Let’s get hands and minds to work in this STEAM inspired program! Each session will focus on building in nature in creative ways. Using imagination and natural materials as our guides, we will explore and build animal shelters, beaver dams, and whimsical fairy homes.
This three day intensive experience mixes survival skills and nature awareness for the adventurous spirit! Maggie Pichura, Teatown Senior Educator and certified NYS Guide will lead your child through daily exercises to gain new understanding of the natural world and build self confidence in the outdoors. Learn and practice skills like shelter building, fire by friction, cordage making and finding and purifying water. Concepts like the rule of threes and leave no trace will be covered.
Investigate the plants and animals in three different habitats in this series for the adventurous explorer – pond, stream and field. Nets set. Ready, go!
The youngest nature lovers use their senses to explore the natural world in these weekly classes featuring visits with Teatown’s animal ambassadors, crafts, stories and short hikes.
Bring a blanket or a chair, and join us on the lawn for a program featuring Teatown’s reptile Animal Ambassadors. For families.
Bring a blanket or a chair, and join us on the lawn for programs featuring Teatown’s Animal Ambassadors. For families.
Each week join Maggie Pichura, Senior Environmental Educator, on rambles on Teatown’s trails. Each ramble will focus on new topics such as tree identification and lore, wild edibles, forest forensics, and birding basics. For adults.
Bring a blanket or a chair, and join us on the lawn for programs featuring Teatown’s Animal Ambassadors. For families.
Begin the week with good energy and tune into nature’s rhythms. Each week Maggie Pichura will select a different Teatown area to share woodland wisdom and the healing power of nature. For adults.
Each week join Maggie Pichura, Senior Environmental Educator on rambles on Teatown’s Trails. Each ramble will focus on new topics such as tree identification and lore, wild edibles, forest forensics, and birding basics. For adults.
American eels are migratory fish that are hatched in the Atlantic Ocean and enter rivers as tiny “glass eels” each spring. The species is in decline over much of its range, and baseline studies are needed for conservation. Teams of citizen scientists collect glass eels using nets and traps in over a dozen Hudson River tributaries from Staten Island to Troy. Teatown educator Marie Roche will explain how juvenile fish are counted, weighed, and released to better upstream habitats, often above dams, and how you can help protect this critical species by joining the Eel Project as a volunteer. For adults.
On this day animals that leap and hop take center stage. Come see what makes a hoppin' good time at Teatown. For everyone.
Shake off the winter blues at Teatown! The week will be filled with games, crafts, and outdoor activities to energize the housebound child. Come for a day, or two or more of fun in the outdoors.
Bring your sweetie and bundle up for a lantern-lit stroll on the Lakeside Trail to Teatown’s boathouse where we will view the starlit sky and indulge in sweet treats and warm drinks before heading indoors. Adults only! Please dress for the weather with appropriate footwear. For adults.
On rainy nights on the cusp of spring, an amphibian’s natural clock sends out the alarm that it’s time to migrate to vernal pools and begin the breeding process. Teatown educators patrol the roads surrounding Teatown, monitoring the small and slimy as they attempt to cross the road, reporting their findings to the NYS DEC Amphibian Monitoring Program. Be part of Big Nights by attending this information session. For adults.
The ground hog is leaving clues for you to find around Teatown. Join in the quest as we search and discover the whereabouts of this wily critter. For everyone.
Even though it’s cold outside, many animals are busily searching for food. Follow the traces left behind and see who has been active in Teatown’s woods. For everyone.
Come meet some of the animals in the rodent family as we celebrate the Year of the Rat!
For everyone.
Come out of the cold and warm up as we see how mammals cope in winter’s frosty temperatures. For everyone.
Ed has been an unwavering supporter of Teatown, and we are proud to announce his upcoming exhibit and reception. Please join us in celebrating Ed's goal: to encourage people to get out, enjoy and appreciate nature, and work on saving the Earth for future generations.
