What are invasive species, and why should we care? Join us on a short walk around the park to get to know these organisms and their impact on our local ecosystem. Meet at Nature Center. Free; no registration required; ages 5+; wear sturdy, warm shoes.
Join us at Michigan road to take a guided hike to the Leatherman’s cave and learn about one of Westchester’s most mysterious figures.
Learn various felting techniques, hands-on, in this felting workshop for all ages! Participants will create useful crafts and fun art pieces to take home.
REGISTER & PAY
It is that time of year where our amphibians have migrated to their vernal pools and begin to sing their chorus in celebration of warmer weather! Let us check in on this phenomenon.
Join Charlie Roberto for a guided walk, searching for American Woodcocks. Meet at the ballfield parking lot near the park entrance. Pre-registration is required at sawmillriveraudubon.org/woodcock
Join us for our annual Sugaring off Party!! We will have pancakes and other delectable goodies along with our homemade maple syrup. There will be live tapping demonstrations, and the sugar house will be open to show you how we boil down the sap we have collected to make syrup. The kids will love the maple sugar cotton candy, and we will have music as well.
Meet at the nature center for a guided hike of our preserve’s namesake lake! Our hike will cover some of our most prominent native flora and fauna, as well as the history of the lake and the preserve.
Learn about the coyote, their persecution, and how they manage to be one of America’s most successful carnivores.
What kind of early signs of spring can we observe at the park? Join us for a short walk to observe some early seasonal changes. Meet at Nature Center. Free; no registration required; ages 5+; wear sturdy, warm shoes.
Join us to explore one of our lesser known yet incredibly important ecosystems – vernal pools! Stop by to learn about what species rely on these pools and what makes vernal pools so unique among wetland habitat types.