About this Event
Join us on Sunday, 12/14 as we help to establish a "beach habitat" outdoor exhibit by raking out and separating sand/rock and spreading it over a layer of landscaping fabric.
This program is available for all ages with adult supervision over the age of 14.
Meeting Time and Place: 10:30am to 1:00pm inside the park office
Parking Instructions: If you arrive between 10:30 and 11:00am, please park in the main lot and make your way inside to the park office.
Map Link (Google): https://maps.app.goo.gl/bdFfkqAma4i5Dtpf9
Backround Information: Hallock State Park Preserve has been used for many purposes before opening to the public in 2017. It was cultivated as farmland by the Hallock family from the 1700s to the early/mid 1900s. Since then the land has been used as a campground for scouts, an illegal sand mining operation, and at one point the planned grounds for a nuclear power plant before being purchased by the state in 2002. While the soil has recovered from all of this disturbance, invasive plants have had ample time to spread throughout the park. These invasive plants include mugwort, mile-a-minute, bamboo, japanese knotwood, barberry, and many more!
The park staff would like to establish this beach habitat exhibit to create an educational benefit for patrons while reducing lawn area to save on energy use for mowing. When complete, the outdoor exhibit will feature several native beach plants such as prickly pear cactus, red cedar, beachgrass, switchgrass, little bluestem and more. It will also include simulated shorebird nests, with interpretive signage explaining the benefits of native habitats and promoting its creating in place of cultivated lawns and gardens at home.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hallock State Park Preserve, 6062 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, United States
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