Organization Address:
28 West 9th Road
Broad Channel
Queens New York, 11693
Telephone: 718 318 9344
Contact Person: Don Riepe
Email: driepe@nyc.rr.com
Fax: none
Site Address: same as above
Telephone: same as above
Fax: none
Website: http://www.alsnyc.org/
Hours of Operation: 9am -5pm 7 days per week
Fees: mostly free, but fees for field trips and boat tours
Mission: We promote the study and conservation of marine life. To this end we organize marsh restoration projects, beach cleanups, field trips, and work with others to protect estuarine habitats and wildlife.
Target Audience: general public, schools, government agencies and elected officials
Facility Description: Our office is a residential house with dock on Jamaica Bay
Facilities for People with Special Needs: none. Office is on ground level.
Types of Programs and Resources Offered: educational field trips, newsletter, journal, slide library
Topics Addressed: wetland ecology, marine ecology, wildlife of Long
Island
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Speaker Topics: Wildlife and Ecology of Wetlands
Availability: any time
Target Audience: all levels
Abstract: A slide program showing the amazing diversity of wetlands and their ecological importance. Highlights include bird life, marine life, endangered species and problems of pollution and habitat loss
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