This summer, both an Eagle and Girl Scout completed a project for their awards at the Long Island Game Farm. There is now a total of four top-level scouting projects on site.
“I’m proud to see our local scouts caring for the natural world,” said farm president Melinda Novak of the projects.
Member of Scouts of America Troop 1616, Delaney Campbell designed and led the construction of a monarch waystation as part of her project, which was completed this summer. The monarch waystation provides resources necessary for monarchs to produce successive generations and sustain their migration.
“I created this monarch waystation as my Eagle Project to not only help the monarch butterfly population, but to help educate people on how important they truly are and what we as a community can do to help them,” Campbell said.
Her project can be found on the Woodland Trail. It includes several perennial plants that provide nectar for butterflies as well as informational signage to educate the public about the need for protecting the butterfly population.
Additionally, Summer Realander, a member of Girl Scout Troop 595 and a senior at Riverhead High School, developed Girl Scouts at the Game Farm for her Gold Award project.
The project, she said, establishes an accessible, hands-on badge-earning program at the Long Island Game Farm & Wildlife Park that connects Girl Scout troops with wildlife, outdoor skills, and environmental education close to home.
Her project was done in partnership with the Foundation for Wildlife Sustainability to help foster community engagement, ecological understanding, and a lifelong respect for both local ecosystems and global wildlife through meaningful and educational experiences.
“We are all thrilled with the synergy created between the Long Island Game Farm, Wildlife Sustainability, and the scouts,” said Foundation for Wildlife Sustainability executive director Patricia Snyder. “Having Eagle Scout projects and Gold Award projects at the Game Farm speaks volumes about our commitment to the community, environment and wellness that comes with a natural setting.”
ABOUT LONG ISLAND GAME FARM
Long Island Game Farm Wildlife Park and Children’s Zoo was founded in 1970 by Stanley and Diane Novak. As the largest combined children’s zoo and wildlife park on Long Island, they offer families a natural environment where they can learn about wildlife and animals through education and entertainment. A member of American Association of Zookeepers and Zoological Association of America, the farm is located at 489 Chapman Boulevard, Manorville, New York 11949. For more information, visit longislandgamefarm.com, email info@longislandgamefarm.com, or call 631.878.6644. Find Long Island Game Farm on Instagram and Facebook at @longislandgamefarm.
ABOUT THE FOUNDATION FOR WILDLIFE SUSTAINABILITY
The mission of the Foundation for Wildlife Sustainability, Inc. is to connect people with wildlife and the natural environment through awareness activities and engaging experiences, and to support the work of the Long Island Game Farm. For more information, visit wildlifesustainability.org, or contact executive director Tricia Snyder at psnyder@wildlifesustainability.org.
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