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Provides informal education opportunities in areas of home economics, citizenship, public speaking and STEM. Youth (5-19 yrs) develop basic life skills which will assist them in reaching their potential as contributing members of society.

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Youth Citizenship Programs
Youth Enrichment Programs
Outdoor Environmental Education
Youth Community Service Programs
Youth Agricultural Programs
Provides public education regarding the links between common environmental exposures and human health. Creates informational projects including developing and distributing printed materials in-school learning programs, organization of public meetings, and maintenance of an educational web site. Grassroots Healthy Lawn Program teaches natural lawn care for professionals and homeowners. The Child Safe School program provides individuals, school staff, and education professionals with information and resources promoting the use of green cleaning products in schools

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Household Hazardous Materials Information
Public Awareness / Education
Outdoor Environmental Education
Speakers / Speakers Bureaus
Environmental Hazards Information
Protects hiking trails on Long Island. Also leads guided hikes for all ages and abilities, and historical tours on Saturdays in the Blydenburgh County Park. Offers a speakers bureau on topics including: hiking, nature, and exercise. Produces newsletter. Call for information and schedule.

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Community Groups and Government / Administrative Offices
Recreational Trails
Wellness Programs
Nature Centers / Walks
Speakers / Speakers Bureaus
Outdoor Environmental Education
Volunteer Opportunities
To explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the Earth to practice and promote the responsible use of the Earth's ecosystems and resources to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives. See website for additional information and contact information.

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Outdoor Environmental Education
Volunteer Opportunities
Environmental Improvement Groups
Conservation
Offers outdoor/environmental education programs in three outdoor learning laboratories. Also offers in-school assembly programs and other special services such as environmental consultants and special programs for gifted/talented and special education youngsters.

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Gifted Programs
Education
Youth
Children
Outdoor Environmental Education
Students
Special Education
Offers full day or 2 day (overnight) whale watch cruises to observe whales in the waters of Coastal New York and New England. Call for dates and more information.

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Cruises
Volunteer Opportunities
Research
Outdoor Environmental Education
Day Cruises
Leisure Activities / Recreation
Educational Programs
Offers a number of recreational and educational events for county residents of all ages, such as basic survival, mammal studies, map skills, animal tracking, prehistoric Native American history and more. Also has various parks and facilities for county residents to enjoy the outdoors.

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Public Parks
Outdoor Environmental Education
Wilderness Training
Offers marine and environmental education, as well as maritime history tours and classes for students 3 years of age to adults. Call for more information.

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Educational Programs
Outdoor Environmental Education
Volunteer Opportunities
Offers education programs focused on marine environmental issues for school groups, community groups, families, teachers, adults and children.

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Environmental Improvement Groups
Environment and Public Health / Safety
Outdoor Environmental Education
Wildlife Appreciation Societies
Volunteer Opportunities
Provides hiking, cross-country skiing, nature trails, fishing(freshwater and fly), refuge for wildlife, environmental educational programs and a place for people to develop an awareness and appreciation of the natural world. Events include junior angler fishing clinics and casting clinics.

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Outdoor Environmental Education
Wildlife Conservation
Fishing
State Parks
Provides educational programming, outreach, and classes in commercial fisheries, seafood marketing, aquaculture, marine environmental issues, and fisheries technology. Offers a summer camp program featuring environmental science for children 6-12 years old.

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Camps
Outdoor Environmental Education
Marine / Maritime Museums
Volunteer Opportunities
Museums
Ocean Pollution Control
Environment and Public Health / Safety
Fish Products Regulation
Conducts lessons in environmental science for elementary and high school students in East Hampton, Shelter Island, Southampton, Bridgehampton and Riverhead. Lessons take place both in the classroom and in the field. Call for more information.

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Outdoor Environmental Education
Speakers / Speakers Bureaus
Volunteer Opportunities
Workshops / Symposiums
Environmental Improvement Groups
Community Groups and Government / Administrative Offices
Offers a number of recreational activities and educational classes, such as science, cultural, leadership, nature hikes, adventure programs, and more.

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Arts and Crafts Instruction
Recreational Activities / Sports
Outdoor Environmental Education
Gardening / Landscaping Instruction
Operates East Meadow Farm (EMF) Horticulture and Demonstration Garden Center. Provides educational information on water conservation, pesticide reduction and pollution awareness, integrated pest management practices, horticulture waste reduction, plant care for garden/landscape and pesticide safety. Operates Environmental Horticulture Information Center and a Horticulture Helpline. Horticulture enrollees receive L.I. Gardening Publication. Call for registration information. Conducts CCE Master Gardener volunteer training program. Soil testing and demonstration gardens are at East Meadow Farm location.

