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I Love My Park Day: NY State Parks Centennial Salute Open House
Saturday, May 4, 2024 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
All are welcome to drop in for a NY State Park's 100th
anniversary open house celebration at Hallock State Park Preserve, sponsored by
the Parks and Trails New York. Ongoing programs,
provided by the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, representatives of the
Shinnecock Nation and State Parks staff will include: 10:00 a.m. -Noon Volunteer Beach
Cleanup activity, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Trail Walk - Local Indigenous Peoples Relationship
with Nature Walk, Noon-1:00 p.m. Indigenous Peoples
Collective Prayer for whales and marine life, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Volunteer tree
planting activity, 1:00 p.m. -2:30 p.m. Volunteer
Beach Clean activity, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Nature/Trail
walk with our State Park Naturalist focusing on how the Park Preserve is
"reverting" back to nature. Ongoing: Tours
of AMSEAS trailer and Eco-partner tabling, Hallockville
Farm Museum table, Restrooms,
water bottle filling station and gift shop available at Visitor Center.
Beach Monitoring/Clean-up: Focus on Shellfish
Saturday, May 11, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Meet at Visitor
Center, There will be a short, informative
presentation by Robin Metz in the Visitor Center on our local univalve and
bivalve shellfish and a discussion how marine debris affects their
environment. It will be followed by the
weekly walk to monitor wildlife along the Park Preserve's 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 marine debris that can
harm sea life.
International Migratory Bird Day Walk
Saturday, May 18, 2024 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Meet in Upper Parking
Lot, Peak migration time for birds heading to their northern
breeding grounds is now! This 3-mile bird walk along trails of the Preserve
will observe many different species, particularly neotropical birds, such as
warblers, grosbeaks, vireos and many more! Bring binoculars! Led by State Park Naturalist MaryLaura
Lamont.
Weekly Beach Monitoring and Clean-up
Saturday, May 18, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Meet at Visitor
Center, This weekly
walk and discussion with members of the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society
and park staff monitors for wildlife along the Park Preserve's 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.
Spring Bird Walk
Saturday, May 25, 2024 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Meet in Upper Parking
Lot, A 2-mile bird walk that will observe a variety of birds
that inhabit and breed in the park this time of year. Migration time is still ongoing,
and we will find late migrants moving through the forest. Bring binoculars.
Led by State Park Naturalist MaryLaura Lamont.
Beach Monitoring/Clean-up: Focus on Ecosystems
Saturday, May 25, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hallock State Park Preserve
Meet at Visitor
Center, Join us for a short presentation by
an Atlantic Marine Conservation Society scientist on the ecosystems in the
waters surrounding Long Island Sound. It
will be followed by the weekly walk with park staff to monitor for wildlife
along the Park Preserve's 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.