Pond Scooping
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYGrab a net and join Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister for a glimpse into the life of Teatown Lake.
Events archive
Loading view.
Fall Migration Walk
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYJoin Charlie Roberto for a special pop-up program on Friday morning at 8:00 am. The winds are in our favor: search for migrating neo-tropic birds riding the northwest winds south. Loop through a variety of habitats to check for fresh arrivals.
Meet the Trees Hike
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYHow familiar are you with our forests? Take a hike and learn to tell a sassafras from a sycamore.
Labor Day Hike
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYSay goodbye to summer with us as we take to the trails. Join Elissa Schilmeister, Environmental Educator, for a wide-ranging hike. We’ll keep our ears out for end-of-summer sounds, like cicadas, crickets, and more.
Women Take to the Trails
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYLace up your hiking boots and bond with fellow female hikers as we cruise the trails. We’ll observe the landscape as it transforms from summer to fall, enjoying the foliage along the way.
Painting with Plants
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYLet’s put the final summer harvest to creative use. Join our Early Childhood Art Educator Caroline Erb in exploring your creativity using paints made from seasonal plants. Learn about plant parts and the purpose of pigment in the natural world while making your own paint. Be sure to wear clothes you don’t mind getting a little messy.
Experience Nature through the Five Senses for Women
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYMembers only meditation followed by a gentle hike around Teatown Lake. Throughout the hike we will focus on using the five senses to relax, be present, and take in nature. After the hike, enjoy a gentle stretching/ chair yoga class.
Seed Saving
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYLearn about saving local, native seeds with Stewardship & Grounds Supervisor, Rebecca Policello. Participants will collect seeds from native plants in the Teatown meadows, package them up and learn how to plant them in the spring.
Fantastic Fall Fungi
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYLeon Shernoff is back for a fall walk. Leon, a respected mycologist and the editor of "Mushroom, The Journal of Wild Mushrooming," will share 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.
EarthEcho Water Challenge
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYWhat makes a brook burble? Explore the physical, biological, and chemical characteristics of Bailey Brook to understand the stream as a vital freshwater ecosystem.
Discover Teatown / Descubre a Teatown
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYMonthly Hike Series This is the third in our monthly series of outings meant to help newcomers discover Teatown. We will explore a different trail than the first walk and enjoy even more of what Teatown has to offer. This experience is perfect for everyone aged 5 and older, and anyone who wants to start...
Insect Sweeping at Swope’s Field
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYWhat invertebrates will we find in the tall grass? Make your own sweep net and then test it out.
Color Hike
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYStart the season with an autumnal color hike, where we’ll look for the full rainbow of fall foliage. Be prepared for a moderately difficult hike through Hidden Valley. Wear appropriate hiking footwear, bring sun protection, bug spray, water, and a snack.
Natural and Native Crafts
Cliffdale Farm Teatown Rd,, Ossining, United StatesLearn skills essential for historical Lenape children with Early Childhood Art Educator Caroline Erb. Try your hand at weaving phragmites mats, create a corn husk doll, and make rope from plant fibers. We will also play traditional games. M $10/family; NM $15/family Limited to five families No more than five family members/family This program will...
Women Take to the Trails
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYLace up your hiking boots and bond with fellow female hikers as we cruise the trails. We’ll observe the landscape as it transforms from summer to fall, enjoying the foliage along the way.
Discover Teatown / Descubre a Teatown
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYThis is the fourth in our monthly hike series meant to help newcomers discover Teatown. We will explore a different, more moderate trail at a faster pace, while enjoying the changing foliage and all that Teatown has to offer. This hike is suitable for everyone aged 7 and older, and anyone who wants to start...
Take a Hike, Make a Memento
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYWe often say, “take a hike, leave only footprints,” but during this program, we invite you to gather natural materials as we walk to fashion into art inspired by your journey.
Misunderstood No More
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYSpiders, snakes, bats, and bugs! So many different animals get a bad rap due to age-old superstitions and stories. Teatown’s myth buster, Elissa Schilmeister, will share her knowledge of the importance of all these animals for a healthy world. There will be plenty of opportunities to touch some of these misunderstood creatures.
Teatown at Twilight
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYAs the sun sets over Teatown Lake, join us for a haunted hike. Don your Halloween finest: a prize will be awarded for best costume.
Enchanted Forest
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYEnter the Enchanted Forest for a guided adventure featuring a cast of whimsical characters and familiar forest friends.
Costumes are optional, but encouraged!