Volunteers Revive Nike South Shore Environmental Center in Lido Beach

The Nike South Shore Environmental Center in Lido Beach houses Long Beach High School’s Nike Alternative High School Program and provides students and staff throughout the district with a natural setting for outdoor learning.

Use of the area has been limited since sustaining extensive damage from Superstorm Sandy, but fortunately, supportive volunteers are helping to bring this resource back to life.

The Long Island Volunteer Center recently planned a day of service for employees from Capital One Bank, National Grid and Zurich North America. Volunteers removed debris from the marsh and boardwalk observation deck and constructed two additional garden beds alongside the Nike school building.

The initiative was made possible thanks to a $50,000 grant that the Long Island Volunteer Center obtained from the Major League Baseball Players Trust.

Submitted by Long Beach Schools