On Sunday, July 8 at 3 – 4:30 pm, join Tree Sister Hildur Palsdottir and Port Washington Monarch Alliance founder David Jakim as they reconstruct the geological history of the preserve. Discover extraordinary environmental features, including gigantic boulders strewn erratically across the landscape, patterns in sediment layers on the beach dune cliffs showing evidence of ancient (Event Information)
Join Deirdre Breen, IHC, MYT, RMT, for the 2018 Summer retreat in the Four Seasons of Wellness program! Take this special time for your self care: Sunday, June 24 at 10 am to 1:30 pm. ENERGY and ACTION are the hallmarks of summer wellness. This retreat will focus your mental, physical, and spiritual energy with proven actions (Event Information)
Life Between the Tides: Animals, Plants, and Amazing Adaptations for Survival This month’s walk (age 13 to adults) will take place at a special time when the tide is lowest and there is a window of opportunity to watch sea life that can seldom be seen. The Long Island Sound has 70 different types of seaweed, (Event Information)
Spend a relaxing day on the beautiful grounds of the preserve, free entry for all, and in the afternoon (1 – 5 pm), enjoy live music in the Rose Garden by Acoustic Mayhem, guided nature walks, lawn games, and more. We’re celebrating the completion of our new organic herb and vegetable garden – stop by (Event Information)
The North Shore Music Festival returns with a wonderful production of Mozart’s great comic opera “A School for Love” – also known as “Cosi Fan Tutte” – on July 21, when a pair of young lovers test each others’ faithfulness – or lack thereof… 6 pm – Cocktails, dinner, and dessert in Hempstead House 8 (Event Information)
If you like wild foods, this is a tour for you! Join “Wildman” Steve Brill for a special foraging tour of mid-spring plants on the preserve. We’ll search for herbs and greens found in sunny and partially shaded areas, including lemony sheep sorrel and wood sorrel, spicy poor man’s pepper and hedge mustard, piquant green brier, string bean-flavored (Event Information)
Observe Earth Day at the Sands Point Preserve – all participants receive free admission to the park! This program was reschedule from April 22. Meet at Castle Gould’s Clock Tower on Friday, April 26 at noon or join us any time between noon to 2 pm at the beach. (Event Information)
The Sands Point Civic Association will host an evening with former United States Representative and author Steven Israel at the Sands Point Preserve’s historic Castle Gould on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 7:30 pm. Israel will discuss his new book, “Big Guns,” a satirical novel about the firearm industry and its powerful political forces. He’ll (Event Information)
Venture into the immersive live butterfly exhibit in Hempstead House! More than 100 exotic butterflies will call the “Breakfast Room” home, complete with an indoor tropical garden and fresh fruit on which to feed. See if you can identify all of the species! Butterfly crafts and educational activities will be available in the mansion – (Event Information)
Join us for six evenings in Hempstead House to discover the world of wine in a new six-session course (Event Information)
