Join Early Childhood Art Educator Caroline Erb for an evergreen art session and tree walk. Conifers contribute a lovely splash of color to the winter woods. Look to the trees for materials and inspiration!
Get geological with us to celebrate Old Rock Day! Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister will lead a rock walk. Seek out specimens and test your identification skills after examining Teatown’s rock collection and reading a storybook.
Learn about these nocturnal wonders with Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister as she shares a story about owls during this family-friendly program. Meet a member of this fascinating group of birds, get creative with a craft, and find out how owls own the night.
Create a snow globe made of recycled and natural materials!
How well do you know the Eastern Grey Squirrel and its relatives? Get familiar with the whole family this National Squirrel Appreciation Day!
If you made a New Year’s resolution of going green for 2024, you’re in luck: we’re starting the year with a sustainability mindset here at Teatown. Join Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister for an afternoon of hands-on science activities to help us understand how to meet our challenging goals.
Has a Tiger Salamander stolen your heart? Does a Barred Owl make your heart beat faster? Celebrate Valentine’s Day by making valentines for our Animal Ambassadors. Environmental Art Educator Caroline Erb will introduce some of Teatown’s favorite heartthrobs and lead card making. Your art will be displayed on our animal enclosures following the program.
What’s going on in the winter woods? Strap your snowshoes on to find out! Join Director of Education Emily Edmonds-Langham on this pop-up hike of moderate difficulty.
Teatown is home to breeding birds of all shapes and sizes. Many of them rely on cavities in dead trees to build their nests. Not everyone has the perfect tree in their yard to encourage would-be parents! Join us for a nestbox building workshop so you can start breeding bird season right.
How do frogs hop and salamanders slither? Get to know Teatown’s amphibian Animal Ambassadors with Elissa Schilmeister during this program that will feature live animals and a game.
Stoke up the fire, it’s sugaring season at Teatown! From tapping to collecting, boiling to bottling, Teatown’s naturalists will be in Warren’s Sugar House sharing facts and folklore about this sweet time of year.
Stoke up the fire, it’s sugaring season at Teatown! From tapping to collecting, boiling to bottling, Teatown’s naturalists will be in Warren’s Sugar House sharing facts and folklore about this sweet time of year.
Join Charlie Roberto and hit the road. We’ll travel up the Hudson River looking for Bald Eagles before the wintering Eagles head north. This program will involve multiple stops between Croton’s Echo Boat Launch and Peekskill’s Annsville Circle.
Stoke up the fire, it’s sugaring season at Teatown! From tapping to collecting, boiling to bottling, Teatown’s naturalists will be in Warren’s Sugar House sharing facts and folklore about this sweet time of year.
Stoke up the fire, it’s sugaring season at Teatown! From tapping to collecting, boiling to bottling, Teatown’s naturalists will be in Warren’s Sugar House sharing facts and folklore about this sweet time of year.
Stoke up the fire, it’s sugaring season at Teatown! From tapping to collecting, boiling to bottling, Teatown’s naturalists will be in Warren’s Sugar House sharing facts and folklore about this sweet time of year.
Stoke up the fire, it’s sugaring season at Teatown! From tapping to collecting, boiling to bottling, Teatown’s naturalists will be in Warren’s Sugar House sharing facts and folklore about this sweet time of year.
By far our tastiest annual tradition! Start your day off with stacks of hotcakes and maple syrup, hot coffee, sausages, and more. Then visit Warren’s Sugar House for a demonstration of how our “liquid gold” is produced. Cap off the day with crafts celebrating the magnificent Sugar Maple tree.
As the first full moon of spring rises, join Environmental Educator Caroline Erb for stories and crafts centered around the Worm Moon and its namesake invertebrate who emerges with the spring thaw. What will the Worm Moon illuminate for you?
As spring warms up, our amphibious friends are emerging. Hike to Hidden Valley and explore the secrets within a vernal pool. Wear appropriate hiking footwear, clothing for changeable spring weather, and bring water and a snack.
