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Patching the Forest: Responding to Beech Leaf Disease at Teatown
Teatown has developed a research project focused on a practical question: when Beech Leaf Disease creates gaps in the forest canopy, what can land stewards do to help native plants recover and prevent invasive species from taking over?
Cliffdale’s Meadows: Protecting a Rare Habitat
In nature, ecosystems are constantly changing. The same parcel of land can become many different things over time as fire, water, wildlife, plants, weather, and human activity shape the landscape. A meadow is one stage in that ongoing process.
Plant Pressing Workshop (for everyone)
Preserving plants is an art AND a science. Join Environmental Art Educator Caroline Erb for a workshop in which we’ll create our own miniature plant presses, take a collecting walk, and press our own flowers and other plant material.
Nature Nerd Game Night (for adults)
Have you been looking for a friend to play Wingspan with? Find your flock as Teatown hosts its first nature nerd game night! Join us for an evening of environmental tabletop games, including our spin on the classic Monopoly.
Nature Center Renovation Fully Underway
Construction at Teatown’s Nature Center is now fully underway, marking an exciting milestone in our effort to create a more accessible, sustainable, and engaging space for the community.
Remembering Teatown friend, Malcolm Netburn
Teatown would like to recognize and remember Malcolm Netburn, a member of Teatown’s Advisory Board who passed earlier this month. As a lover of nature and advocate for environmental protection, his decades-long dedication to public service prioritized human connection to natural spaces.
Sugaring Saturday
Stoke up the fire, it’s sugaring season at Teatown! From tapping to collecting, boiling to bottling, Teatown’s naturalists will be sharing facts and folklore about this sweet time of year. This year, we will learn Lenape legends about the origins of this storied tradition.