The Arbor Day Foundation promotes the planting, nurturing, and the celebrating of trees. Ways to celebrate is by visiting our local Botanical Gardens, Arboretums, and Nature Preserves. Want to have fun with your kids today? We have some fun craft ideas to help educate our kids about the importance of trees.

 

Take a walk through nature and get some beautiful pictures, today. Your kids will love looking at the flowers and trees, looking for birds and other animals and of course spending the day outside on beautiful Long Island. Where will you visit?

 

Visit Local Arboretums such as:

Bayard Cutting Arboretum – Great River

Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park – Oyster Bay

Bailey Arboretum – Lattingtown

 

 

Visit Local Nature Preserves such as:

Sweetbriar Nature Center – Smithtown

Connetquot River State Park Preserve – Oakdale

David A. Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preserve – Riverhead

Sands Point Preserve – Port Washington

Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center – Oyster Bay

Quogue Wildlife Refuge- Quogue

Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve- Commack

Tackapausha Museum and Preserve– Seaford

 

 

Visit Local Botanical Gardens such as:

Old Westbury Gardens – Old Westbury

Bridge Gardens – Bridgehampton

 

LOCAL EVENTS:

Celebrate Arbor Day with the Adventure Park

There’s a lot of love to share for Arbor Day weekend!
We’re donating $1 to the Arbor Day Foundation for every climber at our Adventure Park from Friday, April 27th through Sunday, April 29th. For every dollar we donate, the Foundation will plant a tree.
Yes, that includes everyone joining us for Friday night’s Glow in the Park event!
We have a special pricing for this Friday night: tickets are $41 starting at 5:00PM.
Since we started our annual Arbor Day event in 2015 with our sister parks, we’ve donated enough money for the Arbor Tree Foundation to plant 11,600 trees! And it’s all thanks to awesome climbers like you!

The Adventure Park at Long Island

Located at: 75 Colonial Springs Rd GATE #3, Wheatley Heights, New York 11798

Get your tickets: HERE

 

2nd Annual Walk for Wildlife

Walk with us during our Second Annual walkathon to raise money for the animals at the Refuge!
Saturday, April 28th – RAIN OR SHINE
Check in 8:45 – 9:15 AM, Walk begins at 9:30 AM

This will be a fun event that you won’t want to miss! Sign up early, the first 150 registrants will receive an event shirt.

Pre-registration: $30 for Adults, and $20 for Youths (under 18)
Day of Event Registration: $35 for Adults, $25 for Youths
Additional sponsorship encouraged!

Reservations recommended but walk ins are welcome!

Located at: 3 Old Country Rd, Quogue, New York 11959

Register —> HERE

 

 

 

ARBOR DAY/ EARTH DAY Craft Ideas:

Follow our Pinterest Board for all great ideas —> click here

 

 

HAPPY ARBOR DAY from Momee Friends!