Arbor Day After: Saturday, April 26th 10-2 at Meadow Croft

Meadow Croft 299 Middle Road, Sayville, NY, United States

As we perhaps know, Arbor Day is Friday, April 25th, 2025.  But as with Earth Day, we have to ask, well what about the remaining 364 days?  Can't every day be Arbor Day? Trees work 24X7X365 to filter and oxygenate our air, and filter our groundwater with their roots.  They feed countless species.  Arbor Day…

Exploring The Life Underground: The Fungus Among Us

West Hills County Park 275 Candee Avenue, Sayville, NY, United States

Soil health is essential to forest health. But what constitutes soil health? Biologist Frank Piccininni takes us on a journey to the life underground at West Hills County Park. There, he will show how fungal networks help determine the composition of the forest above, what trees and plants flourish where, and how invasive plants disturb the order of things below and therefore above.

Mother Nature Day

Science Museum of Long Island 1526 North Plandome Road, Manhasset, NY, United States

Come to SMLI on May 10th for Mother Nature Day! Come see how we are working to restore Nature at Leeds Pond Preserve! Get Mom some native pollinators for Mother's Day! A day for mothers, for family, and for nature!