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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
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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Botanical Gardens / Arboreta
Public Parks
Parks / Recreation Areas
State Parks
Nature Centers / Walks
Historic Preservation
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
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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Writing Instruction
Field Trips / Excursions
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Historic Preservation
History 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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Special Libraries
Volunteer Opportunities
Local / Regional History Museums
Walking Tours
Museums
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
Offers speakers or tours to local groups or schools, regarding water treatment, conservation, xeriscape, and other related topics.
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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Bird Watching Tours / Festivals
Environmental Protection and Improvement
Wildlife Conservation
Nature Centers / Walks
Bird Protection / Conservation
Bird Watching Societies
Environmental Improvement Groups
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
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
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
Museums
Memorials / Monuments
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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Leisure Activities / Recreation
Kayaking
Recreational Activities / Sports
Canoeing
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Fishing
Hiking Trails
Conservation
Soccer
Nature Centers / Walks
State Parks
Parks / Recreation Areas
Public Parks
Offers a variety of educational programs for parents or caregivers and their children ages 2-5. Programs focus on farm life, farm animals and may include hands-on activities and arts and crafts.

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Zoos / Wildlife Parks
Parents of Infants / Toddlers
Preschool Age Children
Farm Tours
Early Childhood Education
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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Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Land Conservation
Recreational Activities / Sports
Natural History Museums
Preserves (jointly with the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association) the 1819 house in which Walt Whitman was born, making the poet, his life, and his work accessible to those visiting the site. Also offers lectures, workshops, seminars, poetry readings, Art Gallery, poetry festivals, and exhibits. Call for more information.

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Poetry Readings
Art Galleries / Exhibits
Workshops / Symposiums
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Literary Museums
Historic Preservation

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Travel Clubs
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
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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Youth Job Development
Recreational Activities / Sports
Children
Farm Tours
Nature Centers / Walks
Animal Exhibitions / Shows
Families With Children
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
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 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
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
Walking Tours
Museums
Special Libraries
Local / Regional History Museums
Offers bus trips to the Bronx Zoo, New York Mets at Shea Stadium, Ellis Island, New York City, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, Radio City Christmas Spectacular and Broadway Shows. Call for further information.

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Recreational Activities / Sports
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Families
Field Trips / Excursions

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History Museums
Special Libraries
Sightseeing / Guided Tours
History Clubs / 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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Parent / Child Activity Groups
Animal Exhibitions / Shows
Farm Tours
Preschool Age Children
Toddlers
Offers bus trips to the Bronx Zoo, Mets Game, and Six Flags/Great Adventure. Call for more information.

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Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Families
Field Trips / Excursions
Recreational Activities / Sports