Climate Symposium at SoFo

The South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton will host a climate change symposium on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. “Working Together Toward Sustainability: Innovations and Expert Recommendations for Positive Change on the East End” will include a panel discussion and cocktail reception with environmental activists and legislators.

A donation has been asked for attendance, with proceeds benefiting the museum’s climate change programming, which launched last fall. Information about a suggested donation can be obtained by calling the museum or sending an email to [email protected] or [email protected].

This is the forum’s second year, and returning to speak are Peter Boyd, founder of the Time4Good Group and a senior adviser and climate lead for the B Team; Assemblyman Steve Englebright, who is also a member of the museum’s board, and Michael Gerrard, the Andrew Sabin professor of professional practice at Columbia Law School and director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.

Joining them will be Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming, a former member of the Southampton Town Board; Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. of Sag Harbor; Nick Martin of Martin Architects of Sagaponack, and Edwina von Gal, a landscape designer and founder and president of the Perfect Earth Project.

Martin Architects and Dr. Fedorenko True Organic of Sag Harbor are the event’s sponsors.