Southampton Town Kayak Tours for 2010
Thursday evenings 6:00 - 8:00 pm
July 29 Noyac Creek and Jessup Neck
August 5 Long Pond, Bridgehampton
August 12 Mecox Bay, Water Mill
August 19 Sebonac Creek, North Sea
August 26 Sagg Pond, Sagaponack
Join one or all five 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 ($30/tour); tandem kayaks ($50/tour...seats
2).
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Call 631-728-8585 to register.
Southampton Town Kayak classes for 2010
The Town of Southampton Parks & Recreation
Department is offering kayaking programs at Foster Memorial Beach
(Long Beach), Noyac. Learn paddling, bracing, maneuvering and rescue
skills, and build confidence for future trips and explorations.
Participants must be able to swim and will be required to wear approved life
jackets, which will be provided by the instructors. Kayaks and paddles will also
be provided. Please wear a bathing suit and shoes that can get wet .
Instructor: Mike Bottini
Location: Long Beach, Noyac
Eligibility: Youths ages 10 & older and Adults
Fees: Resident $100 Non-Resident $110
Each program consists of 3 two-hour classes: Mon., Tues. & Wed.
Program 1: (ADULTS ONLY) July 12, 13, 14 [5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.]
Program 2: July 26, 27, 28 [10:00 a.m. – noon]
Program 3: (ADULTS ONLY): August 2, 3, 4 [5:30 p.m. - 7:30
p.m.]
Program 4: August 16, 17, 18 [10:00 a.m. – noon]
Make-Up Classes: If weather conditions cause a class cancellation, every
effort will be made to schedule a make-up class. However, due to unpredictable
weather conditions, make-up classes cannot be guaranteed. Make-up classes
will not be provided for registrants who miss a class that took place as scheduled
read about the plum island preservation project here
SPOTTED TURTLE RESEARCH REPORT
Mike's 2005 landmark study of spotted turtles' use of mosquito ditches helped
alter marsh management practices in Suffolk County. The report is available
here in pdf format.
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 About Mike:
Mike Bottini is a veteran naturalist, outdoor educator,
and environmental consultant. After completing graduate studies
in wildlife ecology at the University
of British Columbia, Mike worked for fourteen years at the
Group for the
South Fork, a non-profit environmental advocacy organization.
He has taught field ecology, environmental science, and natural
history courses at St. Lawrence University, Southampton College,
and CUNY, has published three books, and is an award-winning
columnist. Mike's wildlife research studies have included elk,
spotted and tiger salamanders, spotted turtles, piping plovers,
and river otters. He continues to introduce people to the outdoors
through his field naturalist classes, nature walks, and paddling
trips.
Mike also serves on the board of SPOKESPEOPLE of Eastern Long
Island, a cycling advocacy organization working to create safer
cycling conditions on the east end. For info, visit www.spokespeopleli.org
Otter Study report:
Mike's 2008 River Otter Study Report is now available! Click
Here to download the pdf (1.5 MB).
Please contribute to the River Otter Study by posting your sightings
and comments to Mike@Peconic.org.
HOW TO REPORT OTTER SIGHTINGS
With its short legs, unusual tail, and large size (3.5 - 4 feet
in length), it is difficult to confuse an otter on land with
anything else. Our most common semi-aquatic mammal, the muskrat,
is much smaller. But in the water, relative body size and shape
can be difficult to determine. Watch carefully and note how
the animal is swimming.
• Does it stop and raise its head and shoulders above the water
like a periscope (otter)?
• Is there vegetation trailing from its mouth (muskrat)?
• Is it taking a direct route and staying at the surface (muskrat),
or repeatedly diving (otter)?
Be sure to include the date, time, and location along with your
detailed observations.
BOOKS:
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:
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.
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