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  Saturday, October 12 Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 25. The Coastal Center offers activities to help Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts achieve requirements for the following bagdes. Fee is $14/scout, $2/adult.  Badge not included. Pre-registration required.  To register click the link under the program of your choice which will take you directly to the Girl Scout […]

Saturday, November 9                           9 -11 a.m. Join Frank Mantlik, expert birder and Coastal Center Regional Board member, for late fall bird walk along Milford Point. Please bring binoculars and spotting scopes, if you have them.  Appropriate for adults and teens 16 and […]

Tuesdays, March 12, 19, 26 and April 2, 9, 16 and 23 10 – 10:45 a.m. Flowers are peeking out from the thawing soil, birds are singing in the sun and the rain is changing the landscape from brown to green…Hello, Spring! The Coastal Center offers a front row seat to the changes of the season […]

This program has been cancelled Saturday, April 20 8 – 11 a.m. Join Frank Mantlik, expert birder and Coastal Center Regional Board member, for an early spring bird walk along Milford Point. Please bring binoculars and spotting scopes, if you have them. Appropriate for adults and teens 16 and up. Registrants will be notified if […]

Saturday, April 20 1 – 2 p.m. CANCELLED Eggs come in all shapes and colors. Some are blue and some are speckled, some are the size of your thumbnail while some are the size of your whole palm! Explore the biology and beauty of eggs and their colors. Experiment with natural dyes made from every day […]

Wednesday, April 17 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Join us when the kids are out of school! We have a variety of family friendly activites planned for the day. We’ll start the day with a walk on the wild side exploring the wild wonders of Milford Point, then we’ll head back inside around 11:30 for […]

Sunday, April 28 This program has been cancelled 1-2 p.m. We know the saying “April showers bring May flowers!” But, what’s so important about water? Come to the Coastal Center to learn about this important resource. Play the water cycle game, experiment with rainfall on the watershed models, and build your own rain gauge to take […]

Sunday, March 31 1:30 -2:30 p.m. Location. Location. Location, applies to more than real estate for humans. It is equally important for birds. What do bluebirds, tree swallows, chickadees, and woodpeckers have in common? They’re cavity nesters. They need good locations to nest. During this indoor program, we’ll share information on how to build or […]

Saturday, May 11 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Brownies Sense-ational Long Island Sound 1 – 3 p.m. Juniors Animal Habitats of Long Island Sound Brownies: Sense-ational Long Island Sound It’s going to a sense-ational day! discover more about our own senses and those of the animals that call Long Island Sound home.  We’ll use  our sense […]