July 2009

1 Wednesday
Hudson River Ferry Sloop Meeting
Croton Point Nature Center
6:30 p.m.

Share the beauty of the river with a non-profit environmental sailing organization that inspires people to appreciate and protect one of our country’s greatest resources. Meet at the nature center.

5 Sunday
Summer Scavenger Hike
Marshlands Conservancy
10 a.m. 

Bring the family to search and discover objects in the woods, field, salt marsh and shore as you check off the Marshlands scavenger hunt list.

 6 Monday
Summer Camp at Trailside
Trailside Nature Museum

The Children’s Summer Ecology Program runs from July 6 through August 14. During this time the museum will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed on weekends. For information about registering for camp call (914) 864-7028. Please visit the Friends of Trailside website at www.TrailsideMuseum.org to view our upcoming fall weekend programs that begin in September. 

 6 Monday
Children’s Summer Ecology Program
Cranberry Lake Preserve, Lenoir Preserve, Marshlands Conservancy

The Children’s Summer Ecology Program runs from July 6 through August 14. Please visit http://www.westchestergov.com/parks/
NatureCenters.htm for additional information.          

10 Friday
Native Lore of the Hudson
Croton Point Nature Center
7:30 p.m.

Jonathan Kruk and the Croton Point naturalist will entice you with hauntings and history of Croton Point through the eyes of Native Americans who lived there.

12 Sunday
Seining in Milton Harbor
Marshlands Conservancy
10 a.m.

We will walk into the water with the long seine net to catch and then release whatever fish, shrimp and crabs we may catch. Wear clothes and old sneakers that can get wet and muddy. (No bathing suits, please).

  12 Sunday
MALFA Archaeology Open House
Croton Point Nature Center
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

            An afternoon of archaeological adventures with your local archaeological organization.

 17 Friday
Riverlovers Pot Luck & Seining by the Bay
Croton Point Park
6:30 p.m.

Meet “n’ Eat with The Riverlovers organization, followed by an evening seining program where we will use a 50-foot net in the water to catch, study and release some of our frequent Hudson river visitors. Please bring wet shoes if you choose to do the seining. Also, check our Riverlovers at www.riverlovers.org. Meet in the large parking lot.

18 Saturday
Starway to Heaven
Trailside Nature Museum
9 p.m.

Join the Westchester Amateur Astronomers in the Meadow parking lot for star gazing through telescopes.  Weather permitting. Cloud date: Saturday, July 25.

19 Sunday
Wildflowers and Deer
Marshlands Conservancy
10 a.m.

We will compare the wildflowers on the outside and inside of the new deer enclosure in the meadow to see what impact excluding deer from an area has on the vegetation within.

 24 Friday
Moths in Black
Croton Point Nature Center
7:30 p.m.

Charlie Roberto will entice you with techniques on observing, attracting and identifying these nocturnal winged wonders. Co-sponsored by Saw Mill River Audubon Society.

25 Saturday
Trail Maintenance Workshop
Trailside Nature Museum
9:30 a.m.

            Join our dedicated volunteers in a trail maintenance workshop, a brief update meeting followed by clearing, trail blazing maintenance and/or erosion control. Co-sponsored by the New York/New Jersey Trail Conference. For more information call (914) 864-7317.

26 Sunday
Zillions of Crabs
Marshlands Conservancy
10 a.m.

Everyone will have a chance to hold crabs as we are sure to find an abundance of Asian shore Crabs. Learn about these and some of the other kinds of crabs that live at Marshlands on a summer morning at the shore.

26 Sunday
Life in a Flash!
Croton Point Nature Center
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Join Paul Keim of the Brooklyn Bird Club in search of those quick and beautiful fly-bys, dragonflies and butterflies. Please bring binoculars and dress for the weather. Co-sponsored by the Brooklyn Bird Club.