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Sunday, February 2, 2025; Hal’s Forecast will be revealed at 7:25 am; Where. Brookhaven Ecology Site Facebook; Highway Superintendent Dan Losquadro's Facebook; It will also be viewable on this page, throughout the day, for those who miss the live stream. Call the Town of Brookhaven Holtsville Ecology Site at 631-451-9276 for more information. PETA and Humane Long Island are asking local officials to halt their annual Groundhog Day events with Malverne Mel and Holtsville Hal.Mel has been a tradition in Malvene for 29 years Holtsville Hal started three years later at the Brookhaven Wildlife and Ecology Center.The activists said transportin Malverne Mel and Holtsville Hal have been fixtures at Long Island Groundhog Day ceremonies for more than two decades. Animal-welfare activists are asking officials to halt the use of the animals Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025. Mennonite Heritage Center barn: Holtsville Ecology Site & Animal Preserve: The cute little rodent with his buck teeth and short bushy tail will be the star of the day as the Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve celebrates Groundhog Day with a special event on Feb. 2. Hundreds will gather to hear Brookhaven Highway Superintendent Daniel P. Losquadro announce Holtsville Hal’s famous forecast. *Note that some groundhogs did not make predictions every year in the past 20 years. Special Mention: Punxsatawney Phil. Although he is not the most accurate seasonal prognosticator, we would be remiss not to honor the longest-running weather-forecasting groundhog in the United States, Punxsutawney Phil. Hundreds will gather at the Holtsville Ecology Site to hear Highway Superintendent Daniel P. Losquadro announce Holtsville Hal's famous forecast. According to tradition, if a groundhog sees its shadow after stirring from hibernation on Groundhog Day, there will be six more weeks of winter weather; if not, spring should arrive early. The first official Groundhog Day took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The event took up permanent residence at Gobbler’s Knob the following year. Long Island’s leading groundhogs Holsville Hal and Malverne Mel agreed with each other for the first time in three years in making their seasonal forecast on Friday for Groundhog Day. Holtsville Hal. At 7 a.m. sharp, groundhog Hal will be awoken from his hibernation to predict the seasonal changes. Come see Hal at the Holtsville Ecology Center, 249 Buckley Road, Holtsville. 631-758-9664, ext. 11. holtsvillehal.org. Malverne Mel/Photo Credit: Howard Schnapp. Malverne Mel. The Town of Brookhaven held its annual Groundhog Day celebration at the Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve on Thursday, Feb. 2. Many families with young children braved the frigid weather to hear a very important prediction from Suffolk County’s most famous weatherman, Holtsville Hal. Holtsville Hal's handler, Greg Drossel, holds the groundhog up during Groundhog Day festivities at the Holtsville Ecology Center on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Credit: James Carbone Six more weeks of winter or an early spring? Hundreds will gather at the Holtsville Ecology Site on Friday, Feb. 2, to hear Holtsville Hal’s famous forecast. According to tradition, if a groundhog sees its shadow after stirring from hibernation on Groundhog Day, there will be six more weeks of winter weather; if not, spring should arrive early. Superintendent Losquadro will reveal Hal’s Honey the black bear, the star attraction at an ecology center on Long Island, was horribly abused and neglected until her dying day, activists say. FaceBook Holtsville Ecology Site & Animal Preserve “Join us on Sunday, February 2, to at the Holtsville Ecology Site to hear Highway Superintendent Daniel P. Losquadro announce Holtsville Hal’s famous forecast.” Gates Open: 7:00 am; Hal’s Forecast: 7:25 am; WEBSITE: HERE Located at: Holtsville Ecology Center 249 Buckley Road in Holtsville, NY 11742 . Malverne Mel- An early morning celebration at the Holtsville Ecology Site on Friday brought out Groundhog Day enthusiasts of all ages. Parents brought babies to add another first to the list. The furry marmot who calls the Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve home woke up bright and early this morning — on his day — to deliver his weather prognostication for the coming months. Officially, the time was 7:25 a.m. on Groundhog Day when Brookhaven Town highways Superintendent Daniel Losquadro announced that Hal did see his Six more weeks of winter or an early spring? Hundreds will gather at the Holtsville Ecology Site on Friday, Feb. 2, to hear Holtsville Hal’s famous forecast. According to tradition, if a groundhog sees its shadow after stirring from hibernation on Groundhog Day, there will be six more weeks of winter weather; if not, spring should arrive early. Superintendent Losquadro will reveal Hal’s Long Island’s two leading weather forecasting rodents, Holtsville Hal and Malverne Mel, both saw their shadows on Groundhog Day, which means there will be six more weeks of winter, according to
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