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Easter Sunday Earth Hike / April is Earth Month! Hikes, Runs, Events

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    April 2024 Peconic Pathfinders on Facebook LIRunning on Facebook Run/Walk/Hike with us!   www.peconicpathfinders.org Peconic Pathfinders was formed to find the hidden, unmarked and lost paths and in the spirit of Dr. Robert Cushman Murphy, we support environmental conservation. In 1960 Dr. Murphy led a successful citizen initiative to establish the area as the first major natural park in the Suffolk County Park system. This April we dedicate our Earth Hikes to Dr. Robert Cushman Murphy with guided hikes in and through the Robert Cushman Murphy County Park.  April is Earth Month! Hikes, Runs, Events Hikes and Runs every weekend!   Walk, Walk/Run, Run Programs with Riverhead Recreation... Registration for Spring Programs will be open March 22. programs start in April 20th. Register online at Riverhead Parks & Recreation (riverheadrecreation.net )   Join Peconic Pathfinders for free. and receive our newsletter/blog Every Sunday we will hike a different trail in the Robert Cush

Peconic Pathfinders Shamrock 5K and other news.

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  Can't see this message? View in a browser   February 2024 Peconic Pathfinders on Facebook LIRunning on Facebook Run/Walk/Hike with us! Peconic Pathfinders was formed to find the hidden, unmarked and lost paths and in the spirit of Dr. Robert Cushman Murphy, we support environmental conservation. In 1960 Dr. Murphy led a successful citizen initiative to establish the area as the first major natural park in the Suffolk County Park system. The 2,200-acre park was originally named the Peconic River County Park and renamed on what would have been his 100th birthday.   There are many paths, ponds and a river. The only marked trail today is the Pine Barrens Trail, AKA the Paumanok Path. Peconic Pathfinders has found the paths, cleaned them up and maintain them. We hope to be able to mark them soon. Till then we give guided hikes and spread the word of the importance of taking care of our natural surroundings.   Peconic Pathfinders was formed to find the hidden, unmarked and lost pat