Long Island State Parks Nature Programs

Long Island State Parks Nature Programs Beaches, boat launches, hiking trails, campsites, and golf courses all await you! These programs are both exciting and educational for people of all ages!
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Long Island's state parks offer countless opportunities to explore your natural environment, escape from the grind of the everyday and experience exciting new adventures. Regional Environmental Office for NY State Parks: Long Island Region

Phone Number: (631) 581-1072

The Regional Environmental Office of Long Island has many conservation projects that help to preserve our beautiful natural envir

onment. These projects range from monitoring and protecting endangered species in our area to removing invasive ones that threaten the biodiversity of our native habitats. We are also the headquarters for the environmental programs offered at various state parks in the Long Island region. Throughout the year we offer nature programs for schools, scouts, families, children, and adults! Join our Mailing List for Environmental Education Programs across Long Island! https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/ZSwftws/mailinglist

Learn about the ancient natural history of Caleb Smith's plants!The families of plants found at Caleb Smith Preserve hav...
05/16/2026

Learn about the ancient natural history of Caleb Smith's plants!

The families of plants found at Caleb Smith Preserve have been around for millions of years. Learn about the natural history of plants and how they have developed in complexity over time. An environmental educator will guide you backwards in time as you learn about the origins of flowering plants, conifers, ferns, and mosses.

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$4 cash per person upon arrival. Reservations are required for all programs. Space is limited. If you are unable to keep your reservation, please cancel so others may have the opportunity to attend. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early.

Join us for a free 250th program!Learn how colonists grew and cooked their food as well as popular recipes from this tim...
05/15/2026

Join us for a free 250th program!
Learn how colonists grew and cooked their food as well as popular recipes from this time. Watch as Diane Schwindt from the Ketcham Inn cooks food over an Open-Air Hearth and then sample 2 or 3 things that she cooked!

Family Program for ages 6 and up. Space is limited!
For more info about Diane: https://havenshomestead.org/diane-schwindt/

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This is a free lecture! $8 parking fee is in effect. Registration is required. Please make sure all members of your party are registered and have a ticket, this includes children. Space is limited! If you can longer attend please cancel your reservation so others may have the opportunity to attend. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early.

Spend some time in Wildwood State Park after dark!Go on a guided nature hike through Wildwood to see how your senses ada...
05/15/2026

Spend some time in Wildwood State Park after dark!

Go on a guided nature hike through Wildwood to see how your senses adapt to nightfall. This event is in collaboration with the Friends of Wildwood!

Family Programs are geared for ages 6 and up. We may hike anywhere between 1-3 miles in the dark.
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$4.00 per person upon arrival. No parking fee will be in effect. Reservations are required for all programs. Space is limited. Make sure everyone in your party has a reserved ticket, including both children and adults. If you are unable to keep your reservation, please cancel so others may have the opportunity to attend. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early.

Explore the natural world around us!These programs will connect children and their parents with nature through short wal...
05/13/2026

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

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$4 cash per child upon arrival. Reservations are required for all programs. Space is limited. If you are unable to keep your reservation, please cancel so others may have the opportunity to attend. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early.

On this short stroll (approx. 1.5 miles), one of a series designed to observe seasonal changes, we’ll savor nature’s spr...
05/09/2026

On this short stroll (approx. 1.5 miles), one of a series designed to observe seasonal changes, we’ll savor nature’s spring rebirth, highlighting bird nesting. Some hills and sitting on grass. Possibility of long grass.
To Register, please call the Caumsett Park Office at (631)-423-1770

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation – Long Island Region will be hosting a signatur...
05/08/2026

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation – Long Island Region will be hosting a signature Celebration Event over Memorial Day Weekend at Jones Beach to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence!
As part of this celebration, a historical village of local re-enactors will be showcased over the holiday weekend. The performers will demonstrate various events in history and illustrate the way of life in 1776. The event will also feature a rolling exhibit highlighting Long Island’s role in the Revolutionary War.

Re-enactment Village – located at Parking Field 3.5 (grass field between Parking Field 3 & 4):
• 5th New York Regiment
• 1st Rhode Island Regiment
• Reenactment Play featuring four New Yorkers who signed the Declaration of Independence: skit to feature William Floyd, Francis Lewis, Philip Livingston, and Lewis Morris
• Dramatic Reading of The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson
• Shinnecock Cultural Display
• Reenactors on Horseback: George Washington, Benjamin Tallmadge, and Dragoon officer Stephen Moylan all on horseback
• Additional reenactors: portraying James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin
• Fife and Drum band

Join us for a 5 mile hike around Nissequogue River State Park to discover some of the unique natural and human history o...
05/02/2026

Join us for a 5 mile hike around Nissequogue River State Park to discover some of the unique natural and human history of the park and its surrounding area!

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$4 per person upon arrival. Reservations are required for all programs. Space is limited. If you are unable to keep your reservation, please cancel so others may have the opportunity to attend. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early. Please make sure all members in your party have a registered ticket.

Learn about the famed modern artist, Jackson Po***ck, and all the different methods he used to create his art! Afterward...
05/01/2026

Learn about the famed modern artist, Jackson Po***ck, and all the different methods he used to create his art! Afterwards, create your own Po***ck-inspired piece of art outside!

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$4 per person upon arrival. Reservations are required for all programs. Space is limited. If you are unable to keep your reservation, please cancel so others may have the opportunity to attend. Please try to arrive 10 minutes early. Please make sure all members in your party have a registered ticket.

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Long Island Regional Environmental Office
Bohemia, NY
11716

Opening Hours

Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm

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