Spring tree I.D. walks at Old Westbury Gardens At the end of April, Carey Russell, a naturalist, photographer, filmmaker and educator, will lead spring tree I.D. walks at Old Westbury Gardens.

The free bird walk, from 8 to 10 a.m., will explore the art of mindfulness in nature in honor of Stress Awareness Month. “Life’s messy in a lot of different ways and it’s easy to kind ...

I’m writing this on a warm, sunny Sunday afternoon. I went for a walk in the woods and it smelled like spring. In the dark hollows, there was still ice in and on the ground, but in the sun, the ...

The county’s Spring 2025 Nature Walk Series, "Exploring Health and Conservation," includes nature walks at four locations in Islandia, North Babylon, Miller Place and Riverhead.