Grab a net and join Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister for a glimpse into the life of Vernay 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!
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Out and About at Teatown: Cliffdale Edition (for everyone)
It’s time for Pride Month at Teatown! Join community members to mingle and make bird or bat houses before hiking the Cliffdale Loop trail, where we’ll do some birding.
A Hike for Tikes (for caregivers, newborns, toddlers)
Happy Mother's Day weekend! Put your baby in a backpack, lace up your toddler’s hiking boots, and hit the trail with mom and Teatown educator Marie Roche for a nature walk. Marie and her son will lead a short hike, and offer parental support and camaraderie. (It takes a village, right?)
Handling the Heat (for families)
How does our local wildlife handle the summer heat? Explore amazing adaptations with Educator Caroline Erb as she introduces Teatown Animal Ambassadors who are well equipped for the hottest time of year.
Mother/Daughter Hike (for everyone, 8+)
Get your girl gang ready: celebrate Mother’s Day with a mother/daughter hike on Teatown’s trails with Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister.
Wild Mushroom Walk (For everyone 8+)
In honor of National Mushroom Hunting Day, let’s find some fungi! Join Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister and Assistant Director of Conservation for Westchester County Parks Taro Ietaka on a mushroom walk. Learn facts and features of these important decomposers and practice your identification skills.
Tending the Tender: A Biomimetic Somatic Immersion (for adults)
Through tea ritual, co-regulated breathwork, seed pricking, rhythmic walking, forest listening, and live crystal bowl sound immersion, participants will move through a carefully sequenced arc of stability, activation, rhythm, and integration.
The Magic of Moths (for adults)
Butterflies often steal the spotlight, but moths have a subtle beauty of their own. Get to know these lesser-known lepidoptera and sharpen your ID skills. Join Charlie Roberto to locate and count nocturnal moths at Cliffdale Farm.
Teatown ¡en español! (para familias, niños de 5 años+)
Ven y aprende sobre la naturaleza que vive en Teatown, guiada completamente en español. Cada salida tendrá un tema diferente, tales como Los Anfíbios y Reptiles, Insectos, Identificación de Árboles, Los Flores de Primavera, ¡y más! PLEASE NOTE: These hikes will be guided completely in Spanish.
Teatown ¡en español! (para familias, niños de 5 años+)
Ven y aprende sobre la naturaleza que vive en Teatown, guiada completamente en español. Cada salida tendrá un tema diferente, tales como Los Anfíbios y Reptiles, Insectos, Identificación de Árboles, Los Flores de Primavera, ¡y más! PLEASE NOTE: These hikes will be guided completely in Spanish.
Identifying the Butterflies of Eastern New York, Part II: More True Butterflies & Skippers
Part I covered butterfly ID terminology, along with key features used for identifying a set of commonly confused species in Eastern New York (including swallowtails, pierids (whites and sulphurs), and basic lycaenids (blues & hairstreaks). This time the focus will be seasonal brood cycles, along with additional ID pointers, including elfins, common nymphalids, and skippers.
Mother (Nature)’s Day (for families)
Motherhood takes many forms in the natural world. Celebrate mothers of all species, shapes, and sizes with Environmental Art Educator Caroline Erb this Mother’s Day weekend. Create a craft with found natural materials for all of the mothers in your life. Come to craft, but dress for the weather, as this program will involve a short hike.
Semillitas Outdoors and the City Nature Challenge | Latino Outdoors NYC (for families)
Juntos, observaremos a la Madre Naturaleza en esta reserva maravillosa, y entregaremos lo que veamos al City Nature Challenge, un esfuerzo mundial para el estudio y aprecio del mundo natural. / Together, we will observe Mother Nature in this wonderful preserve, and we will submit what we see to the City Nature Challenge, a global effort to study and appreciate the natural world.
Teatown ¡en español! (para familias, niños de 5 años+)
Ven y aprende sobre la naturaleza que vive en Teatown, guiada completamente en español. Cada salida tendrá un tema diferente, tales como Los Anfíbios y Reptiles, Insectos, Identificación de Árboles, Los Flores de Primavera, ¡y más!
Hidden Valley Hike (For everyone 8+)
Spend Environmental Educator week with us out on the trails, as Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister leads us on the Hidden Valley Loop trail for a moderate hike.
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