Spring migration is in full swing at Teatown. Join Charlie Roberto as he searches out breeding warblers and other birds that will use the Teatown woods and meadows to raise their young. Free. For adults.
Join Conservation Café—a consortium of seven Westchester County-based partners—for a discussion on pesticides. Learn about the current status of pesticide use regionally and statewide, the impact of pesticides, and community-based efforts to reduce the use of pesticides.
Fahnestock’s higher elevation and forested paths offer many opportunities to spot a variety of warblers, vireos, hawks and other birds. Free. For Adults.
Do you want to learn how to identify new forest pests invading our region? Do you want to learn long-term mitigation and management strategies for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid or Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)? Do you want to become involved in efforts to monitor pests, block pathways of introduction or locate EAB-resistant ash? If your answer to any of these questions is “yes”, you should come to the Invasive Forest Pest Workshop.
Research continues to emphasize the positive effects that this Japanese practice has on our health. Join us for a meditative, slowly-paced walk through Teatown’s meadows and woodlands.
Research continues to emphasize the positive effects that this Japanese practice has on our health. Join us for a meditative, slowly-paced walk through Teatown’s meadows and woodlands.
Research continues to emphasize the positive effects that this Japanese practice has on our health. Join us for a meditative, slowly-paced walk through Teatown’s meadows and woodlands.
Research continues to emphasize the positive effects that this Japanese practice has on our health. Join us for a meditative, slowly-paced walk through Teatown’s meadows and woodlands.
Overabundant deer populations are one of the greatest threats to forest regeneration and biodiversity in the Lower Hudson Valley, but multiple approaches are available to address this conservation concern. Please join us in learning from regional experts and land managers about overabundant deer and the methods used to manage them.
Research continues to emphasize the positive effects that this Japanese practice has on our health. Join us for a meditative, slowly-paced walk through Teatown’s meadows and woodlands.
Whether your garden is large or small, you can play an important role in providing food and shelter for local wildlife. Learn simple steps to incorporate native plants into your existing landscape, and see examples of how some beautiful but tough “workhorse” plants are used in area parks and gardens.
Join Leon Shernoff, respected mycologist and the editor of Mushroom, The Journal of Wild Mushrooming, as he shares his expertise on the role fungi play in our ecosystem and the fundamentals of mycology. After a short indoor presentation, he’ll lead a walk to locate and identify wild mushrooms. For adults.
Teatown is seeking volunteers to assist in teaching school groups: Pre-K through 6th grade. If you are a nature enthusiast and enjoy working with children, come to this meeting to get an overview of the guide program. We will discuss program themes, time requirements, and responsibilities.
Research continues to emphasize the positive effects that this Japanese practice has on our health. Join us for a meditative, slowly-paced walk through Teatown’s meadows and woodlands. For adults.
Teatown’s Wildflower Woods is an ongoing restoration project which demonstrates the biodiversity and health of our forest. Become a steward of the land by helping us remove invasive plants, plant natives and learn how you can better steward your own property. Long pants and sturdy boots are recommended. No experience necessary—we provide gloves, tools, and instruction. Water and snack provided. For adults.
Award-winning landscape designer and author Jan Johnsen showcases how you can use stone, this most ancient of materials, to add dimension to your garden. For adults.
Teatown’s Dr. Amy Karpati will kick off the Fall Sustainability Series with an introductory presentation entitled “Connecting Conservation to Global and Local Sustainability.” Dr. Karpati will talk about sustainability from a biological conservation perspective, the conservation issues we face at Teatown, and the importance of Teatown’s work within the context of regional sustainability. For adults.
Research continues to emphasize the positive effects that this Japanese practice has on our health. Join us for a meditative, slowly-paced walk through Teatown’s meadows and woodlands. Led by an experienced guide, and in the spirit of John Muir’s instruction to keep close to nature’s heart, enter a space where “every leaf seems to speak.” For adults.
Research continues to emphasize the positive effects that this Japanese practice has on our health. Join us for a meditative, slowly-paced walk through Teatown’s meadows and woodlands. Led by an experienced guide, and in the spirit of John Muir’s instruction to keep close to nature’s heart, enter a space where “every leaf seems to speak.” For adults.
Tom Wessels will discuss the sustainability lessons humans can learn from natural ecosystems in a presentation entitled “Self-organization, Co-evolution, Resiliency and Stability.” This talk will describe how complexity and interdependence develops within natural systems, resulting in energy efficiency, resilience, and stability. The talk will then show how this process is a wonderful model for creating sustainable human systems. For adults.
