Celebrate World Water Day 2012
at Garvies Point Museum & Preserve
 

50  Barry Drive Glen Cove New York   

www garviespointmuseum com . .

All programs free with museum admission $ adults $ ages - years     : 3.00 , 2.00  5 12 

Programs appropriate for adults and children alike      .

Saturday, March 24th, 2012 from 10 AM to 4 PM
 

10:00 AM  Beach Clean-Up

Play your part in keeping Long Island beaches clean.  Join staff and volunteers in

a beach clean up to remove the flotsam and jetsam that are continuously washed

in with the twice daily tides.

11:00 AM Film: Earth Revealed: Ground Water 

On World Water Day, explore the earth’s water table with examples worldwide. Follow

up if you wish with a look at our exhibits which detail the uniqueness of Long

Island’s water table. You may ask questions of our Geologist, George Allgaier

who will be available. (Film: 30 mins.)

12:00 PM  Stream Table Demonstration

Witness the power of moving water by observing our stream table demonstration.

The stream table is an interactive and exciting way to illustrate how water erosion

sculpts the landscape.  Followed by a short hike down to the beach to observe

these land features in nature. 

2:00 PM  Program: “Composting: from nature to nurture.” 

Join in on a nature walk led by retired natural history curator Kathryne Natale to

show how Mother Nature composts with a discussion about the how and why of

composting in the home garden and more. 

3:00 PM  Film: Young Voices on Climate Change

Seven short movies about climate change, science and solutions and kids

making a difference. (45 mins.)

“The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations

Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro.”-www.worldwaterday.org

Managed & Operated by the FRIENDS of GARVIES POINT MUSEUM & PRESERVE

Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation & Museums

County Executive, Edward P. Mangano