How to Read a Map, Muttontown Preserve

2023 Walks in the Woods & Other Cool Things To Do Outside How to Read a Map Saturday, November 18, 2023, 11:00 am Muttontown Preserve, East Norwich Led by Glen Malings Afraid you’re relying too much on GPS? Want to practice your map reading skills? Orienteering is like a treasure hunt in the woods using a map to find controls (box shaped flags) hanging from trees. We’ll give instruction and then you can go out alone or with friends. The course should take about an hour, if you don’t get lost. Registration Online registration begins September 1st for this event. This event is free, but advanced registration is required! Events are subject to change so please check our website for updates.  Prior to the Walk, we will email you to confirm your attendance and provide you with more detailed information. Please remember, if you cannot attend a program you have registered for, please contact us so we may contact those on the waiting list. Questions? Contact Jane Jackson at 516-922-1028 or [email protected]

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Tour Laurel Hill Farms, Cove Neck

Saturday, October 7, 2023, 9:00 am Laurel Hill Farms, Cove Neck Led by Enrico Nardone, In partnership with Seatuck Environmental Association Join Seatuck’s Enrico (and friends!) for a walk at Laurel Hill Farms, which includes some of the best North Shore deciduous forest in Nassau County. The changing foliage of early autumn and the fall bird migration should provide plenty of interest, and the topography will ensure some exercise! Registration Online registration begins August 1st for this event. This event is free, but advanced registration is required! Prior to the Walk, we will email you to confirm your attendance and provide you with more detailed information. Please remember, if you cannot attend a program you have registered for, please contact us so we may contact those on the waiting list. Events are subject to change so please check our website for updates. Questions? Contact Jane Jackson at 516-922-1028 or [email protected]

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Explore Wawapek Preserve, Cold Spring Habor

2023 Walks in the Woods & Other Cool Things To Do Outside Explore Wawapek Preserve, Saturday, September 23, 2023, 6:00 pm Cold Spring Harbor Led by Meghan Leverock Meghan who manages the property, will tour its habitat restoration and formal garden and then lead us through the preserve’s woodland. The tour will end at our newly installed Ralf Lange Garden and restored greenhouse. Learn more about Wawapek Registration Online registration begins July 1st for this event. This event is free, but advanced registration is required! Events are subject to change so please check our website for updates. Prior to the Walk, we will email you to confirm your attendance and provide you with more detailed information. Please remember, if you cannot attend a program you have registered for, please contact us so we may contact those on the waiting list. Questions? Contact Jane Jackson at 516-922-1028 or [email protected]

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Paddle Oyster Bay from Centre Island Beach

2023 Walks in the Woods & Other Cool Things To Do Outside Paddle Oyster Bay Saturday, September 9, 2023, 2:00 pm Center Island Beach, Bayville Led by Peter Martin Come paddle within the protected waters of Oyster Bay Harbor off Long Island Sound and explore the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Registration Online registration begins July 1st for this event. Please check back for updates. Participants are invited to use their own equipment or we can arrange a rental at a cost of $50 for a single kayak or $75 for a double, including all accessories.  Advanced registration is required! Sign up online starting May 1st for this event. Prior to this event, we will email you to confirm your attendance and provide you with more detailed information. Please remember, if you cannot attend a program you have registered for, please contact us so we may contact those on the waiting list. Events are subject to change so please check our website for updates. Questions? Contact Jane Jackson at 516-922-1028 or [email protected]

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Evening Stroll through the Meadow, Humes Preserve

2023 Walks in the Woods & Other Cool Things To Do Outside Evening Stroll through Humes Meadow Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 7:00 pm Humes Preserve, Mill Neck Led by Peter Martin When the full moon is nigh, Peter will lead an exploration across Humes’s meadow when we may find migrating birds, crepuscular and nocturnal mammals and who knows what else? Registration Online registration begins June 1st for this event. Please check back for updates. This event is free, but advanced registration is required! Prior to the Walk, we will email you to confirm your attendance and provide you with more detailed information. Please remember, if you cannot attend a program you have registered for, please contact us so we may contact those on the waiting list. Events are subject to change so please check our website for updates. Questions? Contact Jane Jackson at 516-922-1028 or [email protected]

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