Tours, Walks and Talks You Can Do for the Scavenger Hunt
Sunday, March 29
Hastings: Bioblitz Nature Walk, 9:30 – 10:30am, Meet at the Kiosk just north of Chemka Pool tennis courts
Join Ann Mackey and Jan Clough on a ramble through Hillside Woods. Bring your smartphone! Ann will explain how to add your photos to iNaturalist. All pics of nature added to the app during the month of April within the boundary of 10706 will automatically be included in this monthlong investigation of biodiversity in our Village. Hastings is on its 7th year!
Mission name: Hastings: Walk with Bioblitz Naturalists
Saturday, April 11
Hastings: Lower Burke Estate Wetlands Restoration Project Tour, 11:00am – 12:00pm , Broadway btwn Burnside and Washington @ the Lower Burke Estate Toolshed
Join the inimitable Don Erwin for a tour of work-to-date in the Lower Burke Estate. Don has thwacked back invasive common reed (phragmites), replanted with native plants, and helped high schoolers install a tool shed, conduct soil research, and plant native pollinator gardens. Are you a student interested in conservation? The Burke Estate is a great lab! More info on the project here.
Mission name: Hastings: Tour the Lower Burke Estate Wetlands
Irvington: Living Forest Speaker Series, Bernd Blossey, 12:00 – 1:45pm , O'Hara Nature Center, 170 Mountain Road
"Deer Management: Forest Feedback Loops " with Dr. Bernd Blossey of Cornell University.
See Dr. Blossey's bio here and learn more at Irvingtongreen.org/events
Mission name: Irvington: Attend a Nature Talk on Deer Management
Sunday, April 12
Sleepy Hollow: Attend a Storytime, 2:30 – 3:30pm, Sleepy Hollow Bookshop, 95 Beekman Ave Store # 3
Attend a free Earth Month Storytime and enjoy Crafts with Strawtown Studio.
Mission name: Sleepy Hollow: Attend Craft & Storytime
Sunday, April 19
Tarrytown: Morning Bird Walk, 8am
André Brook Trail Parking lot (at the end of Wilson Park Drive where it meets Tower Hill Road)
Join TEAC for a guided bird walk led by expert birder Yoni Rabino. An experienced leader and dedicated “lister” who has led our groups in the past, Yoni brings a wealth of knowledge regarding local and migratory species of the East Coast, with a specialized knack for identifying birds by both sight and sound. Meet at the Hikers Parking Lot (located at the end of Wilson Park Drive where it meets Tower Hill Road); please remember to bring your binoculars to get the best views!
Mission name: Tarrytown: Go on Our Guided Bird Walk
Hastings: Tour Exit 12 Riparian Restoration Project, 11am-12pm
Farragut Parkway, just off Exit 12 on the SMRP
Tour the Saw Mil River Parkway's Exit 12’s Riparian Restoration Project with Matt Hobby. Get an in-depth look at Nature’s amazing comeback in this former patch of porcelain berry from the person who knows the project best!
Mission name: Hastings: Attend a Tour of Exit 12 Riparian Restoration Area
Irvington: Pollinator Garden Art Exhibition Installation - 10:00am-2:00pm
Along Main Street
Join the Irvington Green Team and the Arts and Culture Committee to plant pollinators for the upcoming Butterfly Gardens exhibition to be installed along Main St. Find the latest details here.
Mission name: Irvington: Plant Pollinators for the Butterfly Exhibition
Monday, April 20
Irvington: Attend a Village Board Meeting and View Something Special, 7:00pm.
85 Main Street, Irvington
Come to the meeting and listen to and watch the Irvington High School creators of the 2025 Sorting Resources video. Your presence will show support!
Mission name: Irvington: Attend Village Board Meeting for a Special Presentation
Saturday, April 25
Irvington: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Time TBA
Irvington Farmers Market, 110 Main St
Come to the ribbon cutting ceremony a the farmers market to celebrate the Trex bench earned through the Bulldogs Bench the Bags plastic collection campaign.
Mission name: Irvington: Attend a ribbon-cutting
Irvington: Performance by Reverend Billy at the Stop Shopping Choir, 7:30 – 9:30pm
Irvington Theater, 85 Main St.
Buy tickets and reserve your seat
Learn more at https://www.irvingtongreen.org/events#h.yj9vrnm3s6mh
Mission name: Irvington: Attend an "Earth Church" concert: Rev Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir
Sunday, April 26
Sleepy Hollow: Bird Walk at Peabody Preserve, 12:00 – 1:00pm
Peabody Preserve, 611 N Broadway
Join Sustainable Sleepy Hollow and PPOC guides for a walk through the preserve in search of birdlife. Meet in the parking lot of Peabody Preserve (ample parking is available). This event is open to birders of all ages and levels of interest. Please bring binoculars!
Mission name: Sleepy Hollow: Attend a Bird Walk at Peabody Preserve
Hastings: State of the Woods, Part IV, 2:00 – 4:00pm,
James V. Harmon Community Center, 44 Main St.
An update to the Conservation Commission's State of the Woods series from 2017, which inspired the Hillside Woods Restoration Project.
Mission name: Hastings: Attend "State of the Woods Part IV"
Saturday, May 2
Hastings: Take a Tour of Zinsser Community Gardens, 12pm-1pm
Zinsser Park, Broadway between Edgar's Lane and Minturn St.
Join a tour with the trio responsible for renovating this beloved community space, which has been in active cultivation since WWI. See student projects such as a greenhouse with solar panels, thriving pollinator gardens and learning labs, a community beehive area and tree plantings.
Mission name: Hastings: Join a Community Gardens Tour: 5/2, 12:00pm
Irvington: Living Forest Speaker Series, Dr. Elijah Goodwin, 12pm-1:45pm.
O'Hara Nature Center, 170 Mountain Rd
Dr. Goodwin is Ecological Monitoring Director at Stone Barns Center and will give a talk on Agriculture as Conservation. RSVP required. Sign into Irvington Park & Rec or make an account, and use this link.
Mission name: Irvington: Attend Living Forest Talk, 5/2, 12pm-1:45pm