Fire Island National Seashore - For Teachers (U.S. National Park Service)

A variety of activities and resources are available at Fire Island National Seashore to enhance your educational program. Please contact our Interpretation & Education staff at 631-687-4765, or e-mail us.

Park ranger talks to group of adults on platform in front of visitor center.

Park rangers provide an orientation and safety message for groups visiting Sailors Haven and the Sunken Forest.

A full-day Teachers' Workshop is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Registration is required, but the course is free. The workshop is open to any teacher or youth group leader planning to conduct an organized field trip to Fire Island National Seashore.

Workshops this year include:

A Wilderness Hike
Water Quality
The United States Life Saving Service

You'll also get an update on Fire Island National Seashore's Traveling Trunk Program.

Ranger showing two boys how a whale's baleen works.

Knowledgeable park rangers and volunteers can help teachers and students gain a better understanding of the life in and around Fire Island. At the Wilderness Visitor Center, Ranger Steve Henderson demonstrates how a whale's baleen works.