The mission of the FRIENDS OF TACKAPAUSHA, Inc., is to assist the County of Nassau in providing environmental education programming and activities at Tackapausha Museum and Preserve to the general public. The Corporation is organized as, and shall be operated consistent with nonprofit charitable education and social welfare purposes: in particular, assisting the County of Nassau in managing the Museum at Tackapausha and to provide to the general public educational and informational programs consistent with the Mission Statement, and the general purposes of Tackapausha Museum and Preserve. In pursuit of such purposes, the Corporation shall: (a) Publish and distribute educational materials for Tackapausha Museum programs (b) Establish, promote, publicize, supervise and manage educational programs (c) Serve as an adviser to the County of Nassau as to County personnel employed at the Museum and Preserve (d) Cooperate as far as reasonably possible with other organizations who also assist Nassau County in the operating and managing the Museum (e) Inform, safeguard and promote the general welfare of the public in matters pertaining to Tackapausha Museum and Preserve (f) Promote natural conservation and the preservation of open spaces and public preserves (g) To engage in youth activities and activities for all other groups so as to encourage environmental conservation, natural science, natural history and related sciences, arts and activities (h) To raise funds to assist Nassau County in providing services, programs, and conservation as noted above (i) Such other activities as deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors