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Watch Hill Visitor Center National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Fire Island Fire Island National Seashore Long Island, New York Summer Program Schedule Inside This Issue: Superintendent’s 100th Anniversary Visitor Centers Message.........................................2 Celebrations................................4–6 & Park Activities.....................7–11 Park Map & Ferry Services........3 Junior Ranger Programs................6 Save the Dates.............................12 Welcome to Fire Island Park Map & Ferry Services at Fire Island National Seashore Welcome to what promises to be a great summer season at Fire Island National Seashore! There is a lot going on this season including two major celebrations. This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the relighting of the Fire Island Lighthouse and the 100th birthday of the National Park Service. I invite you to honor these special occasions and find your park by experiencing all the Seashore has to offer. At each of the National Park Service sites at Fire Island National Seashore you will find adventure, inspiration, and recreation. Whether you have come to soak in the sunshine, paddle with a park ranger along the Great South Bay, discover three centuries of change at the William Floyd Estate, climb to the top of the Fire Island Lighthouse tower, or camp in New York State’s only federally designated wilderness—you have come to the right place. In addition to joining one (or more!) of the park ranger-or partner-led programs listed on the pages that follow, I encourage you to: • Look at the Lens. Augustin-Jean Fresnel was fascinated by the physics of William Floyd Estate Watch Hill Fire Island Lighthouse light and it shows in his first-order Fresnel lens, on display at the Fire Island The estate was home to William Watch Hill features an extensive salt Explore maritime history at the Fire Lighthouse. When the present lighthouse was first illuminated in 1858, it was Floyd, a signer of the Declaration of marsh and access to the Otis Pike Island Lighthouse. Take a guided tour this beautiful, beehive-shaped mass of brass and glass prisms that helped the Independence, and eight generations Fire Island High Dune Wilderness. of the lighthouse tower; see exhibits beacon shine 21 nautical miles at sea. Find the Fresnel lens and more alluring of the Floyd family. Take a guided tour Facilities include a campground, inside the keepers quarters, Fresnel artifacts at the Fire Island Lighthouse as you explore both Fire Island and of the Old Mastic house, and see the public marina, visitor center and lens building, and historic boathouse. Long Island maritime history. grounds and Floyd family cemetery. bookstore, restaurant, snack bar, gift • Hike to the Breach. Stroll by the sea and through a federally protected Facilities include the Old Mastic shop and general store, nature trail, House, trails, and a bookstore. and lifeguarded beach. wilderness area on your way to the breach, a natural barrier island feature Ferry Services created by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. This three-mile round-trip hike from Otis Pike Fire Island Sailors Haven the Wilderness Visitor Center offers stunning views and solitude. High Dune Wilderness Sailors Haven is home to the centuries Davis Park Ferry • See Special Selections from the Collection. To help celebrate the National The Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune old Sunken Forest, a globally rare 631-475-1665 Park Service Centennial, 100 never before seen items will be on display in the Wilderness is New York State’s only holly maritime forest. Facilities include www.davisparkferry.com Old Mastic House at the William Floyd Estate. The Estate, a unit of Fire federally designated wilderness area. a public marina, visitor center and Patchogue/Watch Hill Island National Seashore located in Mastic Beach on Long Island, is a hidden Facilities include a visitor center and bookstore, snack bar, gift shop, nature Ferry Terminal treasure and can be visited Friday through Sunday and holidays through bookstore, and nature trail. trail, and lifeguarded beach. 631-758-4032 Veterans Day. Sayville Ferry 631-589-8980 • Share Your Experience. Stop by Seashore sales outlets for a gift or keepsake Backcountry Camping and share photos with friends and family on social media. Follow the www.sayvilleferry.com Sleep under the stars and listen to the sound of the surf. Seashore on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @FireIslandNPS and use Fire Island Ferries Backcountry camping on Fire Island can be a memorable experience. #FindYourPark. 