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Join the Quogue Wildlife Refuge in learning about turtles, terrapins and tortoises. Chelonian anatomy and physical adaptations will be discussed, as well as what types of native turtles can be found on Long Island.  

The Roosevelt era’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) is known for its many huge infrastructure projects and improvements. But it also consisted of a little-known program called the Packhorse Librarians.

This program presents poems from the eponymous anthology where a number of men notable in arts and literature choose poems that have moved them and why. How beautifully can a poet express the human experience of loss? 

While some foods are known for enhancing cognitive fitness, other foods can have the opposite effect.

Butterflies, birds and the other pollinators need host plants for nectar, food and lodging. By introducing three seasons of key pollinator plants into your garden, you can create a pollinator-friendly habitat in your front and back yard.

The movies and dancing are a partnership born in heaven. From its very beginnings, the new medium of motion pictures turned toward dance as one of the best ways to showcase its unique ability to make movement come alive.

While at the grocery store, do you ever wonder where the produce is coming from, when it was picked and how far did it have to travel to get to you?

First run in 1875, the Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously running sports event in the nation. But that’s only one reason we love it.

There is recent evidence that another pandemic could be emerging because of a growing bird flu (Avian Influenza) outbreak that has affected millions of birds, poultry farms and cattle herds in the US.

As Laura Petri on the Dick Van Dyke Show and Mary Richards on her namesake sitcom, Mary Tyler Moore turned the world on with her smile.

Do you dream of having a garden, raising a few baby chicks, preserving food, or becoming over all more self-sufficient?

Edna Lewis is one of the most important American chefs, yet she is not a household name. Lewis was a pioneer in the food-to-table movement and her cookbooks changed perceptions on Southern foodways.