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Pesticide / Herbicide Control
Outdoor Environmental Education
Horticultural Societies
Water Resources Conservation
Conservation
Gardening / Landscaping Instruction
Home Gardening Assistance / Supplies
Offers collection of minerals, fossils, butterflies, moths, and seashells as well as local historical materials. Educational programs in the sciences are offered for school and scout groups in house or as outreach programs.

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Field Trips / Excursions
Museums
Volunteer Opportunities
Outdoor Environmental Education
Educational Programs
Education
Science and Technology Museums
Provides a naturalist led walk to observe seals in their natural environment. Seal biology, ecology, evolution, behavior, and status are discussed along with beach ecology. Call for more information.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Beaches
Nature Centers / Walks
Leisure Activities / Recreation
Educational Programs
Outdoor Environmental Education
Assists landowners and other groups to protect the county's natural resources by providing technical assistance and programs to residents, landowners, and units of government.

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Agricultural Pest/Disease Control Assistance
Outdoor Environmental Education
Nonrenewable Resources Conservation
Flood/Siltation Control
Plant Conservation
Farm Safety Education
Land Conservation
Agricultural Waste Management
Agricultural and Food Sciences Research
Watershed Conservation
Tree Planting Programs
Friends of Rogers offers six acres of trails across 600 miles of property for visitors of all ages to enjoy. Family Fun Programs offered at 10:00 am on the third Saturday of every month offers participants the opportunity to interact with astronomy, biology, chemistry, ecology, geology and zoology in unique and interesting ways.
Assists landowners and other groups to protect the county's natural resources by providing technical assistance and programs to residents, landowners, and units of government.

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Watershed Conservation
Plant Conservation
Agricultural Pest/Disease Control Assistance
Academic Competitions
Outdoor Environmental Education
Agricultural and Food Sciences Research
Land Conservation
Nonrenewable Resources Conservation
Flood/Siltation Control
Assists landowners and other groups to protect the county's natural resources by providing technical assistance and programs to residents, landowners, and units of government.

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Nonrenewable Resources Conservation
Agricultural and Food Sciences Research
Watershed Conservation
Tree Planting Programs
Outdoor Environmental Education
Agricultural Waste Management
Land Conservation
Agricultural Pest/Disease Control Assistance
Farm Safety Education
Plant Conservation
Flood/Siltation Control
Assists landowners and other groups to protect the county's natural resources by providing technical assistance and programs to residents, landowners, and units of government.

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Land Conservation
Watershed Conservation
Outdoor Environmental Education
Farm Safety Education
Plant Conservation
Nonrenewable Resources Conservation
Flood/Siltation Control
Agricultural Pest/Disease Control Assistance
Agricultural and Food Sciences Research
Academic Competitions
Agricultural Waste Management
Tree Planting Programs
Assists landowners and other groups to protect the county's natural resources by providing technical assistance and programs to residents, landowners, and units of government.

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Farm Safety Education
Outdoor Environmental Education
Agricultural and Food Sciences Research
Agricultural Waste Management
Watershed Conservation
Plant Conservation
Tree Planting Programs
Flood/Siltation Control
Agricultural Pest/Disease Control Assistance
Nonrenewable Resources Conservation
Land Conservation
Assists landowners and other groups to protect the county's natural resources by providing technical assistance and programs to residents, landowners, and units of government.

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Agricultural Pest/Disease Control Assistance
Agricultural and Food Sciences Research
Outdoor Environmental Education
Tree Planting Programs
Flood/Siltation Control
Watershed Conservation
Agricultural Waste Management
Farm Safety Education
Nonrenewable Resources Conservation
Land Conservation
Plant Conservation
Offers informal 4-H educational opportunities for all youth (5-19 yrs) in traditional, family, and special interest clubs. Also offers leadership training.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Outdoor Environmental Education
Troop/Youth Club Leader Volunteer Opportunities
Youth Agricultural Programs
Assists landowners and other groups to protect the county's natural resources by providing technical assistance and programs to residents, landowners, and units of government.

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Tree Planting Programs
Nonrenewable Resources Conservation
Agricultural Pest/Disease Control Assistance
Agricultural Waste Management
Watershed Conservation
Outdoor Environmental Education
Flood/Siltation Control
Land Conservation
Plant Conservation
Agricultural and Food Sciences Research
Farm Safety Education