Join Ranger Eric Powers of CEED – The Center for Environmental and Educational Discovery – through his program to incubate and raise quail until they are ready for release into the wild. Program information can be found here.
Spend some time painting with us! Details and registration to be advised as of July 25 on our website. Fee for the class is $20. Information at http://www.gsbas.org/program.asp.
Leaders John Gluth (631-827-0120), Mike Cooper (516-523-2369) Southern State Pkwy to Belt Pkwy to Exit 17, Cross Bay Blvd. South. Continue south for about 2 miles. Look for entrance of refuge on the right (west) side. There are signs for park entrance (Knee High boots are good to have)
Nardone will be speaking on coyotes and the environmental benefits of them repopulating on Long Island.
Participants will learn about spiders they are likely to encounter in their homes and landscape, their ecology, and the importance of spiders in media, and more!
Open your eyes wide for a fascinating look into the secret lives of all eleven species of owls. We’ll discuss the threats to all owls created by humans.
Birds have long fascinated people, and not only because they can fly. Birds are everywhere around us. We admire them for their beauty, their variety of shapes, feathers, and song. Birds have featured in the folklore of many cultures. Learn some of the myths, legends, and superstitions, about various bird species - some famous, others […]
Anatomy and physical adaptations, various lifestyles of bats and
bats ecological importance to the planet.
Flying Fox photo by James Wainscoat
Meet in the parking lot at the Marina near the Coast Guard Station.
Meet in Field 5 at northeast corner.
What LI birds are close to shore, learn details about wading birds, waterfowl and raptors as well as where you can go to observe each of them. Limpkin Wading bird photo by Thomas Conroy
Take Southern State Pkwy. to Meadowbrook Pkwy. south to Merrick Road (27A). Go east on Merrick Road approximately 1/8 mile and turn right into the Norman J. Levy Park.