Port's Nature & History Fest

Take a FREE hands-on, minds-on journey through Port Washington's history and diverse natural habitats.  Children will listen, prod, dig, mold and log onto a rich mix of interactive exhibits designed to enlighten families and create a renewed passion to preserve and protect Port Washington for generations to come.

Exhibit and Activity Highlights:

·         LIVE SHOW: Birds of Prey by Volunteers For Wildlife sponsored by Residents For A More Beautiful Port Washington

·         LIVE SHOW: Animals with Science Museum of LI

·         LIVE STORY TELLING:  "Voices of Sandminers"  sponsored by Sandminers' Monument Association

·         Making concrete models from sand with Leo Cimini of Sandminers' Monument Association

·         Sifting Sand with Geologist, Herb Mills of PW Green

·         Photo Exhibit of Port Washington Sandminers from the 1870's to the present by Local Historian, Elly Shodell

·         Port Washington Bird ID activity with North Shore Audubon Society

·         "Wild Places in Port" game with Naturalist, Holly Byrne of PW Green

·         Watershed Display by The Manhasset Bay Protection Committee

·         Recycle Store by Town of North Hempstead

·         Then and Now Photography by The Cow Neck Historical Society

Environmental Education is a cornerstone of Residents For A More Beautiful Port Washington.   Each year we expand our enrichment programs both in the classroom and on the weekends so parents can enjoy these experiences with their children, leading to greater discussion and dialogue at home.   Our programs foster a deep appreciation of nature as well as an understanding of the role humans play in our precious and fragile ecosystems.    

Don't miss this hands-on, minds-on journey though Port's history and diverse natural habitats.  We thank our partners for joining with us to create The Port Nature and History Fest:  Port Washington Public Library, Friends of the Library (FOL), PW Green, Sandminers Monument Association, NS Audubon Society, Manhasset Bay Protection Committee, and the Cow Neck Historical Society.