S2S and Blue Star families join friends of the Indian River Lagoon Aquatic preserve, Space Coast Master Naturalists, and Merritt Island Wildlife Association in an opening Bioblitz!
S2S collaborates with new partners to host a BioBlitz in Florida!
S2S takes a team of veterans to band Saw Whet Owls in West Virginia
S2S teams up with veterans to band Saw Whet Owls in West Virginia during November!
S2S joins Wilderness Inquiry and the DC Bird Alliance to talk citizen science with veterans and their families!
S2S collaborates with Wilderness Inquiry and the DC Bird Alliance at a veterans event in DC!
S2S continues banding with team at JFK Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary on Tobey Beach, NY.
S2S Director Michael Cohn joins a New York team of bird banders during the fall migration season to learn more about ornithology!
S2S was interviewed on the Road 2 Discovery Podcast!
S2S was interviewed by the Road 2 Discovery Podcast this summer!
S2S traveled to Virginia Beach with Blue Star Families to talk Birds of Prey and provide tutorials for Nest Box Construction!
S2S, Nature’s Nanny Wildlife Rehabilitation, and Blue Star Families go to Kiptopeke State Park in Virginia Beach at for Hawkwatch Birding and Nest Box Construction! What a great day! Learn more about our extensive Nest Box throughout the state of Virginia!
Back to Manassas, the S2S Base of Operations!
Learn more about most recent Bioblitz event at Manassas National Battlefield Park!
S2S continues its veteran outreach at Tilly Foster Farm in New York!
Click here to learn more about S2S ongoing veteran outreach with the Cornell Cooperative Extension at Tilly Foster Farm in Putnam County, New York!
S2S collaborates with The Nature Conservancy at Blowing Rocks Preserve in Jupiter, Florida!
Learn more about an S2S’s efforts to coordinate with The Nature Conservancy at Blowing Rocks Preserve on Jupiter Island in Hobe Sound, Florida!
S2S Executive Director Michael Cohn takes family on Falconry Adventure!
Click here to learn more about Falconry Excursions in Goshen, New York. Executive Director Michael Cohn took his family out to check out these fascinating creatures and learn their stories.
Veteran Scientist Spotlight: Lougenne Santos Nieves
Check out S2S’s newest Veteran Scientist Spotlight on Lougenne Santos Nieves! In her own words, she shares her journey and her passion for science and service!
S2S participates in bird banding with the team from JFK Memorial Bird Sanctuary on Long Island!
Click here to learn more about S2S volunteer work with the JFK Memorial Bird Sanctuary on Long Island!
Braddock Bay Raptor Research hosts veterans and their families in western New York!
Click here to learn more about Braddock Bay Raptor Research Center’s event for veterans in western New York!
Veterans in Western New York participate in Raptor Banding at Braddock Bay Raptor Research!
Click here to learn more about the awesome collaboration between Braddock Bay Raptor Research, the Veterans Affairs office of Rochester, New York, and S2S! Braddock Bay Raptor Research hosted a team of veterans for raptor banding in April 2025!
S2S, The Virginia Master Naturalist Society, Blue Star Families, SciStarter and Manassas Battlefield Park host a Bioblitz!
Click here to learn more about S2S’s recent Bioblitz at Manassas Battlefield Park for veterans and their families. Many different partners came together to make this event possible.
Veteran Scientist Spotlight: Jonathan J. Rossell
Click here to learn more about Jonathan J. Rossel, a veteran and scientist studying avian species in West Virginia! His experience demonstrates the many opportunities that exist for veterans who want to get involved in science and conservation!
S2S and Blue Star Families host Bioblitz for Veteran Families in San Antonio!
Click here to learn more about S2S’s joint Citizen Science Event with Blue Star Families at Friedrich Wilderness Park! Click here to learn more about the experience of 12 veteran families who came out to learn about and participate in Citizen Science!
S2S supports Shenandoah Raptor Study Area by delivering and installing 30 American Kestrel nest boxes.
S2S delivers the final round of American Kestrel nest boxes to the Shenandoah Raptor Study Area under the care of Lance and Jill Morrow.
S2S supports the National Forest Service in Blacksburg, Virginia by providing brand new American Kestrel nest boxes.
S2S supports wildlife biologist Kirk Gardner and the National Forest Service by providing two new nest boxes for their property!
S2S observes and documents a Controlled Burn performed at Hempstead Plains Preserve!
S2S Executive Director Michael Cohn joins community stakeholders at Hempstead Plains Preserve to observe and document a controlled burn.