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CURRENTLY OPEN THURSDAY 10AM-2PM, AND SOME FRIDAY/SATURDAYS 9AM-1PM
SEE CALENDAR TAB FOR FULL SCHEDULE
A Special THANK YOU to The Town of Hempstead and Nassau Community College for helping support our Fall Festival. Town Supervisor Don Clavin, and NCC President Jermaine Williams committed themselves to another festival in 2022! Mark your calendars now for a bigger and better Fall Festival at the Plains October 1, 2022!
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Come spend a quiet morning immersed in a tall grass prairie among butterflies, birds and diverse plant life.
October Hours: Thursday 10am-2pm, Friday 9am-1pm and Saturday 9am-12pm
Contact us at info@friendsofhp.org for groups (flexible days and hours!)
Please see Doug on Thursdays, or Rob on Friday/Saturday for the full tour!
Front Garden Planted
Over 20 Boyscouts and Nassau Community College students transformed the look of the Education Center by removing weeds around it and replacing them with natives. Thank you to all who came out, especially to Eagle Scout Candidate Scott Henneberger and his family, as well as the South Shore Audubon Society, who granted funds for restoring habitat with native plants.
Invasive Species Controlled
Black Swallow-wort appeared for the first time on this section of Plains in 2017. It is a highly invasive plant which is particularly detrimental
to Monarchs. Volunteers did an amazing job knocking back the Swallow-wort and thus theslotsbay.com protecting Monarchs.
ABOUT THE 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 are:
• 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.
Directions: From Meadowbrook Parkway take Exit M4 to Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Or from Merrick Ave., turn west on Charles Lindbergh Blvd. (between Hempstead Ave. and Stewart Ave.) Follow Charles Lindbergh Blvd. to first right turn into NCC East Campus. Turn Right into East Campus. See Hempstead Plains at first intersection. Turn right into Hempstead Plains parking area. @40.7271276,-73.5882271
