{"id":194,"date":"2021-04-09T18:04:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T18:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2025-03-25T19:51:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T19:51:44","slug":"events-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/?page_id=194","title":{"rendered":"Events &#038; News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"194\" class=\"elementor elementor-194\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3511f82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3511f82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dee33d7\" data-id=\"dee33d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318ce9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"318ce9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Events &amp; News<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef387b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef387b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad69396\" data-id=\"ad69396\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-054421c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"054421c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6faa332\" data-id=\"6faa332\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d68b004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d68b004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Half Shells for Habitat Events &amp; News<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d5c9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64d5c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check back here for the latest updates about H4H.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3e3bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4a3e3bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43c4595 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43c4595\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d737ce\" data-id=\"8d737ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d9d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90d9d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Long Island Oyster Week: Annual every October\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908eefc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"908eefc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each October, restaurants across Long Island are urged to participate in Long Island Oyster Week. During this event, partnering restaurants offer excellent deals on fresh local oysters in hopes of increasing shell collection drastically for the duration of the week. This year Long Island Oyster week runs from October 13th through the 20th in 2024, be sure to visit the official site to check which restaurants near you are offering delicious deals!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fb0969\" data-id=\"2fb0969\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb9018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cb9018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed2-1024x630.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1122\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed2-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed2-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed2-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed2.png 1480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dedicated Half Shells for Habitat volunteer and Seatuck board member, Charlie Weiss posing with the 700 lbs of Shells collected at the Blue Island Oyster Fest.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-673774d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"673774d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c28dc5\" data-id=\"9c28dc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfd672 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1dfd672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-378a10a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"378a10a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd45e89\" data-id=\"fd45e89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a71b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75a71b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1119\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dedicated Half Shells for Habitat volunteer and Seatuck board member, Charlie Weiss posing with the 700 lbs of Shells collected at the Blue Island Oyster Fest.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3acc8c8\" data-id=\"3acc8c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af00c65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af00c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nSep 21st 2024: Blue Island Oyster Fest\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305da8c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"305da8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Half Shells for Habitat is honored to have been invited to the Blue Island Oyster Festival on September 21st 2024 to collect waste shells and table to attendees. Blue Island Oyster Festival is a limited admittance ticketed event celebrating the Long Island Oyster. We look forward to working with the Blue Island farm to ensure that all waste oyster shells produced at this event are recycled and returned to the environment in a meaningful way.<\/p><p>After attending, we are happy to report that the Half Shells truck bed was full of collected shells by the end of the day! Over 700 pounds! Thank you to all who attended and ate plenty of oysters!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e12440 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e12440\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-563ed55\" data-id=\"563ed55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7561a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3a7561a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a02dfd3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a02dfd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5a91ef\" data-id=\"c5a91ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201b648 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"201b648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sep 7th 2024: Islip Seafest<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6050f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d6050f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe are happy to announce we are once again attending Islip\u2019s Seafest this September! We at Half Shells for Habitat are excited to spread information about oyster restoration right here on Long Island, and to collect waste shells from this event! Be sure to head down to Islip Seafest to talk to us and eat some oysters!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fb12b3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fb12b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12267fd\" data-id=\"12267fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ea0e7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"51ea0e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7658582 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7658582\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c189890\" data-id=\"c189890\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f432a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4f432a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">August 24th and 25th 2024: Long Island Maritime Museum (LIMM) festival tabling and shell collection.\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7441024 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7441024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t The weekend of August 24th and 25th 2024, the Long Island Maritime Museum in Sayville hosted its annual summer festival. Half Shells for Habitat representatives from Seatuck attended both days, tabling for the public and collecting shells from the present shuckers. Half Shells for Habitat has attended this festival each year for multiple years and it\u2019s an excellent time each time. This year, we collected nearly 500 lbs of shells and met multiple people who would go on to join Half Shells for Habitat as volunteers! Festival appearances are tons of fun and a fantastic way to interact with those interested in oyster restoration on Long Island. Be sure to catch us at the Long Island Maritime Museum next summer!!\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54140a6\" data-id=\"54140a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e3668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02e3668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed3.jpg 828w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed3-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed3-768x647.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Dedicated Half Shells for Habitat volunteer Steve Kanowitz, (left) and Half Shells for Habitat program coordinator Connor Dempsey, (right) at the LIMM summer festival.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4f0307 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4f0307\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-397d03a\" data-id=\"397d03a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bafa4cf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bafa4cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ca6f0d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ca6f0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b798a6\" data-id=\"1b798a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbcd20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fbcd20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1024x768.