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Guided Nature Walks 2025


  • Birds, Bees and Blooms
    April 26, 2025
    10:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Summer at the Sea
    July 26, 2025
    10:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Fall Foliage
    October 18, 2025
    10:00 am - 11:30 am

Join us for this series of all-ages walks as we explore different aspects of the preserve’s environment, encompassing its unique physical features and wildlife, as well as critical conservation issues and helpful practices to create a healthy, sustainable environment. Our expert guide, environmental educator Hildur Palsdottir,  brings a range of perspectives for each outdoor adventure.  (Event Information)

Earth Day Beach Cleanup 2025


  • April 26, 2025
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Celebrate Earth Day at the Preserve! Join our efforts to help prevent plastic and other harmful materials from polluting our oceans and help keep the Preserve’s beautiful shoreline clean. Join us anytime between 12pm – 2pm. Bring your own gloves, all other materials will be provided. No registration is required. All beach cleanup volunteers receive free  (Event Information)

Plein Air Painting


  • May 10, 2025
    10:00 am - 12:30 pm
  • May 17, 2025
    10:00 am - 12:30 pm
  • May 31, 2025
    10:00 am - 12:30 pm
  • June 7, 2025
    10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Join Artist Lori Lee as she leads a series of Plein Air Painting Classes this Spring. Connect to the natural beauty and grandeur of the grounds, painting on site in the open air. Classes are open to all levels, from beginners to advanced painters. Lectures will be offered with instruction in all aspects of painting  (Event Information)

2025 Four Seasons in Music


  • Spring 2025
    May 18, 2025
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Summer 2025
    July 13, 2025
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Fall 2025
    November 9, 2025
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

2025 Series Spring 2025 “Amami in primavera” (Love me in spring) Sunday, May 18 at 3pm The Great Hall at Castle Gould wine reception to follow Click here to purchase tickets $45 members/$56 non-members (includes processing fees and parking) duoJalal: Kathryn Lockwood, Viola and Yousif Sheronick, Percussion Karla Donehew Perez and Rebecca Fischer, Violins Raman  (Event Information)