Saturday September 29, 2007
11 am - 4 pm
Harborfront Park, Port Jefferson

Activities

Time	Event
10:00 am	Tipi Raising Watch Tipi Ted of The Wilderness Traveling Museum Raise his Tipi infront of the Village Center
10:50 am	Beach Exploration Marine biologist and educator, Erika Haberkorn, takes families on beach explorations. Learn about plants, animals and the history of Long Island by examining its rocks, tides, and shoreline. Meet at the LISEC information table
1:50 pm	Beach Exploration Marine biologist and educator, Erika Haberkorn, takes families on beach explorations. Learn about plants, animals and the history of Long Island by examining its rocks, tides, and shoreline. Meet at the LISEC information table
on going	Marine Art Projects for kids Under the direction of Artist Michelle Reynolds, children can make 'sculptures' out of found beach treasures, assemble their own model boat, make leaf and fish 'fossil' prints, and more. Location: Childrens Park
on going	Touch Tank for Tots Location: Childrens Park
on going	Snapper Contest Children test their skill at catching fish from the pier. Rods and bait are provided. Location: Pier
on going	Under Water Camera Look at the fish swimming under the pier with live underwater camera action. Location: Pier
on going	Oysters and Scallops LISEC runs a shellfish restoration program you can help with. See our oysters and scallops. Location: Pier

Displays

The Wilderness Traveling Museum

The goal of the Wilderness Traveling Museum is to "connect" people with the ecology of the land through a hands-on learning experience of Native American culture and natural history understanding.

• Meet Tipi Ted and learn about buffaloes and the Indian way of ecology.
• Craft Projects for all.

Contact: Ted Stickroth, P.O. Box 88, Aquebogue, NY 11931 (631)722-4645

The Gaia Institute

The Gaia Institute couples ecological engineering and restoration with the integration of human communities in natural systems.. Through research, design and construction they explore how human activities and waste products can be treated to increase ecological productivity, biodiversity, environmental quality and economic well being.

• Learn about Gaia Soils, and Green Roofs
• The GoGreen Initiative for Schools
• America Recyles Day on Nov. 15th.

The Nature Conservancy - Saving the Last Great Places on Earth

The Long Island 'Green Team" will tell you how to volunteer locally. Gardeners, photographers, painters, invasive species monitors, reporters and festival attendants are among those needed.

Local Long Island Volunteer Contact: Stacy Goldwyn-Moller (631)367-3384 ext 131

Eastern Farmworkers Association

An independent force of people working in the interests of farm workers and other unrecognized laborers. Learn of their concerns and how you can help.

Contact: 58 Beaver Dam Road, Bellport, NY 11713 (631)286-8004

Visit The Bayles Boat Shop

The Bayles Boat Shop will be open. Come and talk to the volunteer’s who have helped build the Boat Shop, and our boat builders about our small boat building and restoration programs.

View the Historic Photo Exhibit  "Brookhaven Town: A Photographic Journey."

Produced by the Greater Port Jefferson - Northern Brookhaven Arts Council Digital Archive Project
Location: The Port Jefferson Village Center

The Children’s Maritime Museum

Will be open on the ground level in The Port Jefferson Village Center. See this marvelous space where children learn to ask questions and find their own answers with hands-on experiments.