Center for Science Teaching and Learning

Tanglewood Preserve

e-Newsletter

CSTL has recently adopted two baby alligators. The alligators are just four weeks old, measure 6 inches from nose to tail, and have taken up residence within our Amazing Animals exhibit depicting the Mississippi swamp. The two baby gators are now inside their enclosure where our former 4.5 foot alligator, Alli, was housed.

CSTL-Tanglewood is in the process of raising funds to construct a sustainable greenhouse. Sustainable greenhouses are where foods are grown with 100% natural means and include ideas such using the heat exhausted from composting to grow food in winter. The greenhouse will give CSTL an opportunity to engage thousands of people about how to build your own greenhouse inexpensively, how to grow vegetables and even tilapia (fish) year round, and how his kind of "farming" can save you money and energy. Show your support for this project by making a $1 donation today or seeing if your employer would be interested in offering a grant. Participate and be involved any way you can.

Jaqueline and Amanda from East Rockaway High School are researching compost. The teen interns are contributing to CSTL's Sustainable Greenhouse project where, once constructed, the full-scale green house will educated people about sustainable farming and how people can inexpensively grow food year-round in their own back yards. Jaqueline has been accepted to study Environmental Science at Eastern Connecticut University. Amanda has applied to study environmental science at Queens College, Hunter, and Delhi University.

The Kappa-Sigma Fraternity from Adelphi University shows the strength of their brotherhood. It is always wonderful when people perform random acts of kindness and The Kappa-Sigma brothers are a shinning example of this after they spent a day of removing trash from all corners of the preserve.

A group of freshmen girls from Malverne High School share the idea that volunteering is a great way to build up real-world skills. Shown left to right, Danée wants to be a doctor, Shannon a veterinarian, Siera in a career that supports people with special needs, and Deasia is determined to be a medical lawyer and sees volunteering as a great way to grow her clerical and organizational skills. The girls volunteer each week conducting research, data entry, and animal husbandry.

CSTL is seeking major donors and philanthropists that want to see the addition of an interactive natural history exhibit hall to our existing facility. The facility will feature major exhibits in life-science, paleontology, geology, and others. Help us move forward with this initiative by sharing this idea with others. Major naming and branding opportunities are possible. 

• Spring Camp: 4/13 - 4/17....Download this registration

• Summer Camp: July - August 2009 ....Download this registration

• Amazing Animals Behind the Scenes Tours: Download Flyer

  Saturday, February 28, 2009

  Saturday, March 28, 2009

  Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00AM

  Cost: Free W/General Admission $6

• Mommy & Me Earth Day Nature Craft: Download Flyer

  Saturday, April 25, 2009

  Time: 10:00 AM—12 PM

  Cost: Free

• Nature Enthusiasts Workshop; Pond Life: Download Flyer

  Date: Saturday, May 23, 2009

  Time: 10:00 AM—12 PM

  Cost: Free