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1120\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/unnamed.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Combined Half Shells for Habitat and Friends of Bellport Bay Volunteers and Staff bag cured shells at the Manorville composting facility, Brookhaven Town<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d07eb64\" data-id=\"d07eb64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd2e57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccd2e57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">August 21, 2024: Friends of Bellport Bay Bagging event<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4110c69 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4110c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Seatuck Volunteers and Staff gathered with Friends of Bellport Bay volunteers and staff to donate cured shells from Half Shells for Habitat\u2019s storage facility to Friends of Bellport Bay. Together the group placed cured shells into biodegradable mesh bags to serve as reef building blocks. In total, 1620 lbs of cured shell was donated to Friends of Bellport Bay!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39a80d9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39a80d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-377250b\" data-id=\"377250b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d473a1b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d473a1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7f7b74 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7f7b74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0839149\" data-id=\"0839149\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5590945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5590945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New H4H Exhibit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3686459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3686459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new outdoor exhibit featuring Half Shells for Habitat opened in Bay Shore in August 2023. The exhibit (on the west side of the <em>Eleven Maple<\/em> building next to <em>The Pizzeria<\/em>) includes eight large panels that beautifully showcase the goals and workings of the H4H program. It also highlights the H4H partners working within the Town of Islip.<\/p><p>The outdoor gallery is ideally located on the route between Main Street in Bay Shore and the main terminal of H4H partner, <a href=\"https:\/\/fireislandferries.com\/\"><em>Fire Island Ferries<\/em><\/a>, giving many beachgoers the opportunity to learn about the program as they journey to Fire Island.<\/p><p>The exhibit, which was designed by Seatuck volunteer Lisa D&#8217;Elia and sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/greenviewny.com\/\">Greenview Properties<\/a>, will be on display through September.<\/p><p><em>Enjoy a virtual tour of the exhibit below!<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33ce1cf\" data-id=\"33ce1cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb5aeaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb5aeaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-3144-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-928\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-3144-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-3144-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-3144-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-3144-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-3144-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dbd764 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dbd764\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ec8ac7\" data-id=\"3ec8ac7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491a77b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"491a77b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u2022 Panels from the H4H exhibit at Eleven Maple:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c6bfb1 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"1c6bfb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/23_Seatuck_Oysters_FINAL-1-912x1024.jpg\" alt=\"23_Seatuck_Oysters_FINAL 1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/23_Seatuck_Oysters_FINAL-2-912x1024.jpg\" alt=\"23_Seatuck_Oysters_FINAL 2\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/23_Seatuck_Oysters_FINAL-3-912x1024.jpg\" alt=\"23_Seatuck_Oysters_FINAL 3\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 8\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/23_Seatuck_Oysters_FINAL-4-912x1024.jpg\" alt=\"23_Seatuck_Oysters_FINAL 4\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 8\"><figure 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u2022 Exhibit Opening Reception<\/strong><\/p><p>On August 10, 2023, Seatuck held a reception at Eleven Maple in Bay Shore to celebrate the opening of the Half Shells for Habitat exhibit. The reception was attended by many H4H partner organizations, volunteers and supporters, including Suffolk County Legislator Steve Flotteron. The local newpaper, &#8220;South Bay&#8217;s Neighbor&#8221; (Long Island Media Group) featured a photo from the reception on the cover of the <a href=\"http:\/\/chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/file:\/\/\/Users\/rico\/Downloads\/Islip%20082323%203%20FLATS.pdf\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">August 23 edition<\/a> (see below).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2736708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2736708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-26-at-4.37.00-PM-1024x544.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-975\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-26-at-4.37.00-PM-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-26-at-4.37.00-PM-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-26-at-4.37.00-PM-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-26-at-4.37.00-PM-1536x816.png 1536w, https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-26-at-4.37.00-PM.png 2034w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-720754d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"720754d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad7afc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dad7afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c4765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08c4765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shellapaloosa 2021! <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe592b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe592b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Half Shells for Habitat was proud to present the first-ever &#8220;<em>Shellapaloosa<\/em>&#8221; in 2021. The weekend-long oyster celebration kicked off on August 5th with a free Zoom webinar titled, <em>&#8220;Restaurants to Restoration: The Story of a Recycled Oyster Shell&#8221;.<\/em> Panelists included experts from the field.<\/p><p>Not only did participants have the opportunity to learn the who, what, where, and why we recycle oyster shells on Long Island, webinar attendees also received a 15% off &#8220;oyster voucher&#8221; redeemable at any one of the Shellapaloosa participating restaurants on an order of oysters!<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Watch the Zoom webinar below:<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a0b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"78a0b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/halfshellsforhabitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MiddleCountryLibrary.jpeg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6c7451\" data-id=\"c6c7451\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111257f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"111257f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-bacc821 );\"><b>Middle Country Library<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-bacc821 );\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-bacc821 );\">August 8,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-bacc821 );\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-bacc821 );\">2023<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-bacc821 ); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0&#8211; 6 pm<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c84f91a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c84f91a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8129235\" data-id=\"8129235\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d64be93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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elementor-element-287c42f\" data-id=\"287c42f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc9b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adc9b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-bacc821 ); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px;\"><b>Jones Beach Energy &amp; Nature Center<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-bacc821 ); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px;\">December 4, 2021 &#8211; 11 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