Celebrate Estuary Day in Port Jefferson

The Maritime Explorium is hosting a day of family fun and education in Port Jefferson at the Harbor area adjacent to the Village Center. From noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, the public is invited to take part in a series of events all free, Estuary Day 2012.

You can:

• Enjoy free admission to the Maritime Explorium with all its creative activities - build a water filtration system or build a biome. With a $5 donation release a baby Horseshoe Crab into the harbor
• Explore a touch tank of marine animals with Chris Magdison. 
• Join Eileen Gerle, Town of Brookhaven West Meadow Beach Ranger and educator in creating some wonderful fish prints.
• Take a shore walk with educator Kathy O'Sullivan learning about shells, rocks and beach plants.
• Visit the Bayles Boat Shop and see the boats being built. Find out how you can join Coastal Steward Dave Johnson’s oyster restoration project and beach cleanups.
• Meet Bill Wise Chairman, Director of the Marine Science Research Center (SOMAS) at SUNY StonyBrook.

Added excitement will be provided by the Port Jefferson Library explaining the environmental research tools available there. The Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council will have related poetry readings, and the LINPI, Long Island Native Plant Initiative will share information about native ecotype plants.

For further information, contact Lauren Hubbard at info@MaritmeExplorium.org.