Avalon Park & Preserve - Stony Brook, New York

Avalon Park & Preserve is issuing a quarterly e-newsletter that began in January 2007 to keep the community up to date on park events, local news, and Avalon's involvement with other local environmental organizations. Please contact us by sending an email with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line, and your email address will be added to our list of e-newsletter recipients.

Avalon Park Leadership and Environmental Stewardship Program
In the summer of 2007 Avalon Park initiated its Outdoor Leadership and Environmental Stewardship Program. The brainchild of Avalon director Katharine Griffiths and school teachers Steve Gessler and Doug Elliot, this program was created in an attempt to get kids into the outdoors and connected to the environment in which they live.
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Astronomy 2008
Astronomy presentations will occur on the 2nd Friday
of every month unless notated otherwise.

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David Cohn, Director of the Educational Projects Network,
will present a guided tour of the night sky.

Planetarium presentation will begin at 7:00 (regardless of sky conditions).
Observation of the sky will begin at 7:00 pm, weather permitting.
Telescopes, binoculars and star maps will be provided.

Meet at the new barn in the wildflower field.

Seating in the planetarium is limited to 25.

Call 689-0619 for information and weather advisories.

Avalon-Asana 2008
We will continue to offer yoga in the barn through spring and summer 2008.
Classes are open to all ages and levels.

Drop in classes on Fridays 11:00 - Noon:
$10.00 drop in.

Wednesday night 6 week series at 7:00pm:
Starting on 7/9 going to 8/13.
The whole series will be $50.00 or $10.00 pay as you go.

Four Harbors Audubon hosts regular bird walks in Avalon Preserve on the second Saturday of every month. We will meet at 8am or *9am at the entrance gate across from the Grist Mill. The walks should last about one and a half to two hours. The places to be visited will depend on the season and will include all areas of the Avalon Preserve, the East Farm Preserve, and Stony Brook Estuary and Harbor. Join us and see some of our beautiful native and migratory birds as they feed, breed, and vacation in our beautiful Avalon Preserve.

Second Saturdays 2008:
July 12
August 9
September 13
October 11
November 8
December 13*

This program initiated and hosted by Avalon Park & Preserve, will serve to provide school children aged 14-17 an opportunity to participate in an experiential learning program. During the three week period students will be given the opportunity to participate in classroom lectures, hands on field research and outdoor recreational skills. Students will be exposed to a variety of environmental educators and professionals who are leaders and innovators in their individual fields. The goal of this program is to expose the students to the environmental issues surrounding not only their local community but the global community at large. For more information contact Katharine at 631.689.0619. Applications and a detailed course description will be available shortly on our website.