Teatown is excited to announce the return of our popular “PlantFest” annual event, running May 7 – 8, 2021. This celebration offers green-thumbs of all levels the ability to peruse and purchase a curated collection of shrubs, perennials, natives, herbs, annuals, and more.
Lace-up your boots and join one of our Teatown educators 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.
Who lives in Teatown’s lakes? Where do insects make their homes? Explore the trails together with spring in full bloom as we solve some of nature’s intriguing animal mysteries. Be prepared for hiking and muddy adventures! For children ages 6 – 7 (child must be 6 by May 12).
Whether you have a lake, pond, or stream on your property or recreate in local waterways, join us as we take a deep dive and explore the aquatic invasive plants and animals threatening our area and how you can help protect our precious freshwater resources.
Teatown is proud to co-sponsor the Hudson Valley Writers Center's upcoming virtual program, "An Evening with January Gill O’Neil, Tina Kelley, and Pattiann Rogers" on May 12. This program features a collection of amazing poets, sharing their work and experiences.
The two-acre Wildflower Island, a refuge within the greater Teatown preserve, is home to roughly 280 species of wildflowers, trees, shrubs, ferns, grasses, sedges, and rushes. Join us on weekends May – June, as we explore this hidden jewel at our preserve in tours led by experienced guides.
Teatown's popular Animal Ambassador programs return for the spring! Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy learning about mammals with environmental educator, Elissa Schilmeister.
Join Teatown's Director of Science and Stewardship, Dr. Danielle Begley-Miller, and Community Environmentalist, Nadya Hall, to learn about our comprehensive approach to habitat protection and restoration. Find out what we've been up to on the preserve and how we connect our work to regional conservation efforts through research, monitoring, and inter-organizational collaboration.
Join educator Marie Roche at The RiverWalk Center at Kingsland Point County Park in Sleepy Hollow, NY, to see what lives in the Hudson River! Find out why the estuary is such a special habitat and see what fish you might catch. Come prepared to have fun splashing in the water wearing clothes and shoes that can get you wet.
Discover the trail less traveled on a hike through Hidden Valley and up to the Overlook Trail. This moderately difficult trail offers diverse habitats including rocky cliffs, red maple swamp, old fields, and the remains of the hemlock grove.
Spring nights come alive with the flutterings of moths as the weather warms. Join Charlie Roberto at Cliffdale Farm for this magical evening treat.
Lace-up your boots and join Director of Education Phyllis Bock 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.
Join educator Marie Roche at The RiverWalk Center at Kingsland Point County Park in Sleepy Hollow, NY, to see what lives in the Hudson River! Find out why the estuary is such a special habitat and see what fish you might catch.
Teatown's popular Animal Ambassador programs return for the spring! Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy learning about reptiles with environmental educator Elissa Schilmeister.
Coyotes and bobcats and bears, oh my! Join us as we learn about the animals at the top of our backyard ecosystems.
Grab a net and join environmental educator Elissa Schilmeister for a glimpse into the life of Teatown Lake, where there are strange and wonderful creatures to be found!
An annual rite of summer, the North American Butterfly Count is a way for all butterfly enthusiasts to participate in a citizen scientist monitoring effort. Join Charlie Roberto to locate and count butterflies on the preserve.
Join us at Teatown for our first in-person art opening reception after the long “pandemic pause”! On Sunday, July 18 from 3:00pm-5:00pm, we will celebrate “Where Have All The Flowers Gone,” botanical art featuring Corinne Lapin-Cohen and a variety of other talented artists.
Join us as we explore and discover the diversity of native bees that often go unnoticed and under-appreciated. New York is home to nearly 400 species of native pollen bees that have developed unique techniques and relationships with native flowers that make them efficient and indispensable pollinators.
Elevate your Sunday morning with Tune Your Ear to Nature and Live Music with Beginner’s Ear, an al fresco concert that tunes your ear to silence, nature, and music, leaving you feeling re-centered and inspired. Beginner’s Ear was created by Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, a longtime classical music critic (contributing to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times), in order to help audiences hear more and feel better.
