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Preserves and promotes the Sagtikos Manor, the oldest house in the town of Islip. Offers tours and various events. The history of the manor mirrors the history of Long Island and New York State. Group tours by reservation only. Please call Patty at (516) 885-4797 or email for reservations at: [email protected]. Requires 2 weeks notice.

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Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Historic House Museums
Provides single and group tours of museum and equipment on site. Group tours need advance notice. Call for more information.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Special Libraries
Local / Regional History Museums
Museums
Walking Tours
Preserves and exhibits the local history of Bay Shore. Offers tours of the Gibson-Mack-Holt House, historical exhibits, educational programs. bus tours of Bay Shore, and a reference library. Call or check website for more information.

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Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Historic House Museums
Historical Societies
Presents a program for two and three year olds and a parent, in which the child uses all five senses to discover the farm. Provides song, story, and snack.

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Farm Tours
Parent / Child Activity Groups
Animal Exhibitions / Shows
Preschool Age Children
Toddlers
Offers speakers or tours to local groups or schools, regarding water treatment, conservation, xeriscape, and other related topics.
Offers a number of living museums in natural settings, which may be open all-year round and offers programs for families on weekends, and weekdays for schools groups. There is a variety of activities such as pumpkin picking, hay rides, hiking, self-guided and guided group tours and more.

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Land Conservation
Recreational Activities / Sports
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Natural History Museums
Offers students an interdisciplinary historical and literary experience, directly related to the New York State Social Studies curriculum and enables students to develop a greater knowledge and appreciation of American and Long Island history. Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking skills and enhance creativity by actually producing poetry. Call for further information.

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History Museums
Field Trips / Excursions
Writing Instruction
Historic Preservation
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Offers 27 miles of trails, bridle paths, nature walks (by reservation), and fishing (by permit), bicycling, hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, environmental education and historical buildings. Events include Winter Run and Summer Run Series.

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Outdoor Environmental Education
State Parks
Historic Places
Recreational Trails
Offers speakers to local groups or schools, regarding water treatment, conservation, and other related topics.

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Speakers / Speakers Bureaus
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Offers bus trips to the Bronx Zoo, Mets Game, and Six Flags/Great Adventure. Call for more information.

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Field Trips / Excursions
Recreational Activities / Sports
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Families
Provides an environmental center on a preserved farm has both a place to learn new crafts or learn about the area's farming history, along with conservation and environmental issues. Tours are available for groups or classes of students.

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Land Conservation
Recreational Activities / Sports
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Plant Conservation
Provides families with the chance to learn about, interact with and enjoy animals in a natural farm setting. Offers spring, summer, fall and planting field trips throughout the year. Provides job opportunities for 30 to 40 youths at various times during the year. Also hosts annual Fall Farm Festival. Call for more information.

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Animal Exhibitions / Shows
Youth Job Development
Families With Children
Nature Centers / Walks
Farm Tours
Children
Recreational Activities / Sports
Provides information in various formats, including sightseeing/educational tours of the Material Recovery Facility or Waste Water Treatment Plants, to educate the public on environmental and recycling issues.

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Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Provides hands-on activities for children ages 7 and up in learning about farm animals, gardens, chores. This active hour reinforces responsibility and group cooperation.

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Animal Exhibitions / Shows
Children
Farm Tours
Offers Greenbelt Trail, which is a walking and hiking trail, soccer field, canoes and kayak launching and rental programs marina (call for details), fishing, bird watching, history tours, activity room for children, gardens, and guided tours. The park is a designated State Bird Conservation Area.

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Soccer
Public Parks
Parks / Recreation Areas
State Parks
Conservation
Hiking Trails
Fishing
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Nature Centers / Walks
Canoeing
Leisure Activities / Recreation
Recreational Activities / Sports
Kayaking
Provides opportunity in the Fall for children ages 4-6 to meet and learn about a different farm animal in four one-hour sessions. The children will learn about the harvest and preparing for winter on the farm. In the Spring, each child will hold and feed baby animals and grow plants for their garden.

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Children
Preschool Age Children
Farm Tours
Animal Exhibitions / Shows
The National September 11 Memorial Museum tells the story of 9/11 through multimedia displays, archives, narratives and a collection of monumental and authentic artifacts. The lives of every victim of the 2001 and 1993 attacks are commemorated.The 911 Memorial is a tribute of remembrance and honor to those killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center site, near Shanksville, PA and the Pentagon, as well as those killed in the World Trade Center bombing in February, 1993. Call or visit website for more information.

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Commemorative Events
Memorials / Monuments
Museums
Features 409 acres of rolling lawns, gardens, woodlands, and nature walks. Visitors may see displays in the Camellia greenhouse and the Main Greenhouse, as well as go on guided tours of the Coe Hall Mansion. Seasonal activities include outdoor tent and lawn concerts, classes, flower shows, craft shows, holiday tree lighting and festivals. Hiking allowed. Call for further information.

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Historic Preservation
Nature Centers / Walks
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
State Parks
Parks / Recreation Areas
Botanical Gardens / Arboreta
Public Parks
Protects the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by preserving the lands and waters they need to survive.

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Environmental Protection and Improvement
Wildlife Conservation
Nature Centers / Walks
Bird Watching Tours / Festivals
Environmental Improvement Groups
Bird Watching Societies
Bird Protection / Conservation
Offers speakers or tours to local groups or schools, regarding water treatment, conservation, xeriscape, and other related topics.
Offers group and family educational programs related to agriculture, environment, animal sciences, nutrition, gardening and historical programs. Also offers summer programs for youth in grades K-12 and early childhood programs for children ages 2-5.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Gardening / Landscaping Instruction
Families With Children
Outdoor Environmental Education
Farm Tours
Provides single and group tours of museum and equipment on site. Group Tours need advance notice. Call for more information.

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Walking Tours
Volunteer Opportunities
Museums
Local / Regional History Museums
Special Libraries
Provides seniors with a variety of recreational social and fitness programs.

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Recreational Activities / Sports
Physical Fitness
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Dance Instruction
Field Trips / Excursions