Get Wild About Wildlife at the Fish Hatchery

Sat Jul 19, 2025
10:00am to 5:00pm ET
Age: Children
Price: Adults $7, Seniors 65+ $6, Children 3-12 $5, Hatchery Members Free
Location:
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
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It's Wild About Wildlife Month!  Learn about New York's freshwater ecosystems at The Whaling Museum.

  • Animal Encounters at 10:30am and 2pm: Discover the freshwater animals of New York and explore ways we can help protect them.
  • Spineless at 12pm-1pm: Dive into pond water samples and discover the exciting world of invertebrates that call our Spring Pond home.
  • Make Your Own Nature Suncatcher at 3pm-5pm: Cather natural materials from around the Hatchery and create your very own suncatcher to take home.

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium

The Cold Spring Habor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium, founded over 140 years ago remains a Long Island must visit destination. It is a one of a kind environmental education center, working trout hatchery and aquarium. The professional staff of educators and biologists presents comprehensive hands on environmental programs to over 8,000 students pre-k thru college in addition to over 30,000 visitors annually.  The aquarium exhibits the largest collection of live freshwater fish, reptiles and amphibians indigenous to New York.  The trout hatchery remains the oldest... read more
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