Sports Briefs: 01.16.20
Girls winter tracksters do well at Suffolk Community College-Brentwood, while Bonac’s wrestlers hit the mats at an invitational in Copiague.
The Lineup: 01.16.20
Speed-skating clinics come to Buckskill Thursday and Saturday. In boys hoops, Southold is at Bridgehampton Friday and Islip visits Bonac Saturday. And the girls winter track team will run at the League IV championship meet in Brentwood Friday evening.
Nature Notes: Smart, Quick, Amusing
Squirrels are the closest thing to monkeys that I can think of in our area. Not only are they consummate climbers but they can also jump from branch to branch and tree to tree, using their furry tails as ailerons to guide them as they fly through the air.
Winter Garden Blues (and Reds and Yellows)
In the bleak and short days of winter, there can still be some color and interest in the garden to sustain us until spring. Holger Winenga, the horticulturalist at LongHouse Reserve, shared what he enjoys planting and seeing in the winter garden.