Stannards Brook Park Reopens Saturday

 will have its grand reopening on Saturday, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 

Join the Port Washington Parks Conservancy, Nassau County Executive, Edward P . Mangano, and other elected officials, for a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. at the main entrance on Carlton and Charles Streets.

The free family fun festivities will include a treasure hunt, guided nature walks, music and more. Visitors are invited to explore newly constructed bridges, and to stroll along Stannards Brook. There are new native plantings, and new benches and grassy fields for everyone to enjoy. 

Also featured: natural surroundings at the "Council Circle" and and an amphitheater, designed for environmental education programs. 

The Port Washington Parks Conservancy describes Stannards Brook Park as "a unique natural oasis in Port Washington." The organization has worked for more than five years with Nassau County, neighbors, and friends to plan this $1 million dollar rehabilitation and restoration project. According to the PWPC, funding for the project was secured through the Nassau County Environmental Bond Act, the New York State Environmental Protection Fund, and a Town of North Hempstead grant.

To learn more, or become a frend of the park, a 501(c)(3) organization, email the PWPC at pwparksconservancy@gmail.com, or write to P.O. Box 386, Port Washington, NY 11050.

With special thanks to the Port Washington Parks Conservancy.