Connect to Nature.
We are the Center for Environmental Education and Discovery, located at the historical Washington Lodge in Brookhaven, NY.
Learn to Connect.
The Center for Environmental Education & Discovery, or CEED, is a nature center that inspires connections to the joys of nature through education and experience. 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
Catching a Wave for CEED
Blue Water Vagabond Surf Festival is a volunteer-based pageant celebrating our love for the sea and our devotion to its preservation.
Scholarships in Memory of Three Amazing People
This spring and summer we collected nearly $5,000 in scholarship money through individual donations, three of them were generously provided in memory of very special people who made a difference.
Amazing Trio of Scientists Talk About Whales At CEED
CEED’s series of conversations with scientists and naturalists continues with a unique meeting of three distinguished scientists.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Education that connects us with the natural world.
Inspiring Curiosity: CEED Nature Investigators Explore with Wonder
Nature Investigators has innovative programs that turn students loose to find patterns and make fascinating connections.
Scholarships in Memory of Three Amazing People
This spring and summer we collected nearly $5,000 in scholarship money through individual donations, three of them were generously provided in memory of very special people who made a difference.
CEED’s Leadership Training Summer Nature Experience
CEED’s new leadership program for teens being taught by an award-winning science and leadership educator, Michael Polochack.
Fall Equinox Festival Highlights: The Fun and Wonder of Migration
This is going to be our best Fall Equinox Festival ever at CEED! We’ll celebrate all the marvels of migration on Long Island.
Catching a Wave for CEED
Blue Water Vagabond Surf Festival is a volunteer-based pageant celebrating our love for the sea and our devotion to its preservation.
Astronomy Night with the Perseids
What a wonderful night with our most recent Astronomy Night with Dave Bush, Planetarium Director of the Vanderbilt Planetarium on August 12.
NATURE CENTER
Conservation and education at our building and grounds.
Turtles Hatching at CEED!
Box Turtles Hatching!Earlier this summer, we had at least three female box turtles lay eggs at CEED. In one case, we knew exactly where the eggs were laid, so we put a box around it to protect it from raccoons and other predators. Normally, we like to let nature take...
Volunteer: Mike Kaiser
CEED depends on volunteers for so much. One of our first volunteers at the Washington Lodge was Mike Kaiser.
Fall Equinox Festival Highlights: The Fun and Wonder of Migration
This is going to be our best Fall Equinox Festival ever at CEED! We’ll celebrate all the marvels of migration on Long Island.
