The Bay Shore Historical Society will meet Thursday, August 15th, 2024, at 7:00 PM at the Bay Shore - Brightwaters Public Library (1 South Country Rd., Brightwaters, NY).

Guest speaker Tara Rider will present “Our Island's Story: The Natural History of Long Island”. Rider will discuss the features that make Long Island's geology distinctive and have shaped the people who have inhabited this island. From salt marshes and cranberry bogs to hardwood forests and the Hempstead Plains, our Island has been continuously being reshaped and it influences our society today.

Tara Rider is a Senior Lecturer and Faculty Director at Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.

The meeting is open to the public at no charge. Refreshments will be served. Masks are optional at the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Library as part of COVID-19 safety regulations. Learn more at: https://www.bayshorehistoricalsociety.org/programs-news