Friends of Hempstead Plains
Friends of Hempstead Plains at Nassau Community College is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the Hempstead Plains and to offering educational programs about this special and rapidly vanishing ecological and historical habitat.
ABOUT FRIENDS
Friends of Hempstead Plains at Nassau Community College, Inc. was formed in 2001, dedicated to the perpetual preservation, restoration and management of the site through scientific research and education.
Our goals and objectives are to:
• Protect the land ~ prevent further destruction of critical habitat and promote compatible development in the surrounding area.
• Restore the ecological habitat ~ restore the prairie grassland that once covered the area and rare species that depend on it.
• Promote and provide assistance for good stewardship of the land.
• Develop educational programs ~ offer environmental education for the community and coordinate educational opportunities for students of all ages.
• Promote research by college faculty and students.
• Encourage community involvement in restoration and management practices.
PLEASE JOIN US AT OUR HIGH TEA ON JUNE 1. DETAILS ON THE EVENTS PAGE
UPCOMING EVENTS:
FRIDAY AFTERNOON WALKS AT THE HEMPSTEAD PLAINS
3:30 PM
April 20, May 4 and 18, June 1, 15, 29, July 6
WEEKEND VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY WORKDAYS
Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
(Weather permitting)
April 21, May 5 and 19, June 2, 16, 30, July 7