631-665-3600 Available by permit only, backcountry campers may camp in one of two www.fireislandferries.com zones within the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness year-round, or K. Christopher Soller on the beach in front of each zone from March 15 through Labor Day. Fire Island Water Taxi 631-665-8885 Information: www.nps.gov/fiis/planyourvisit/wilderness-camping.htm Fire Island Lighthouse www. fireislandwatertaxi.com Superintendent Photo Credit: Von Hagen Reservations and Permits: www.recreation.gov 2 Fire Island National Seashore Program Schedule Summer 2016 3 100th Anniversary Celebration Centennial Exhibits Recollections, Collections and Artist-in-Residence Exhibition Find Your Park 100 Selections June 26–July 24 Juried Art Exhibition The National Park Service turns 100 on August 25, 2016. through November 11 Saturdays–Sundays July 31–September 5 Fridays–Sundays Patchogue/Watch Hill Saturdays–Sundays You’re invited to join the Centennial Celebration! William Floyd Estate Ferry Terminal Patchogue/Watch Hill On display in the Old Mastic House See Fire Island inspired art on display by Ferry Terminal are 100 items from the park’s museum the Seashore’s 2015 Artists-in-Residence. This summer, artists from around the collections that have never before The exhibit features the works of mixed country have joined Fire Island’s been exhibited at the park. The exhibit media artist Anna Golici, painter Amanda Centennial celebration in this special Centennial Challenges showcases a great variety of artifacts Kavanagh, installation artist Jane Ingram- group exhibit showcasing artwork representing recollections of life in Allen, and poet Anthony DiMatteo. The inspired by the national parks. This Pick it Up! Saturday; June 11, July 9, August 13 Mastic, Long Island and paint an idyllic artists’ unique interpretations reflect their exhibition includes creative reflections Pick It Up to help rid Fire Island beaches of 2,016 lbs of marine debris this summer. The Riverhead Foundation for picture of the “House and Place in Time.” uninterrupted 2 week exploration of Fire on the diversity of our parks through a Marine Research and Preservation joins Fire Island National Seashore to host these monthly volunteer shoreline See objects from the archaeological Island National Seashore. wide variety of media. cleanups. Learn about the sources of marine debris and the impact it has on marine life and document the trash collection, silverware, clothing, illustrated Curated by Dawn Lee. collected to help inform ocean policy. Bring work gloves if possible. children’s primers and other items from Exhibit Reception: Founders Day, To register call 631-369-9840 or email: [email protected] 1600’s to the 1900’s. Thursday, August 25, 6 pm–8 pm. Hike 20.16 miles of Fire Island through December 31 1916 Life on the Beach Take the challenge in 2016 to hike 20.16 miles on Fire Island. Participate in at least one Fire Island National Seashore through September 5 guided program to clock some miles; clock the rest by hiking on your own or by participating in additional Seashore Fresnel Lens Building Piping Plovers, Mixed Media programs. Upon completion of 20.16 miles earn a Find Your Park Centennial pin. Log sheets to track your miles are Fire Island Lighthouse Jane Ingram Allen, FIIS 2015 Artist-in-Residence available at any Fire Island National Seashore visitor contact station or by emailing: [email protected] In celebration of the National Park Service Centennial, this new exhibit Children’s Share 100 Photos through December 31 features bathing suits and beach scenes Centennial Art Contest Take and share #100FireIslandPhotos. Tag @FireIslandNPS and use hashtag #100FireIslandPhotos to be featured on from 1916, newspaper advertisements, Application Deadline: July 31, 2016 Fire Island National Seashore’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. Weir Farm, by Weir Farm visitor and historic photos from the era. Children ages 5–17 are invited to share Climb to the 100th Step through December 31 their national park inspired art Wilderness Art Exhibit Climb to the 100th step and beyond in the Fire Island Lighthouse tower. Share you experience #100years100steps. showcasing the landscapes, resources and August 25–September 5 stories of any national park in the system. Wednesdays–Sundays Volunteer 201.6 hours through December 31 Information, rules, and entry forms are Wilderness Visitor Center available at any visitor center or email: Show your love for the Seashore! Volunteer 201.6 hours in 2016 at any of the Seashore sites and earn a special See works created by visitors, inspired [email protected] with subject Centennial coin. You can help keep the Fire Island Light shining, or with tours at the William Floyd Estate; dig in at our by the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Children’s Art Contest. pollinator garden, staff a visitor center, or rid our shores of marine debris. To learn about volunteer opportunities visit: Wilderness and guided by local artist, Exhibition Dates: www.volunteer.gov
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