Each week join Maggie Pichura, Senior Environmental Educator, on rambles on Teatown’s trails. Each ramble will focus on new topics such as tree identification and lore, wild edibles, forest forensics, and birding basics. For adults.
Bring a blanket or a chair, and join us on the lawn for programs featuring Teatown’s Animal Ambassadors. For families.
The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson explores the mysterious eel and those who have been obsessed with this creature throughout history. The international bestseller has people drawn to the unknown, "We need enigmas," said Svensson. 'We need questions that aren’t answered yet. Eels argue with our confidence that the world is explained."
Bring a blanket or a chair, and join us on the lawn for a program featuring Teatown’s reptile Animal Ambassadors. For families.
We are taking Teatown Nature Girls to the next level so mom can join in the fun too! The outdoors is the inspiration for a journey of self-discovery and exploration creating strong bonds. Through action and reflection, we’ll expand knowledge of each other, nature, and extraordinary women scientists. Muddy adventures, art projects, and sharing circles will leave mom and daughter as role models to each other.
Did you know that the first reptiles are believed to have evolved around 320 million years ago? Reptiles have evolved remarkable adaptations that make them some of the most highly specialized and unique animals in the world. Let’s celebrate them by taking a look into what makes reptiles so special and necessary in the natural world. For adults.
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.
Investigate the plants and animals in three different habitats in this series for the adventurous explorer – pond, stream and field. Nets set. Ready, go!
This three day intensive experience mixes survival skills and nature awareness for the adventurous spirit! Maggie Pichura, Teatown Senior Educator and certified NYS Guide will lead your child through daily exercises to gain new understanding of the natural world and build self confidence in the outdoors. Learn and practice skills like shelter building, fire by friction, cordage making and finding and purifying water. Concepts like the rule of threes and leave no trace will be covered.
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.
Join Leon Shernoff, respected mycologist and the editor of Mushroom, The Journal of Wild Mushrooming, as he returns to Teatown via Zoom to share his expertise. Learn the basics of fungi morphology, how to identify common mushrooms of the season, and the role fungi play in our ecosystem. If you have never walked with Leon on Teatown’s trails, this series will give you plenty of information to begin mushrooming on your own.
For adults.
Coyote or fox? In urban and suburban landscapes these predators are learning to live alongside each other despite their competing interests. Learn how we can coexist with these clever animals and find out what makes them such integral parts of a healthy ecosystem. For adults.
Bring a blanket or a chair and join us on the lawn for a program featuring Teatown's animal ambassadors.
For Families.
Join Elissa Schilmeister at Cliffdale Farm for morning explorations of field and forest. August is the time of singing cicadas, monarchs on milkweed, cool forest retreats and the fullness of late summer.
Bring a blanket or a chair and join us on the lawn for a program featuring Teatown's animal ambassadors.
For families.
The Home Place is a memoir written by ornithologist and professor of ecology at Clemson University, J. Drew Lanham. Lanham’s memoir reads like a collection of essays detailing his keen observation of nature; the land and sky surrounding his rural South Carolina home comes alive through the eyes of a born naturalist and bird-lover. We get a rich understanding of who he is as a black man in the American south, a home he shares with others who look and act differently than he does, yet who share his love of nature. Lanham reflects: “Home, after all, is more than a place on a map. It’s a place in the heart.”
For Adults.
Have you ever found a baby bird out of its nest and wanted to know how to help? Or pulled over to help an injured turtle but weren’t sure what to do next? Find out when to help, who to call, and what it takes to keep our wild neighbors safe throughout the year.
For Adults.
Before it’s time to take on the challenge of the school year join the Teatown educators in 3 days of exploring Teatown’s habitats. We will visit fields, forest and wetlands, trek the trails and search for animal signs and traces. Nets ready? Set and go!
September 1, 2, 3 (9:30am – 12:00pm)
For ages 8-12.
As summer fades to fall brilliance comes to Teatown in different forms. Each Walkabout Wednesday will feature a hike led by Maggie Pichura, senior environmental educator, to discover the changing season and hidden life so often overlooked.
For Adults.
Birds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, wasps, small mammals, and bees, oh my! Pollinators are responsible for helping over 80% of the world's flowering plants reproduce, but their populations are declining. The good news? We can help them in our own back (and front) yards. Join us to learn how.
