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The group programs listed below are held at the Suffolk County Marine Environmental Learning Center (SCMELC) and are designed for students in grades K-12. Due to the nature of the programs, they are ONLY available at the Marine Center. Pre-registration and payment required. For directions to the Marine Center click here.

To schedule any of the marine programs contact 631-852-8660.

Talk & Tour - Grades K - 12

This program includes:

  • A Guided tour of the Suffolk County Marine Envirionmental Learning Center.
  • An introduction to local sea life using real animals.
  • The chance to see and touch species of fish and marine invertebrates in our touch-tank room.
  • A visit endangered White-spotted Bamboo Sharks.

    Note: this is an indoor program only

  • Grades: K - 12
  • Fee: $8 per student, minimum fee $60
  • Dates Available: call to make an appointment
  
Beach Life / Salt Marsh Ecology - Grades K - 12

Following a lecture on local marine life and the importance of our marine environment, students will visit our touch tanks to enjoy a hands-on experience with the creatures they have just been introduced to, and visit Asian White-spotted Bamboo Sharks. Students will explore the adjoining wetlands to learn the important role they play in our marine environment and to search for seashore plants and animals. Included in the exploration will be digging at the shoreline for burrowing animals along with seining the bay to collect fish, crabs and other marine invertebrates.
(3 hours)

  • Grades: K - 12
  • Fee:$12 per student; minimum fee $90
  • Dates Available: call to make an appointment
  
Kayak Marine Ecology Course - Grades 5 - 6

This environmental studies course includes a detailed lecture on local marine animals and then students kayak through one of the most unique habitats on the North Fork, a 70-acre salt marsh. This course also focuses on preservation. Children must be 10 years of age to participate. Weather permitting only.
(3 hours)

  • Grades: 5 - 6
  • Fee:$15 per student; maximum 17 students
  • Dates Available: Available Sept. - Oct., April - June
  
  
Maritime Historical Walking Tour - Grades 2 -12

The maritime history course focuses on Greenport, a vital maritime seaport in New York State throughout the past 200 years. This program is in co-operation with the East End Seaport museum and will include a tour of the museum. Students will then begin their historical walking tour, stopping at many of the historical structures and monuments. (3 hours)

  • Grades: 2 - 12
  • Fee: $10 per student; maximum 50 students per session
  • Dates Available: call to make an appointment

  

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