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EARLY SPRING BIRD WALK
Saturday, March 30, 2024 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Hallock State Park Preserve
This
bird walk will observe lingering winter seabirds on the Long Island Sound,
raptors in the fields and woods, and songbirds in the thickets. A variety of
birds should be found. Bring binoculars for a 2.5-mile hike.
WEEKLY BEACH MONITORING AND CLEAN-UP
Saturday, March 30, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
This weekly walk and discussion with members of the
Atlantic Marine Conservation Society and park staff monitors for cold-stun or
injured wildlife along the Park Preserves one-mile of pristine Long Island
Sound beachfront. Dress for the weather
and bring gloves. Trash pickers and buckets will be provided, to help remove
debris that can harm sea life.
Learn about the Upcoming Solar Eclipse (& how to view it safely)
Sunday, March 31, 2024 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Meet at the Visitor Center. Mattituck Astronomer George will lead an informal discussion on the upcoming April 8 partial solar eclipse and how to view it safely from wherever you may be Professor will show and explain materials he has collected from previous eclipses that he has traveled around the world to see, and he will discuss why solar eclipses are seen only once every 400 years from the same place on the Earth. Registered participants will receive a free pair of solar eclipse viewing glasses.
Weekly Beach Monitoring and Clean-up
Saturday, April 6, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Join
us for this weekly walk and discussion with members of the Atlantic Marine
Conservation Society. We will check for sea life along the Park Preserve's one
mile of pristine Long Island Sound beachfront and remove marine debris which
can be harmful to wildlife. Dress
appropriately for the weather and bring gloves. Trash pickers and buckets will
be provided. Meet at Visitor
Center.
Shorebird Steward Volunteer Training
Sunday, April 7, 2024 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Would
you like to help protect our endangered shorebirds? Join State Park Shorebird
Specialist Jennifer Murray to learn what is involved in becoming a volunteer
shorebird steward for North Fork state parks. Whether you can volunteer an hour
once every other week or a few hours each week, there is always a need for
volunteers! The parking fee will be waived to attend this training session. Registration is required. Meet at Visitor
Center.
Registration: Required
View the Partial Solar Eclipse Program
Monday, April 8, 2024 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Meet at Upper Parking Lot. Retired Professor of Astronomy and Geology George Lomaga will bring viewing equipment, including his telescope equipped with a solar viewing lens. Parks staff will provide activities and interpretation of the eclipse and we will watch to see its effects on wildlife in the area. Registered participants will also receive a free pair of solar eclipse viewing glasses.
Weekly Beach Monitoring and Clean-up
Saturday, April 13, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
This weekly
walk and discussion with members of the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society
and park staff monitors for injured sea turtles and sea life along the Park
Preserves one-mile of pristine Long Island Sound beachfront. Dress appropriately for the weather and bring
gloves. Trash pickers and buckets will
be provided, to help remove debris that can harm sea life. Meet at Visitor
Center.
Wrackline Rambles
Sunday, April 14, 2024 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Join State Park Naturalist
Jennifer Murray to explore the shoreline of the Long Island Sound. We will
identify shells and other clues of marine life found along the high tide line.
Enjoy a scavenger hunt with your family. We will also collect marine debris
found, buckets and pickers will be provided. Registration is required, please call
631-315-5475. Meet in Upper Parking
Lot.
Registration: Required
Earth Day Hike
Saturday, April 20, 2024 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Even though the
traditional date for Earth Day is April 22, join State Park naturalist
MaryLaura Lamont to celebrate it a few days earlier by walking the trails
observing all things that call the Earth home. Plants, birds, mammals, and more will be found and discussed. Meet in the Upper
Parking Lot.
Weekly Beach Monitoring and Clean-up
Saturday, April 20, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
This
weekly walk and discussion with members of the Atlantic Marine Conservation
Society and park staff monitors for injured wildlife along the Park Preserves'
Long Island Sound beachfront. Dress for
the weather and bring gloves. Trash pickers and buckets will be provided, to
help remove debris that can harm sea life. Meet at Visitor
Center.
Arbor Day Tree ID Walk
Saturday, April 27, 2024 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hallock State Park Preserve
In "honor of trees" and Arbor
Day, meet at the Visitor Center for the first part of the program handling
samples of wood and learn what that wood was used for. Then we drive to the
upper lot where we will walk the trails learning how to identify trees using
buds, early leaves, flowers, seeds and bark. Led by State Park naturalist Mary
Laura Lamont. Meet at the Visitor
Center.
Weekly Beach Monitoring and Clean-up
Saturday, April 27, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
This
weekly walk and discussion with members of the Atlantic Marine Conservation
Society and park staff monitors for wildlife along the Park Preserve's Long
Island Sound beachfront. Dress for the
weather and bring gloves. Trash pickers and buckets will be provided, to help
remove debris that can harm sea life. Meet at Visitor
Center.