Butterfly Count
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYLet’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.
Upcoming Events › For Adults
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Beginner’s Ear: Nature and Music at Teatown
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYTune your ear to nature with a short guided meditation, followed by a harp performance by Parker Ramsay.
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Wildflower Island Curator Chat
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYJoin Wildflower Island Curator Mathew McDowell for a series of seasonal talks. He will spotlight currently blooming species, share botanical and ecological information of interest, and discuss the history of Wildflower Island. Take your new knowledge for a spin during Open Gate Day, while the Island is free to access. Register
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Moth Week Walk
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYIt’s National Moth Week! Celebrate these lesser-known lepidoptera and contribute to a global citizen scientist monitoring effort. Join Charlie Roberto to locate and count nocturnal moths at Cliffdale Farm.
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Beginner’s Ear: Nature and Music at Teatown
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYTune your ear to nature with a short guided meditation, followed by a violin performance by Michelle Ross.
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Explore the Summer Fungi of Teatown
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYJoin 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.
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Stewardship Volunteer Day
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYVolunteer with our Stewardship team for a wetland restoration project! The project site, the "Croft Wetland", is a habitat currently overcrowded by invasive vines and grasses. Help us uncover hidden pockets of natives, and make space for new plantings in the Fall.
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Fantastic Fall Fungi
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYLeon 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.
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Camp Teatown
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYIf you’ve ever felt jealous of the campers who spend their summers with us, this is your chance to get a taste of Teatown’s camp experience. Join us for camp favorites, including a craft, a hike, and games.
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Women Take to the Trails
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYLace up your hiking boots and bond with fellow female hikers as we cruise the trails.
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Hooray for Herps!
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYWho are the herps? Herptiles slither, swim, and hop all over Teatown! Meet live reptile and amphibian animal ambassadors and learn about the unique characteristics of this group of living things.
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Hike Bald Mountain
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYCelebrate the arrival of autumn by getting out in the woods. This moderate hike will span Teatown Lake Reservation and John E. Hand Park, as Elissa Schilmeister leads us up Bald Mountain.
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Something Spooky This Way Comes
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYGet in the spirit of spooky season by searching Wildflower Woods for clues about our creepiest creatures. Solve the Halloween mystery to meet Teatown animal ambassadors that skitter and slither. This program includes a short walk, so dress for the weather.
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Fairy Houses and Gnome Homes
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYFlutter into an enchanted world full of wonder and fun. Learn what living things need to survive – even mythical creatures! Hear a story about fairies, then create a fairy or gnome home in the woods from natural materials.
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Teatown at Twilight
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYAs the sun sets over Teatown Lake, join us for a haunted hike. Botanical expert Heather Flournoy will reveal the poisonous powers of plants found in our forests.
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Teatown’s Enchanted Forest
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYFind out what trickster has bewitched the denizens of Teatown’s forest and work together to awaken them from their magical slumber. Together, we will enter the Enchanted Forest for a guided adventure featuring a cast of whimsical characters and familiar forest friends.
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Takeoff at Teatown
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYLearn about the science of flight with Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister. Together, we’ll ask how birds and insects fly and find out how natural design influences aviation today.
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Life of a Log
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYDecomposers deserve our respect! Join Elissa Schilmeister for a look at the lions of the leaf litter, as we walk the woods of Teatown and consider the life cycle of a forest.
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Hike Off the Turkey
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYHelp yourself to more sweet potatoes – then come hike off that Thanksgiving feast! This moderate hike will get you moving. Wear appropriate hiking footwear and clothing for prolonged outdoor activity and bring water and a snack. M $3; NM $8 Limited to 15 participants Register
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Welcoming Winter
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYWinter can be harsh and is the least favorite season of many. While some animals hibernate away during the darkest months of the year, many choose to embrace the chill and welcome winter with open arms. How can we welcome in the winter? Take a hike and see the beauty that still exists when the green is gone with Environmental Art Educator Caroline Erb. Create a craft using natural materials collected on our hike.