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Weekend
Walks at Sagamore Hill - August 2015
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Oyster
Bay, NY – August 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / The
Theodore
Roosevelt House at Sagamore
Hill National Historic Site in Oyster Bay, Long Island, has reopened
for public tours and the demand to visit the house has been incredible.Theodore
Roosevelt House tours are available seven days per week through Labor Day
weekend. Tours are limited to 14 people per tour, at a fee of $10 per person
age 16 and over. Walk-in ticket sales for day-of tours begin daily at 9:00a.m.
in the Visitor Center. Be aware that tours for the entire day have been
selling out between 10:00 a.m. and Noon daily.
In
addition to tours of the Theodore Roosevelt House, Sagamore Hill will offer
guided weekend walks throughout the month of August.
Nature
walks for August 2015, include:
Sunday,
August 9, 1:00 p.m. – General Nature Walk
Sunday,
August 23, 1:00 p.m. – TR & Conservation
“There
are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness that can
reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm. The nation behaves well
if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to
the next generation…”an iconic conservationist because of his conviction
that wild places belonged to future generations as well as to the past.
For the National Park Service’s 99th anniversary, learn more about the
naturalist president’s crusade for wilderness.
Sunday,
August 30, 1:00 p.m. – Nature Goes High-Tech
Bring
your GPS and smart phone – Birds, bugs, trees: yes, there’s an app for
that.Discover Geocaching, eBird, iNaturalist, Journey North, and other
ways of connecting and contributing to Citizen Science projects.
Meet
at the Visitor Center at Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay. Wear appropriate
clothing and be prepared for a moderately strenuous one-to-two hour walk.
Nature walks are free.
Guided
walks through Theodore Roosevelt’s Historic Oyster Bay will also be offered.
Town walks for August 2015, include:
Saturday,
August 8, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday,
August 22, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday,
August 29, 2:00 p.m.
Meet
at the Long Island Railroad Station in Oyster Bay. Wear appropriate clothing
and enjoy a one-hour stroll through town. Town walks are free.
The
Sagamore Hill N.H.S. Visitor Center and Theodore Roosevelt Museum at Old
Orchard will be open seven days a week through Labor Day weekend. Visitor
Center hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Old Orchard Museum is open
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Park grounds and trails will continue to be open
seven days a week from sunrise to sunset.
About
the National Park Service
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than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 407 national
parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local
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Media
Contact:
Martin
Christiansen (NPS)
516-802-7539 |
