WHAT WE DO > Environmental Education

An important part of Teatown’s mission is to teach ecology and encourage responsible interaction with nature in our own neighborhoods. The goal of Teatown’s education programs is to instill a love of the environment, positive attitudes toward conservation and protection, and a sense of personal and civic environmental responsibility.  By stimulating interest in the sciences and environment, we hope to cultivate future generations of environmentally caring and responsible citizens.  At Teatown, we believe that at the foundation of environmental protection is ecological literacy, an understanding of the local flora and fauna and the essential necessity of protecting nature, and how we as individuals can participate in creating a healthy, sustainable community.  

Teatown offers a variety of environmental education programs that you can access from the links above, including: weekend family and adults only programs, multi-week children’s series, school programs, school vacation camps, a summer camp, and special  programs for Scouts and others organizations.