FEATURED EVENTS

Pack the family into the car for another one of our drive thru days! You’ll be meeting and learning about five of our raptor animal ambassadors from the comfort of your own car. This year we are doing time period tickets so choose the one that works best for you. Rain/Snow date will be 4/11

Montauk’s vernal ponds are some of the few places in the world where the Blue-spotted Salamander, in its purebred form, can be found. Join Andy on this nighttime expedition as we search for this unique native species. Please bring a flashlight and wear boots, as late winter rains will make the ground soggy. This walk will take place only if there have been heavy rains. Advanced reservations are required for all events. To register for this program, which has limited enrollment please contact us at info@sofo.org or call 631-537-9735. Spots will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Museum will be open Wednesday through Sunday from 10AM-4PM The Nassau County Firefighters Museum is excited to welcome guests back during Phase 4 and the Museum has been planning extensively to do so. We are attentive to the local, state, and federal guidelines that govern our reopening policies and procedures and we will continue to watch and evaluate those on a daily basis; proceeding slowly and adjusting as necessary. We will be taking a conservative approach to return to our normal services, placing the health and safety of our visitors, employees, and community above all else.

Now is the time to enroll your child for summer camp! Rolling River operated for Summer 2020 with no COVID cases and we plan to continue implementing our successful strategies for Summer 2021. Parents can feel confident that their children will experience a fun and engaging summer while also remaining safe. Learn more about Rolling River Day Camp at our innovative “Prospective Family Day”- a unique opportunity for children to get a taste of camp activities while parents learn details about our outstanding program. Due to the pandemic, Prospective Family Day will be conducted as private tours by appointment only. Children are encouraged to attend but must remain with parents for the duration of the tour. Please reserve one ticket per family for a time slot. Tours will last approximately one hour.

Lowell Observatory educator Victoria Girgis gives a live tour of Lowell Observatory that spans more than 90 years. Beginning at the Pluto Discovery Telescope, she talks about the observatory’s discovery of Pluto in 1930. Then she moves to the modern Giovale Open Deck Observatory, a public observing plaza that opened in October 2019 and houses six advanced telescopes.

Let’s have some fun roaming rainbow mountain. You may see a leprechaun or is it a Gnome? Whatever it is, he’s happy at home in the fields of clover. Who knows as the sun rises maybe he’ll find you a four leave clover or a pot of gold! If your lucky he’ll give you a smile and some wild flowers too!