Friends of Hempstead Plains

Besides the normally scheduled events

(see sidebar to the right of this page)

Coming This Fall

 
Tuesday Night Sunset Walks and Talks

 
Hosted By David Stolarz

 

Society - An Overview Of What We Do
Technology -  Technology on the Plains
Reading - A Group Reading Of Whitman’s “Leaves Of Grass”
Engineering - The Engineering Within Our Green Building
Arts - Paint or Music Night
Mathematics -  -Mapping The Plains
Science - Projects and Research on our site

 

 

12th Annual Prairie Benefit on May 12, 2017

A Very Special Heartfelt "THANK YOU"

To Everyone Who Made

Our Annual Prairie Benefit Cocktail Party

A Resounding Success:

 

 

Friends of Hempstead Plains is proud to announce the publication of our 2017 Calendar.

Onsale now for $10, plus $2 shipping.  Visit our Gift Shop, or email

info@friendsofhp.org (especially if you are having trouble paying with paypal).


The Story Behind The Hempstead Plains Education and Research Center

Facebook and Instagram

Photo (and Video) Postings

Please use the hash tag:  #HempsteadPlainsESD2017

 

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.

 

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.

 

  Friends of Hempstead Plains at Nassau Community College (FHP) has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity Employment policy (“EEO”). The purpose of this EEO policy is to ensure that all employment and contract decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law.

UPCOMING EVENTS: FALL 2017

FRIDAY AFTERNOON WALKS AT THE HEMPSTEAD PLAINS
3:30 PM
Sept. 8 and 22, Oct. 6 and 20, Nov. 3 and 17. Bring your camera, binoculars and sneakers.

WEEKEND VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY WORKDAYS
Saturdays from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
(Weather permitting)
Sept. 9, 16, 23 and 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, and 29, Nov. 4 and 18, Bring gloves, rakes and clippers. TUESDAY SUNSET TALKS 5:00 PM Sept.9 - Oct. 31. Call to reserve a spot. 516-572-7575; x26531.

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