Articles, Press Releases, and Announcements

In Order of Publication Date
A group of students in bright red and yellow canoes birding while in the water.
Montezuma 探花精选 Center Honored as Hobart and William Smith Colleges "Community Partner of the Year"
June 16, 2026 — Since 2012, the center has welcomed students on field trips, volunteer days, and through a growing internship program.
Two students and two teachers stand with Lexi Klahn during Youth Advocacy Day.
Hudson Valley Students and Teachers Bring 鈥淵outh Climate Summit鈥 Experiences to Albany for Youth Advocacy Day
June 16, 2026 — This annual event connects legislators with student constituents across New York.
American Oystercatcher chick close up, peering into the field camera.
American Oystercatcher Camera Project Captures Predators, Disturbance
March 30, 2026 — What is causing nests to fail? The answers include foxes, cats, and people.
An aerial view of the marsh shows a large green area with at least 30 water-filled ditches running across it.
This Marsh is Home to a Crab Superhighway
January 16, 2026 — Unfortunately, it's not good news for the marsh or the birds that nest and forage there.
Horseshoe Crab Protection Act Signed by Governor Hochul
December 22, 2025
Sunken Meadow Restoration Gains Traction with $1.5 Million Award
December 04, 2025 — The Saltmarsh Sparrow's decline is driving 探花精选 to restore and protect the marsh ecosystems they rely on.
A Least Tern chick sitting partially covered by a wooden shelter on a beach.
"Shady" Business for the Birds: Surveying Shelters for Least Terns
October 03, 2025 — Coastal Outreach Intern, Ben Ellis, shares his experience surveying Least Terns on Long Island's north shore.
Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps Celebrates New Pollinator Garden Along West Shore Trail
June 18, 2025 — A carefully curated selection of native shrubs, flowers, and grasses will support a variety of pollinators.
A child smiles as she holds up her shorebird sign, featuring a colorful illustration of a Piping Plover and hand-written text that reads: Protect us, don't neglect us! Proteja los pajaritos!
Students from Long Island Elementary Schools Awarded for Shorebird Signs
May 27, 2025 — 探花精选 educators work with students throughout the year in a suite of lessons that culminate in a project designing signage reminding beachgoers to share the shore with nesting shorebirds.