Free Event Admission*

All Ages

How can we all contribute to the health of our planet?

Using chicken wire forms, our educators will teach you how to complete a new craft. Make your own small sculpture to hold marine debris and collect recycling. This craft makes for a great garden sculpture, and can help educate others of the impact of pollution on our planet.

Materials provided.

Learn more about our speakers below!

Our Guest Organizations:

Balloon Mission Inc. https://balloonmission.org/

Their mission is to collect balloons after people are finished using them, but before they end up as trash, causing harm to the environment, wildlife, and even us (from micro and nano-plastics).

In the short term, they are re-purposing all balloons and ribbons into energy with Covanta, providing electricity for homes and businesses here on Long Island. In the long term, through funding from donations and grant awards, Balloon Mission Inc. recycles them into other products like industrial flooring through TerraCycle.

Operation S.P.L.A.S.H. https://www.operationsplash.com/

Operation SPLASH is a volunteer-based organization dedicated to improving the quality of Long Island’s south shore bays, waterways, and beaches. SPLASH members actively carry out this mission through marine debris cleanups, advocacy efforts, and STEM-based education programs for schools and universities. Since its founding in 1990, SPLASH members have removed more than three million pounds of trash from local waters and their work has influenced environmental legislation aimed at improving marine environments. Through intentional action and advocacy, SPLASH believes that the south shore can be preserved for wildlife and Long Islander’s alike to enjoy for generations to come.

* Parking fees collected 8am-4pm across Jones Beach State Park. Empire Passes also accepted.