Learn to Connect.
The Center for Environmental Education & Discovery, or CEED’s mission is to connect our community to nature and science with creative use of discovery, art and education. CEED serves children, youth and adults through public nature programs and events, school and community-based environmental education, conservation projects, live animal ambassadors and more!
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Experiences that connect us to the joys of nature.
ADULTS
CHILDREN & YOUTH
ORGANIZATIONS
Create Beautiful Nature Art with the Iron Curtain Method
SATURDAY, JUNE 3 · 4 - 6:30 PM Create your own special art print using the "Iron Curtain" method, which uses a carrier blanket – cotton fabric or similar material (even paper towels) that absorbs a liquid solution of your color dyes and mordants. The result is a...
Healing and Wellness from the Forest
SUNDAY, JUNE 25 · 2 - 5 PM Give yourself or a friend the gift of an immersive 3-hour nature and sound experience. Forest Therapy is a process of gaining healing and wellness through guided immersion in a forest or other natural environment. Sound Healing is the...
Sneak Preview of our Summer Solstice Festival
SATURDAY, JUNE 24 11 AM TO 3 PM We have set the date for our annual FREE,family-friendly All Things Native celebration recognizing Indigenous Peoples and our native plants and animals for Saturday. Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m....
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Education that connects us with the natural world.
Predicting a Great 2023 for CEED!
Predicting the future is never easy, and predicting the future for a mission-driven, donor-dependent nonprofit organization is more challenging yet. But all of us at CEED are really excited about the possibilities for 2023. I predict it’s going to be a great year!...
Kick Off of Bobwhite Quail 22-23!
We hope this year's Northern Bobwhite Quail Project will be even bigger and better than last year with many returning and new participants. The more we get on board for this project, the more likely we will create a sustainable Quail population on Long Island! For...
Teachers Say it Best
CEED offers high quality, engaging biology and science presentations, workshops, and field trips to get kids interested in nature and the outdoors. Here’s what a couple of teachers said about CEED: In an application to repeat grant funding for a field trip with CEED:...
Sneak Preview of our Summer Solstice Festival
SATURDAY, JUNE 24 11 AM TO 3 PM We have set the date for our annual FREE,family-friendly All Things Native celebration recognizing Indigenous Peoples and our native plants and animals for Saturday. Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m....
Sustainable Self and Planet Mindfulness
SATURDAY, MAY 20 at 10 AM Gain greater physical, emotional, and mental wellness through the healing and sustaining power of nature at our Sustainable Self and Planet Mindfulness session. For an hour and a half, you will be guided through nature-based mindfulness. This...
Vendors for Summer Solstice Festival
Come join the fun! We are looking for vendors for two of our popular CEED events. These events will feature hundreds of visitors, musical entertainment, live animals, fun activities for children, self-guided nature hikes, and of course, amazing nature-based Vendors! ...
NATURE CENTER
Conservation and education at our building and grounds.
Sketching and Painting Flowers
SUNDAY, JUNE 18 12 PM TO 2 PM Increase your enjoyment of flowers and your ability to artistically capture these special jewels of nature. Join artist Jennifer Lucas for an afternoon of examining, sketching, and painting seasonal flowers.Recent postsBack to blog home...
Sustainable Self and Planet Mindfulness
SATURDAY, MAY 20 at 10 AM Gain greater physical, emotional, and mental wellness through the healing and sustaining power of nature at our Sustainable Self and Planet Mindfulness session. For an hour and a half, you will be guided through nature-based mindfulness. This...
Vendors for Summer Solstice Festival
Come join the fun! We are looking for vendors for two of our popular CEED events. These events will feature hundreds of visitors, musical entertainment, live animals, fun activities for children, self-guided nature hikes, and of course, amazing nature-based Vendors! ...