Use your camera to better capture the beauty and diversity of nature. Join Lower Hudson Valley nature photographer Edward Michael Lach and learn how to use the features of your adjustable camera to better capture the flora and fauna of the habitats of Teatown.
The special beauty of Teatown’s Wildflower Island is shared through enthusiastic volunteers. Learn the wildflowers and the uniqueness of this Teatown jewel and begin training to become a Wildflower Island Guide.
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about amphibians and reptiles in this workshop that will focus on identification, natural history and conservation of the species that live in the lower Hudson Valley.
Day 1 of this workshop consists of train-the-trainer workshops aimed at providing volunteers with the knowledge needed to teach others how to identify important pests new to our area.
Snakes are some of the most misunderstood creatures on the planet. Scary serpent or valuable predator? Slimy slitherer or rad reptile? Meet a few of Teatown’s snake ambassadors and make a snake finger puppet to take home.
Spring is here – get your kids outdoors to see the day! The slugs, bugs and other critters are waking from their slumber. We’ll play games, make crafts and see what spring has to offer.
Local resident and award-winning landscape designer, Jan Johnsen, showcases innovative ways that stone, the most ancient of materials, can be used to add dimension to an outdoor setting. She illustrates creative techniques for using natural stone in dry streams, stepping stone walks, knockout rock gardens, and much more.
Celebrating the 47th Anniversary of Earth Day, Green Ossining will focus its theme on food sustainability. This will include emphasis on reducing food waste, cooking and food preservation, nutrition, edible gardens, backyard food and permaculture, and access to food.
Have you come across bones or scat on a hike and wondered which animal left it? Or found nibbled branches or tracks and tried to figure out who was there? Using Teatown’s collection of skulls, scat and signs we’ll investigate the trail left behind.
Join Charlie Roberto in one of the best places to see many species of warblers and other migrants. Meet in the Teatown parking lot to carpool at 6am or at 7:15am at Central Park West and 77th st.
Everyone can finish the rhyme April showers… but that is only a part of the water cycle which all of life depends on. Hands on activities to brighten any showery day will have you singing in the rain!
Aliens are all around us and they don’t arrive here from outer space! Hike with an educator to learn more about the alien species in our midst. For Everyone.
The Croton Sustainability Committee offers ways to reduce carbon emissions for a cleaner, healthier environment. Co-sponsored by the Croton Conservation Advisory Council. Free.
Join Charlie Roberto and explore the winding footpaths and natural oasis of the Ramble in Central Park, which affords many wonderful sightings of warblers and other spring migrants.
Explore the world of macro and insect photography with Charlie Roberto and Jeff Seneca as they discuss techniques for capturing the smaller organisms of the natural world with SLR cameras and SLR hybrid cameras. Co-sponsored by Saw Mill River Audubon. Free. For adults.
How difficult can it be to build a nest? Birds do it without hands, by using their beaks and feet. See if you can rise to the challenge and create a nest of your own!
Join a Teatown educator at the RiverWalk Center at Kingsland Point Park in Sleepy Hollow to catch and release fish and other critters as the tide goes out
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.
Did you know that recycling of waste is just as important in natural systems as it is at home? Detritivores make up a large part of the forest food web. Who are they and what do they do?
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.
