Muttontown Hike
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 « Back to News
PRESS RELEASE
Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation & Museums
Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY 11554
516-572-0218
Thomas R. Suozzi, County Executive
Jose L. Lopez, Commissioner
FEBRUARY 2009
MUTTONTOWN PRESERVE PRESENTS VIGOROUS “HIKE MUTTONTOWN FROM END TO END” ON MARCH 15
The Muttontown Preserve will host a guided hike, “Hike Muttontown from End to End,” on Sunday, March 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., announced Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi.
The hike is more vigorous than most at Muttontown, involving five or six miles of walking, but the benefit involves the opportunity the see areas of the lower part of the preserve (south of Muttontown Road) that are seldom visited by the public. The hike will take in ponds, fresh-water marshland and open fields, as well as the grounds around Nassau Hall.
Enrollment for the hikes ($3) is limited and pre-registration is required by calling 516-571-8500 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The walk will begin at the Bill Paterson Nature Center on the preserve. Muttontown Preserve is located on Muttontown Lane, south of 25A, in East Norwich.
Comprising 550 acres of fields, woodlands, ponds and estate grounds, Muttontown is Nassau County’s largest nature preserve and one of the most beautiful settings on Long Island. The preserve includes miles of marked nature trails with local wildflowers, trees, birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Muttontown also has several structures, including the renovated Chelsea estate, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Long Island Press has named Muttontown Preserve the “Best Nature Walk” on Long Island. The County’s 423-acre Massapequa Preserve on the South Shore was named “Best Nature Preserve.”
For more information about the Parks Department, visit www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks or call 516-572-0200.
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