Dear Friends,

We are so grateful to have your support during the challenges of 2022. This past Spring and Summer, the Ward Melville Heritage Organization was able to bring year-long projects to fruition, because of donors like you.

You have reminded us of the words of our founder, Ward Melville, from when he unveiled his plan for the rehabilitation of Stony Brook Village: “The prime reason for such a project as we are considering, is the beauty of the result.”

Here are just a few of the results we achieved together this year: We saved the Stony Brook Grist Mill (c. 1751) from basement leaks, continued important work providing educational programs locally and nationally, restored the beloved rooster weathervane atop the flagpole, organized a lease with the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) to provide them with a permanent home, brought back the Summer Concert Series, and even created new free experiences such as Pop-Up Saturdays and the Stony Brook Village Audio Experience.

Read along to see exactly how your support made a difference. Click HERE to view the WMHO 2022 Summer Newsletter. 

While we are proud of what we made happen so far in 2022, there is still work to be done. We hope you will continue to support us in the projects that the next few months and beyond bring.

Dr. Richard Rugen, Chairman

 

To view the WMHO 2020 September Newsletter in pdf. form, click here! 

Stony Brook, NY – Senior Scientist at the National Audubon Society, Dr. Brooke Bateman, will offer “Virtual Birding” on May 27 from 1:30 to 2:30 pm via Zoom as part of Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s (WMHO)  Master Class Series.

Dr. Bateman’s first summer job as a teenager was aboard WMHO’s “Discovery” pontoon boat cruises where she would see snowy egrets, night herons and osprey along Stony Brook Harbor into West Meadow Creek.  During this session she will explore spring migration of birds from the Arctic to Long Island, the beauty and science of many species of birds across the world, as well as her invention, “Climate Watch,” a tool to monitor and combat the effects of climate change on birds.

In her role at the Audubon Society she has led a team of scientists in developing the 2019 Birds and Climate Change Report. She is also the Director of Climate Watch, where she works with community volunteers to understand how climate change currently affects birds in North America. Her research focus is on spatial ecology and conservation, emphasizing the effect that extreme weather events and climate change have on biodiversity.

To register for this free event please email eddirector@wmho.org or call 631-751-2244