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U.S. POSTAGE PAID U.S. POSTAGE 2019 Walks in the WESTBURY, NY 11590 NY WESTBURY, FAMILY AND Woods & Other Cool CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES at Planting Fields Arboretum @ 4:00 pm Things to Do Outside www.northshorelandalliance.org These may incorporate storytelling, creating art from earth-made materials and/or a scavenger hung from some surprising items!

Program Dates: North Shore Land Alliance Thursday, July 11th, Thursday, Walks in the Woods Program July 25th and Thursday, August 8th.

The North Shore Land Alliance Walks in the Woods program is a series of free, educational POP-UP BIKE TOURS and interactive explorations. Enjoy an early morning bike ride through several North Shore villages that are home to They are designed to guide visitors of all ages some of the preserved woodlands, wetlands through parks and nature preserves, and farmlands that the Land Alliance helped many of which are off the beaten path, for make a permanent part of the Long Island investigation while educating people about the landscape. wildlife and plants that call these special places home. Participants also gain an understanding and appreciation of local land conservation PADDLE TOURS and its benefits to our food and water supplies 1) Thursday, July 17th at 6:00 p.m. - Explore and wildlife habitat and its connection to the the cultural and natural beauty of Cold strength and health of our communities. Spring Harbor at sunset by kayak.

For more information about Walks in the Woods, 2) Saturday, September 7th at 3:00 p.m. contact the Land Alliance at (516) 922-1028 or - Check out lower Hempstead Harbor by [email protected]. kayak. We’ll set out from North Hempstead Beach Park, formerly known as Bar Beach. P.O. Box 658 1395 Planting Fields Road, Manor House Oyster Bay, New York 11771 SAVE THE DATES! Owl Lecture - Friday, February 8th New York Lecture - Date to Be Announced Golf Outing - Wednesday, May 22nd Tennis Outing - Thursday, June 6th Wine Auction - Saturday, September 21st Annual Members Meeting - Saturday, October 19th Saturday, April 6, 2:00 p.m. * Friday, July 12, 6:00 p.m. Yes! I would like to support the William Cullen Bryant Preserve, Roslyn Planting Fields Arboretum, Upper Brookville North Shore Land Alliance. Led by Richard Weir and Jean Henning - Led by Sue Simon - Experience nature with all Enjoy a tour of this 143-acre home of the Nas- your senses with a mindfulness expert. This sau County Museum of Art when you may find program will have particular appeal to families. mesmerizing bluebells or other early spring Name(s) beauties in bloom. Sunday, August 25, 11:00 a.m. National Historic Site, Cove Neck Address * Sunday, April 28, 2:00 p.m. Led by Lois Lindberg - To honor the centennial Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve, Upper Brookville of Theodore Roosevelt’s death, Sagamore Led by Meghan Leverock - Iselin’s pine plantation Hill is featuring a year-long celebration of his City, State & Zip and meadow host some fascinating early spring extraordinary life. Explore the site’s diverse plants. Meghan will introduce you to a few of natural history on the National Park Service’s Phone Saturday, January 19, 11:00 a.m. them as well as the property’s newly updated birthday! Cushman Woods, Matinecock interpretive path. Led by Jane Jackson - The dead (not really!) of * Saturday, September 14, 7:30 p.m. Email winter is a great time to cover some ground * Saturday, May 4, 2:00 p.m. Wawapek, Cold Spring Harbor so we will visit our preserve with the lengthiest Mill Pond, Wantagh Led by Stella Miller - Stella does the best East- Membership Options: trail system. Be prepared for some hills and, if Led by Peter Martin and Diane Worden - This ern Screech Owl call around and will lead us on __ Become a member __ Renew your membership it snows, consider snowshoes or skis (if you’re a program will feature a variety of the wonders of an informative prowl for this species and Great- more talented skier than the walk leader). spring, among them migrating birds, spawning horned Owls. This program will have particular $50 - Individual Membership alewives and a few spring ephemeral plants. appeal to families. $100 - Family Membership Saturday, March 2, 10:00 a.m. $250 Growing Partner * Saturday, June 8, 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 13, 10:00 a.m. In partnership with Long Island Botanical Society $500 - Major Supporter Flax Pond State Tidal Wetlands, Stony Brook Matheson Meadows, Lloyd Neck North Fork Preserve, Northville $1,000 - Conservation Champion Led by Eric Lamont - Nestled among the gentle Led by John Turner - Explore this magnificent Led by Derek Rogers and Marty Wenz - This 38- $______Other hills of the Moraine on Long Island’s Long Island Sound Study stewardship anchor acre meadow preserve is a hot spot for many North Fork is an old growth forest that has not site that is home to colonial waterbirds, fish, bird species during the fall migration. Check payable to North Shore Land Alliance mollusks and horseshoe crabs, and on which the changed much in hundreds of years. Participants Charge my credit card: _Visa _MC _Amex DEC just completed reconstructing a boardwalk. * Sunday, November 3, 2:00 p.m. will be introduced to the natural history of Repeat this gift _ Monthly _ Annually the preserve’s old growth forest, freshwater Bailey Arboretum, Lattingtown wetlands and other ecological communities. Led by Dan Kriesberg - We are becoming more Register for this Walk: [email protected] and more well-versed in the reasons getting Name on Credit Card outdoors is good for our kids. Dan will show us Sunday, March 24, 11:00 a.m. how to make it happen! Humes Japanese Stroll Garden, Mill Neck Credit Card Number Led by Yvonne Berger - During this photography Sunday, December 1, 1:00 p.m. walk prior to the Garden’s spring opening, Caumsett State Park, Lloyd Neck Yvonne will show you what the best angle is for Led by Peter Martin - Stretch your legs on the Exp. Date Sec. Code Signature taking photos of early spring blooms. walk to Long Island Sound to observe winter waterfowl. And we might just hear courting Thank you for your support! Great-horned Owls while we’re at it! For more ways to give or to pay online, visit www.northshorelandalliance.org. * While all our walks are family-friendly, these walks especially may appeal to children. Walk dates, times and locations are subject to change. For more information or to register, visit us online at www.northshorelandalliance.org/events