Read on for the full list of upcoming events in Westchester County Parks for the weekend of January 27th – 29th, 2017:
FRIDAY, JAN. 27
Westchester County Center, 198 Central Avenue, White Plains
Westchester Knicks vs Raptors – 7 p.m.
Go to countycenter.biz for tickets, information and full home-game schedule.
SATURDAY, JAN. 28
Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Route 35 and 121 South, Cross River – (914) 864-7322
Snowflakes! – 1 p.m.
Explore the delicate structure of snowflakes and their formations.
Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary, Playland Park, Rye – (914) 967-8720
Wildflowers in Winter – 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Enjoy the beauty of wildflowers during winter by learning to identify them by their skeletons.
Marshlands Conservancy, Route 1 (Boston Post Road), Rye – (914) 835-4466
Volunteer Work Project – 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Bring work gloves and help paint the inside of the visitors’ center. Materials and tools provided.
Westchester County Center, 198 Central Avenue, White Plains
Westchester Knicks vs Grand Rapids Drive – 5 p.m.
Go to countycenter.biz for tickets, information and full home-game schedule.
SATURDAY and SUNDAY, JAN. 28 and 29
Croton Point Nature Center, Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson – (914) 862-5297
Project Feeder Watch – 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Learn to identify and count birds at the feeders with members of Saw Mill River Audubon. Go to sawmillriveraudubon.org. Also, 14 & 15, 21 & 22, 28 & 29.
SUNDAY, JAN. 29
Muscoot Farm, Route 100, Somers – (914) 864-7282
Winter Tree Identification – 10 a.m. – 12 noon
Learn how the identify trees without their leaves during a hike through the farm.
Lenoir Preserve, Dudley Street, Yonkers – (914) 968-5851
“Invasive” Wreaths – 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Recycle some of the invasive vines at the preserve into a decorative wreath for your home. Pre-registration required by 4/22.
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial, Route 35, Somers – (914) 864-7268
Houseplant Propagation – 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Explore the many different ways you can increase your houseplant collection at a very low cost. Free; pre-registration required.
Marshlands Conservancy, Route 1 (Boston Post Road), Rye – (914) 835-4466
Make ‘n’ Take Dream Catchers – 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Help funnel in good dreams and filter out the bad ones by making a dream catcher out of beads and natural objects. One per person.
More info at parks.westchestergov.com