Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Enjoy ‘Get Outdoors Week' while exploring the forest. Discover all the little things that make it special. It might surprise you!

Explore the natural world around us. These programs will connect children and their parents with nature through short walks, animal visitors, and crafts. Children ages 3-5.

Join Lane and Joan Smith to discover the varieties, similarities and differences, as well as the sheer grace and beauty of damselflies and dragonflies.

Enjoy a continental breakfast (courtesy of The Great South Bay Audubon Society) and a presentation introducing the local and migratory birds seen in our area. Afterward Audubon will lead a walk. Binoculars and I.D. books will be available for loan.

Explore the natural world around us. These programs will connect children and their parents with nature through short walks, animal visitors, and crafts. Children ages 3-5.

Step back in time as you tour the Main House of the South Side Sportsmen's Club. A docent will discuss the history of the tavern and the high society Sportsmen's Club which shaped Connetquot River State Park Preserve into what it is today.

Giggle through a fun presentation with some surprises. Afterwards, we will take a walk to search for these beautiful creatures. We will loan nets, books and temporary cages.

Explore the natural world around us. These programs will connect children and their parents with nature through short walks, animal visitors, and crafts. Children ages 3-5.

Enjoy a leisurely walk along the meandering moonlit trails of the preserve. The woodlands are different in the dark. Discover what creatures are around this time of night!