Tackapausha Preserve cleanup Saturday

The Seaford Wellness Council will sponsor its eighth annual community cleanup of Tackapausha Preserve on Saturday .

The event will start at 9 a.m. and correlates with the American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day 2012 celebration being conducted across the United States that same day, organizers said.

This year, the cleanup will focus on the northern section of the preserve that extends from Clark Street to Jerusalem Avenue. Volunteers will gather at the Clark Street entrance for assignments and instructions, organizers said.

The Seaford Chamber of Commerce, the Seaford Lions Club and the Seaford High School’s Key Club have agreed to participate, organizers said.

The preserve is a historic 84-acre sanctuary of oak forests, ponds and streams, small mammals and scores of bird species.

The preserve’s 3,000-square-foot museum reopened in April after being closed for almost eight months while undergoing $300,000 worth of renovations.

For more information about the event, visit the council’s website at www.seafordwellness.com or call 516-384-8536.

Above: Two Red-tailed hawks are permanent residents at the Tackapausha Museum and Preserve in Seaford.