Bethpage State Park Ecology

This Earth Day, our park focused the celebration on the beauty of songbirds and the nests they call home! We have hundreds of birds at Bethpage State Park, some of which we spend a great deal of time tracking, monitoring and researching. Additionally, we incorporate habitats for birds all along our golf courses; this includes creating native gardens, leaving fallen tree trunks, and installing nest boxes (right) for birds to lay eggs and raise offspring.   While wildlife habitats are the cornerstone of our environmental efforts 365 days of the year, Earth Day is the perfect time to reflect on what we do and how we can do more! One way is to provide opportunities of education and participation for the local community. This year on behalf of the Park, I organized a virtual event for Girl Scout Troop 3632! This was our second Zoom collaboration together  (click here to read about the first)   and so I was excited to teach these bright and passionate scouts about a different ecology topic.