Chappaqua Library Online Lecture: A Piet Oudolf Story -The genius Behind NYC’s High Line Design

Zoom Webinar

A Piet Oudolf Story The genius behind NYC's High Line design Deborah Chud, garden maker, consultant, educator and retired physician, offers a personal introduction to the design principles of the leading naturalistic landscape and garden designer in the world. She traces her discovery of his work, and his research on his plant combinations and her […]

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Finding Serenity: Guided Forest Bathing Session in Blue Mountain Park

Blue Mountain Park 435 Welcher Ave, Peekskill, NY

December can be a hectic time of year! If you're in need of some quiet, stillness, and serenity in the midst of this holiday season, join us for some nature therapy as we immerse ourselves in the forests of Blue Mountain Park in Peekskill, NY (just over an hour north of NYC). We'll explore the […]

$30

First Day Hike

John Jay Homestead, Katonah NY 400 Jay Street, Katonah

Kick-start your New Year’s resolutions with a self-guided Historic Landscape Tour of John Jay Homestead! John Jay began to inherit his land near Bedford, New York, in 1785, three years after his father died. He began developing the land as an income-producing farm in 1787, strictly as an investment at first. He developed it further […]

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Alaskan Snow Dogs

Hendrick Hudson Free Library 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose

Come meet sled dogs Diamond (a former Iditarod lead dog) and Khumba (a former sprint racing dog) in this educational program about mushing in Alaska.  This presentation, led by dog musher Pamela Williams, will illustrate the difference between endurance and sprint racing that will give an overview of sled racing culture in Alaska and around […]

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Art/Poetry Exhibit Beauty as Fuel for Change Opens at Master School Dobbs Ferry

Masters School 49 Clinton Ave, Dobbs Ferry, NY

DETAILS The Beauty As Fuel For Change project is excited to announce its First Art Exhibition, Opening Sunday January 15, 2023, 2-5PM, and continuing Mondays-Fridays 8:30AM-4PM, January 16-February 17. The exhibition will be at The Wenberg Family Art Gallery, Fonseca Center, Masters School, 49 Clinton Ave, Dobbs Ferry, NY. Participants, inspired by the theme to […]

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Pancake Breakfast NYS Maple Syrup Weekends

Yorktown Grange #862 99 Moseman Road, Yorktown Heights, NY

Come celebrate New York's Maple Weekend at the Yorktown Grange, Yorktown’s only agricultural based fraternal organization. Join us for a hearty pancake breakfast at 9:00am, 10am, or 11am March, 18, 19, 25, 26. Breakfast includes local maple syrup, sausage, and bacon from nearby Westchester farms. After breakfast, take a hayride, visit our antique tractor display […]

$15 – $25

Pancake Breakfast NYS Maple Syrup Weekends

Yorktown Grange #862 99 Moseman Road, Yorktown Heights, NY

Come celebrate New York's Maple Weekend at the Yorktown Grange, Yorktown’s only agricultural based fraternal organization. Join us for a hearty pancake breakfast at 9:00am, 10am, or 11am March, 18, 19, 25, 26. Breakfast includes local maple syrup, sausage, and bacon from nearby Westchester farms. After breakfast, take a hayride, visit our antique tractor display […]

$15 – $25

Wildflower Island Guide Info Session

Teatown Lake Reservation 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NY

Do green and growing things fill your heart with joy? Are you curious about the natural world and eager to share that curiosity with the public? You might be a good fit for the Wildflower Island Guide program. Meet with Wildflower Island Curator Mathew McDowell to learn more. Mathew will share about the history of […]

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