“Plants in Our Daily Lives” Artist Reception
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYJoin Teatown and the featured artists for the opening reception of Plants in Our Daily Lives.
Free to attend!
Join Teatown and the featured artists for the opening reception of Plants in Our Daily Lives.
Free to attend!
Grab a net and join Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister for a glimpse into the life of Teatown Lake. There are strange and wonderful creatures to be found! Please dress appropriately for prolonged outdoor activity, and be sure to bring sun protection, bug spray, and water. Be prepared to get muddy! M $10/family; NM $15/family Limited...
Johnny Gandelsman, Violin
Tune Your Ear to Nature and Live Music with Beginner's Ear, an al fresco concert at the Teatown boathouse.
Let’s look for lepidoptera! An annual rite of summer, the North American Butterfly Count is a way for all butterfly enthusiasts to partake in a citizen scientist monitoring effort.
Cindy's Garden grand re-opening! Join us for music, ice cream, an official ribbon cutting ceremony and more!
FREE to attend, no registration required
Monthly Hike Series Save the date for August and September hikes. Sunday, August 21 at 10am Sunday, September 18 at 10am Join us for a leisurely stroll around Teatown Lake. We will walk the 1.5 mile path at an easy pace so we can take in all the sights and stop as we please to...
FREE workshop about the invasive Spotted Lanternfly.
Join Charlie Roberto for a special pop-up program on Friday morning at 7:00 am. The dog days of summer are here, but so are early fall migrants. Search for songbirds who just couldn’t wait to head south.
Monthly Hike Series Save the date for the September hike Sunday, September 18 at 10am This is the second 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. Don’t forget to sign...
Grab a net and join Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister for a glimpse into the life of Teatown Lake.
Join 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.
How familiar are you with our forests? Take a hike and learn to tell a sassafras from a sycamore.
Say 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.
Lace 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.
Let’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.
Members 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.
Learn 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.
Leon 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.
What makes a brook burble? Explore the physical, biological, and chemical characteristics of Bailey Brook to understand the stream as a vital freshwater ecosystem.
Monthly 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...