Discover living and once-living fossils at the Preserve as well as giant boulders that were brought here by ancient glaciers. These features, along with our 100-year-old castles and our very own Dino Trail, make the Preserve a fun-filled, educational and historic destination. Follow our indoor timeline to determine the points in the planet’s history that (Event Information)
Help keep the planet healthy at the Sands Point Preserve Clean Up. Besides being unsightly, litter contributes to the injury and death of wildlife. You can make a difference by joining our volunteer effort as an individual, family, or group. Spend the day with us! Enjoy Family Yoga at 11 am, bring a picnic lunch, (Event Information)
Discover metamorphosis, molting, and mating of the butterflies, dragonflies, honeybees and more that call the Preserve home. Our indoor and outdoor stations will include a short presentation, special stories, art projects, and visits to the habitats that attract these bugs with wings. Start anytime between 11 am and 12:30 pm. Admission Members: $5 per car (Event Information)
Orienteering is an international sport of navigating diverse, and often unfamiliar, terrain by map and compass. Two levels of instruction are offered. If you have never used a compass or need basic refresher instruction, attend our introductory program and practice your skills on a simple orienteering field course on the Preserve’s open lawn. Or try (Event Information)
The long winter is over! As the Preserve awakens to the spring season, bring the family for an afternoon of seasonally-themed activities: take-home seed planting, live bird program, square dancing led by Jim Emory, family photo opportunities, and our much-awaited spring crafts rooms. Weather permitting, we’ll have outdoor navigation trail hikes and scavenger hunts. Admission (Event Information)
Join storyteller, naturalist, and children’s author Eric Young, as he reads his book, The Rainbow Almond Tree. Discover the perils and joys of the rainforest – a wondrous natural place – and meet some live animals that dwell there, including a tree frog, a walking stick and a python. Admission Members: $5 per car Non-Members: (Event Information)
Cast members who created the leading roles from the Tony-winning Broadway production of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” reunite for a special cabaret evening in Hempstead House, hosted by composer Steven Lutvak. Joining Steve are Tony winner Jefferson Mays (Best Actor in “I Am My Own Wife”), Bryce Pinkham, Lisa O’Hare (Outer Critics (Event Information)
