MAIf we want parents to be more mindful and effective disciplinarians, we need to help them learn how touse positive guidance techniques, perhaps ones they never experienced growing up in their own families.This workshop will focus on simple techniques that help to manage children’s behavior without corporalpunishment or punitive yelling and that also work to promote children’s ability to self-regulate as they mature.Participants in this workshop will receive 3 credit hours for OCFS training category 1. Principles of early childhood developmentNovember 2, 2018 - All About AdolescentsFacilitator: Kerri Kreh Reda, M.P.H.Due to the many social and biological influences that impact an adolescent’s behavior and development,adolescence can be a confusing time for both the child and the adults who work with and care for them.During this workshop, we will review adolescent development, including brain development and discuss a variety of factors, specific to girls and boys, which impact their mental, social and emotional health. $25 for each class, $40 for both days Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, November 7, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= Parenting Skills Workshop Series Wednesday, November 14, 2018 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Extension Education Center (423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, New York 11901-3071) Join us for an eight session parent education program presented by the Family Health and Wellness Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension. Learn new, positive skills that will replace ineffective behaviors and parenting practices. Each session is designed with hands-on activities so that participants have the opportunity to practice these skills. All sessions will be held at the Extension Education Center located at 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901 and will run Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30p.m. Sept 26   Introduction: Welcome, overview, pretest, ground rules Oct 3 Encouragement: Learn to express your good feelings towards your child Oct 10 Can Do: Learn how to set limits on your child’s behavior Oct 17 Choices: Learn to share decision making with your child Oct 24 Self-Control part 1: Learn to manage your emotions Oct 31 Self-Control part 2: Learn to keep from acting impulsively Nov 7 Respecting Feelings: Learn to understand, accept and respect your child’s emotions Nov 14 Graduation: Review, posttest and evaluation, awarding of certificates, celebration To recognize your commitment to the Parenting Skills Workshop Series, certificates will be given out at the last session. Participants who attend all 8 sessions will receive a certificate of completion; all others will receive a certificate of participation reflecting the number of hours attended. Participants must pre-register for this program.   Please let us know if you need special accommodations at least two weeks prior to scheduled workshop. The non-refundable program fee of $100 is required at time of registration. Jane Juran, jsj79@cornell.edu, 631-727-7850 x 340 ========================================= CCE Suffolk Annual Meeting & Recognition Ceremony Wednesday, November 14, 2018 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Cornell Cooperative Extension Board of Directors annual meeting. All are welcome to attend.Location information to come. =========================================