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Showplace at Bellmore Movies - various times Pick
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery - various times
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Showplace at Bellmore Movies - various times Pick
Bayard Cutting Arboretum - 9:30 AM
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East Woods School - 9:00 AM
Hofstra University Museum - 11:00 AM
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Greenport Village Hall - various times
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Long Island Aquarium
Lenny Bruno Farms
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The Whaling Museum and the Vanderbilt Museum will offer a joint program, Environmental Exploration. Explore the Vanderbilt natural history collections and learn how global warming affects the planet's ecosystems.
Wednesday, April 5 – Explore the Vanderbilt Museum’s natural history collections and learn how global warming affects the planet’s ecosystems. Use a 3D-printed coral polyp to demonstrate coral bleaching, examine preserved marine life, and make a shark tooth necklace.
Thursday, April 6 – Roll up your sleeves at The Whaling Museum & Education Center and explore how to help keep Long Island Sound clean! Discover the dangerous effects of oil spills and water run-off through an educator-led watershed model demonstration. Decorate your own fabric tote bag to reuse again and again.