Celebrate Earth Day with us on the trails, as we experience the wonders that nature has to offer.
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Explore the Summer Fungi of Teatown
Join expert forager Heather Flournoy for this pop-up program, in which we’ll encounter a variety of edible, medicinal, and poisonous mushrooms. Learn about the ethical harvest, identification, ecology, and more. With the rain come our fungal friends: let’s see what appears.
A Grandmother’s Reel Adventure
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be excited about eels. Until, that is, the night I heard on Channel 12 about the Hudson River Eel Project.
Northern Westchester Butterfly Count
An annual rite of summer, the North American Butterfly Count is a way for butterfly enthusiasts across the country to partake in a citizen science monitoring effort. Our resident butterfly enthusiast Charlie Roberto has been leading butterfly count walks at Teatown since 1995 to educate and encourage visitors to partake in this important effort.
December Plant of the Month
Christmas trees are a holiday staple for those who celebrate, but look in the woods and chances are you’ll find a Christmas fern to complement the traditional festive greenery. Specifically, THE Christmas Fern: Polystichum acrostichoides.
Women Take to the Trails
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.
Women Take to the Trails
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.
Women Take to the Trails
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.
Insect Sweeping at Swope’s Field
What invertebrates will we find in the tall grass? Make your own sweep net and then test it out.
Labor Day Hike
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.
Meet the Trees Hike
How familiar are you with our forests? Take a hike and learn to tell a sassafras from a sycamore.
Women Take to the Trails
Spring has sprung! The days are getting longer and the weather is warming up. April showers bring May flowers, so be prepared for a springtime drizzle! We’ll keep our eyes out for early blooms each week. Lace up your boots and bond with fellow female hikers, as we cruise the trails.
Women Take to the Trails
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.
Pollution in the COVID World
Many nature centers, preserves, parks and hiking trails, welcomed record numbers of visitors with a skeleton staff. With visitor safety in mind, overcrowding, trail conditions and sanitation were all evaluated and became a priority. Teatown experienced a huge increase in out of area and first time visitors.