Long Island Water Education Program Reaches 2,400 Students at 17 Local Schools

The North Shore Land Alliance Long Island Water Education Program has, in its two short years, reached: 2,400 students at 17 local schools within nine school districts as of the close of the 2015/2016 school year.

Little did we dream when we launched the three-session program in fall of 2014 that it would so quickly become requested by so many teachers in so many schools. But word has spread, in large part because of the talents of our educator, Karen Mossey, and a crew of dedicated volunteers: currently Anne Codey, Kathy Hannigan, Eileen Rossi, Martha Tauss and Elina Thatcher. Their assistance and leadership on field trips to our 95 Shore Road this spring has been invaluable. Students visiting Shore Road this spring observed killdeer chicks recently hatched in the grassland, were introduced to horseshoe crabs and invasive (alas!) Asian shore crabs at the beach and played a game through which they learned about threats to pollinating insects and other wildlife.

Our field trip received this praise from one of our classroom teachers: “When I retire, I want to volunteer with you here at the Shore Road!

If your school would like to participate in the Long Island Water Education Program and provide students with engaging, hands-on environmental learning experiences, please contact us at liwep@northshorelandalliance.org.