Bailey Arboretum

"[7] Besides the farmhouse, other buildings on the property include an educational center, visitors' cottage, workshops, garages and storage sheds.

[8][4][9] His real estate holdings included areas in Brownsville, Bensonhurst, Borough Park and Long Beach.

The property also includes a carriage barn with meeting rooms, a greenhouse, two man made ponds, 35 acres (14 ha) of woodland trails, and "Munnysunk", a 200-year-old manor house used for education, fundraising and rentals.

Fifteen champion trees remain in the Bailey Collection including the dawn redwood planted by seed from China in 1947.

In 2007 the Metasequoia Society found the Bailey tree to have the largest girth of any dawn redwood in the world.

A number of trees were destroyed in March 2018 due to the high winds generated by Winter storms Riley and Quinn.

[11] In 1973, students from the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), created an interpretive nature trail as part of their coursework.

[7] The main building was beginning to fall into disrepair in the early 1990s so in November 1993, 13 decorators from the Locust Valley area donated their time and funds to make the repairs themselves.

Other partners for this project included: Nassau County, Harry Whaley & Son, LLC, and Oakwood Construction.

[17] Recent improvements to the Children's Habitat include: new arts and crafts tables and chairs, outdoor chalkboards, log seating, storage lockers and a two level wooden house with a climbing wall and slide.

[15] A ceremony was held to celebrate this achievement on April 24, 2015 at which time a lace bark pine tree was planted - the first of its kind for the arboretum.

The wildlife hospital moved from the Caumsett State Park in Lloyd Harbor to the Bailey Arboretum in November 2011.

[25] A volunteer group, Friends of Bailey Arboretum, was established in the late 1960s and operates the site for Nassau County.

A birdhouse was installed, tree saplings were removed and signage was added describing the flora and fauna of the area.