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LOUISE TITUS MEMORIAL MID-WEEK TUESDAY FIELD TRIPS
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September 7th - Cow Meadow & Oceanside Environmental Center - 9:00 a.m.
Oceanside first - Meadowbrook Pkwy Exit M9 to Merrick Rd westbound.
Turn left at the first traffic light onto Mill Rd. At the end of Mill
Rd, turn left onto South Main Street, then right at the second traffic
light onto Atlantic Ave. Stay on Atlantic for approx 2.5 miles, then
bear left onto Waukena Ave. At the first traffic light past the country
club entrance, turn left onto Park Ave. Just before the end of Park Ave,
turn left onto Golf Drive, then make the second right onto Slice Drive
and proceed to the preserve parking lot. |
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September 14th - Shinnecock Bay - 9:30 a.m.
Sunrise Hwy east to Exit 65s to Montauk Hwy. Go east and follow
signs to Ocean Beaches. Cross Ponquogue Bridge and turn left at traffic
light. Go to end to parking lot at inlet. |
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September 21st - Jamaica Bay - 9:30 a.m.
Southern State to Belt Pkwy to Exit 17, Cross Bay Blvd South.
Continue south for about 2 miles and look for refuge sign on right.
Suggest you bring lunch and change of footwear. |
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September 28th - Massapequa Preserve - 9:30 a.m. Take
Southern State Pkwy to Exit 30 (Broadway South) to Baltimore Avenue and
turn left - then 2 blocks to Parkside Blvd. Park on street opposite
school. |
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October 5th - Robert Moses State Park and Fire Island Lighthouse
- 9:00 a.m. Meet in Robert Moses Parking Lot 5 - northeast
corner. This trip is in conjunction with the Fire Island Lighthouse
Preservation Society. |
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October 12th - Avalon Sanctuary - 9:30 a.m. Route 25A
to Village of Stony Brook - at Carriage Museum 25A turns right - do not
turn right, but proceed straight ahead on Main St to Harbor Rd and park
in legal spots by the Grist Mill or on Main St. |
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October 19th - Jamaica Bay - 9:30 a.m. See directions
Sept. 21st. |
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October 26th - Blydenburgh County Park - 9:30 a.m.
Entrance on Veterans Hwy, just west of Route 347 merge. Use Blydenburgh
entrance, not Green Gate entrance. |
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November 2nd - Sunken Meadow - 9:30 a.m. Meet in the
northwest corner of the main parking lot. |
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November 9th - Jones Beach West End & Point Lookout - 9:30 a.m.
Meet in parking lot near Coast Guard. |
| Note: All mid-week field trips start at 9:30 a.m. and end at noon unless otherwise noted. Please see Hagstrom maps
or Google Maps to confirm directions. We no longer schedule car pooling, but it is encouraged. If participants wish to car pool, arrangements should be made between themselves. For further information and possible changes call trip leaders:
Ken Thompson (631-589-7148), Larry Merryman (669-6473) or Bill Redshaw at (581-2369). You can call GSBAS directly at 631-563-7716. |
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WEEKEND FIELD TRIPS
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July 10th -
Cornell University's Open House. - 10:00 a.m. No leader required -
Just come and enjoy a great day - tours and demonstrations. Cornell
University - Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center, 3059
Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY |
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August 14th - Hummingbird Sanctuary
- 9:30
a.m. Leader: Alice Heller - Cell #
631-827-6561. For directions to the Sanctuary go to www.lihummer.org
one week prior to the trip and read and please comply with the
relevant material posted thereon. In addition Alice MUST be
telephoned for a reservation and instructions regarding car pooling that
will be necessary as there are limited parking spaces. Carpooling
arrangements should be made between members themselves and Alice
should be notified of these arrangements to ensure adequate parking. |
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September 5th - Jamaica Bay
- 8:00
a.m. Leaders: John Gluth - 277-9298 & Steve D'Amato -
516-454-7861. Southern State to Belt Pkwy to Exit 17 Cross Bay Blvd
South. Continue south for about 2 miles and look for refuge sign on
right. Suggest you bring lunch and change of footwear. |
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September
18th - Connetquot - GSBAS & Friends of Connetquot Breakfast & Birding -
8:00 a.m. Leaders: Alice Heller - cell # 631-827-6561, Steve
D'Amato - 516-454-7861, & Nicholas Laviola - 678-7866. RSVP required -
call Alice to register. Registration fee $4.00. Meet in the main house
at Connetquot Preserve - first for breakfast & bird slides - then head
out to find the birds. |
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September
19th - Fire Island Hawk Watch and Jones Beach - 7:00 a.m.
Leaders: John Gluth - 277-9298, Steve D'Amato - 516-454-7861, Peter
Murphy - 666-2507, & Nicholas Laviola - 678-7866. Meet in Robert Moses
Parking Field 5 - northeast corner. |
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September
24th - Gardiner Park Owl Watch - 7:00 p.m. Leaders: Bob Grover
- 669-4365, Alice Heller - cell # 631-827-6561, Steve D'Amato -
516-454-7861. Meet in Gardiner County Park. Directions: entrance
to Park is on south side of Montauk Hwy (27A). From west, entrance is
approximately 1/2 mile past Robert Moses Causeway. From east, entrance
is approximately 1 mile past Brightwaters Canal. Bring flashlights. |
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October 8th, 9th and 10th - Brigatine and Cape May.
Leaders: Peter Murphy - 666-2507, Steve D'Amato - 516-454-7861, Nicholas
Laviola - 678-7866. Meet at Brigatine (Edwin Forsythe NWR) parking lot
1 p.m. Friday afternoon. Directions: Verrazano to Outerbridge and take
Garden State Pkwy south to Exit 48 toward Port
Republic/Smithville/Oceanville - Route 9. Look for signs to refuge
(turn left). If going directly to Cape May, continue on Garden State to
end. We will meet at Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area at end of
New England Road on Saturday at 6:00 a.m. Motels: Jersey Cape
(609-884-7382), West Cape Motel (609-884-4280). |
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November 7th
- Wertheim NWR. - 8:00 a.m. Leaders: John Gluth - 277-9298,
Bob Grover - 669-4365, Alice Heller - cell # 631-827-6561. From
intersection of Montauk Hwy (27A) and William Floyd in Shirley, go west
on Montauk 7/10 of a mile to traffic light at Smith Rd. Turn left and
go over RR tracks and make first right into Wertheim. Signs are on both
Montauk and Smith going into Wertheim. |
