Teatown Camp: Summer is Just Around the Corner! | | Teatown’s Natural Science Day Camp! Four sessions this summer | TESA Teatown’s Environmental Science Academy for Teens | 1600 Spring Valley Road Ossining, NY 10562 | | Nature Center hours: 9:00am-5:00pm daily Trails are open 365 days a year from dawn to dusk. Teatown Lake Reservation’s mission is to conserve open space and to educate and involve the regional community in order to sustain the diversity of wildlife, plants and habitats for future generations. | | Your donation can make an immediate impact to help conserve and protect the diversity of wildlife, plants and habitats… today and into the future. | | | Why We Do What We Do Support Teatown this Spring: | Imagine for a moment, Teatown without… Dogwoods blooming in the Spring on the Back 40 Trail – Or maples on display in all their glorious fall colors at Vernay Lake – Or walking the Lakeside Trail without the sound of bird song – Or without a forest at all These are very real threats to the biodiversity of Teatown’s preserve. So, what are we doing? How is Teatown leading as part of the solution? Read on and become part of the solution… | Fishing at Teatown, Members-Only Saturdays in May and June Teatown’s Annual Plant Sale ($10 First Pick on May 9, Free May 10) Movie on the Lawn, Members-Only | | Teatown is Seeking an EMT Health Director for Summer Camp | Teatown is seeking an EMT to act as Health Director for its science day camp, June 30th-August 22nd. Responsibilities include responding to camper illness or injury, coordinating first aid supplies and medications, and speaking with parents about camper health issues. Candidates must be at least 21 years old, physically active and comfortable navigating through a natural setting on foot or by an off-road vehicle. Please contact Lisa Baugh at lbaugh@teatown.org or call 762-2912 ext. 137. | | Trail Work Volunteer Opportunities | Strap on your work shoes and grab a shovel! Teatown is offering trail volunteer workshops in April. Volunteers will clear trails, replace markers and signs, remove invasives and more! We have projects for all ages, group sizes, interests and abilities. Trail workshop dates: April 25 & 26: Stone Step Installation – This Weekend!! Contact Leigh Draper, ldraper@teatown.org for more information.
Trail Workshops made possible by Con Edison’s Teatown Trails Green Stewardship Program. | I Love My Park Day Saturday, May 3, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm On the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail | Co-sponsored by Teatown, join friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct on “I Love My Park Day” on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in Cortlandt/Ossining and lop vines, remove invasive plants and bushes and learn invasive plant ID and pruning/removal techniques. Walk-ins also are welcome. | In the Nature Center: Through the End of April Local Artist, Jeanne Demotses |
Jeanne Demotses’ work is in the Nature Center and available for purchase through April 27th. 30% of proceeds will go towards supporting Teatown’s programs. | | |