Lace up your boots and join Maggie Pichura, Teatown educator and NYS Guide in our first ever women’s hiking club! All welcome, whether novice or experienced. Expand your horizons, learn more about nature and bond with fellow female hikers. Each week we will hike a different Teatown trail and make plans for new territory to explore.
For Adults.
October 7, 14, 21, 28
Does nature need our help? Come learn about Teatown's preserve stewardship methods, discuss ways we can advocate for the environment and how we can inspire others. We will get our hands dirty by participating in a land management project that benefits the preserve, increases nature-awareness and builds self-esteem.
Ages 9-12
October 7, 14, 21
Leave your fear at the (virtual) door because we’re about to dive into the wild world of Earth’s only flighted mammal. Capable of eating over 1,000 mosquitos an hour and responsible for pollinating our favorite foods like avocados and mangoes, bats are a critical, but threatened, part of our ecosystems worldwide. Join us to find out what makes them so fascinating and how we can protect our nocturnal friends.
Let’s get hands and minds to work in this STEAM inspired program! Each session will focus on building in nature in creative ways. Using imagination and natural materials as our guides, we will explore and build animal shelters, beaver dams, and whimsical fairy homes.
Ages 4-7 with Caregiver.
October 8, 15, 22
Manage fall leaves in a sustainable way that will benefit your yard year after year.
The Green Living Series is brought you to by a partnership between the Croton Conservation Advisory Council and Teatown. Our annual rite of raking, blowing, piling, bagging, and trucking leaves out of residential neighborhoods costs each homeowner hours of time each fall and robs our yards of one of nature’s greatest resources: rich, natural compost. Join Fiona Mitchell from Leave Leaves Alone, Dan Delventhal, owner of Mow Green, and Bruce Laemmel, Croton-based landscaper, to discuss alternate methods of fall lawn care that are beneficial to our yards, pollinators and our health.
For adults.
Walk the woods, read The Raven, and discuss ravens, crows, and vultures as symbols in literature and more. Together we will debunk some common misconceptions about these and other Halloween-related animals. Bring your references and questions for a walk and talk. Afterwards, meet Teatown’s crows and vultures up-close.
For Adults and Teens.
The youngest nature lovers use their senses to explore the natural world in these weekly classes featuring visits with Teatown’s animal ambassadors, crafts, stories and short hikes.
October 13, 20, 27
Ages 3-5 with Caregiver.
The youngest nature lovers use their senses to explore the natural world in these weekly classes featuring visits with Teatown’s animal ambassadors, crafts, stories and short hikes.
October 13, 20, 27
Ages 3-5 with Caregiver.
Bring a blanket or a chair and join us under the fall canopy of leaves on the lawn for a program featuring Teatown’s animal ambassadors.
For families.
Scavengers and decomposers are the clean-up crew of the food web. With them, the world would be covered in dead plants and animals! Join us to find out what they do, how they do it, and why they are essential to life on earth.
For adults.
There's mischief afoot and we need your help - the forest has fallen under a spell and only you can break it! Join us for both trick and treat on a walk through the enchanted forest.
For Families. Masks required. Costumes optional - but encouraged!
At this most colorful season Hidden Valley is ablaze with color. Join Teatown educator Elissa Schilmeister and discover nature’s treasures along the path.
For Adults.
Join us on the lawn for our final Sunday in the Park for the season - Birds of Prey!
For families.
The youngest nature lovers use their senses to explore the natural world in these weekly classes featuring visits with Teatown’s animal ambassadors, crafts, stories and short hikes.
November 3, 10, 17
10:00am-11:15am OR 1:30pm-2:45pm
The youngest nature lovers use their senses to explore the natural world in these weekly classes featuring visits with Teatown’s animal ambassadors, crafts, stories and short hikes.
November 3, 10, 17
10:00am-11:15am OR 1:00pm-2:15pm
What does it take to be a Nature Girl? Find out in an afterschool version of our popular camp program. Nature art, habitat explorations and wildlife encounters to keep the future generation of women naturalists and scientists engaged and exploring.
November 3, 10, 17
3:30pm-5:00pm
Be part of the action and join the club! Like explorers of old we’ll use our wits and learn skills that make us wood-wise and nature aware. At our special camp in the woods we’ll practice primitive and survival skills.
November 3, 10, 17 (3:30pm-5:00pm)
Lace up your boots and join Maggie Pichura, Teatown educator and NYS Guide, in our women’s hiking club! All welcome, whether novice or experienced. Expand your horizons, learn more about nature and bond with fellow female hikers. Each week we will hike a different Teatown trail and make plans for new territory to explore.
November 4, 11, 18
Come discover what the forests, fields and wetlands can teach us. Track the wildlife of Teatown, know what's happening around us through bird language, and discover native plants that wildlife rely on. Hands-on investigations, activities, and games in a small group setting led by Teatown’s experienced environmental educators.
November 4, 11, 18
Ages 8-12
The season is changing – what will the animals and plants do to prepare for winter? Be a detective and help solve the mystery of the groundhog, investigate the difference between trees that lose their leaves and those that don’t, and other changes that the season brings.
November 4, 11, 18
3:30pm-5:00pm
