Public Programs
Listed below are in-person programs and upcoming Zoom programs. If registration is required, click on image or text link for more information and to register.
- Our birding experiences include weekly bird walks, other field trips, and Project FeederWatch.
- Our Nature Book Club meets every other month, most often on Zoom.
Upcoming Programs
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Our kickoff program this fall will be at the Croton Free Library and focus on white-tailed deer. Ernest (EJ) Borchert is the Deer and Land Management Biologist from Region 3, our region, for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. EJ will update us about the status of white-tailed deer management in our region and other deer issues.
Ernest “E.J.” Borchert grew up in the Hudson Valley and earned a B.S. in Conservation Biology from SUNY-ESF and a M.S. in Forest Resources from the University of Georgia where he studied white-tailed deer dietary ecology at the University’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. EJ has been with NYDEC since 2018, when he began as a seasonal Fish & Wildlife Technician in Region 9. In 2022, he accepted a permanent position as a Wildlife Biologist in Region 2 as the Reptile and Amphibian Biologist. In the fall of 2023, EJ transferred to Region 3 as Deer and Land Management Biologist
Published in March 2024 by Purple Mountain Press, The Hudson River Schools of Art and Their Ice Age Origins by Hudson Valley geologists Robert and Johanna Titus links 19th-century Hudson Valley culture to prehistoric glacial activity, showing how ice-sculpted terrain inspired America’s first major art movement, landscape architecture, and literature.
This is a good year to consider the influence of the Hudson River on American art especially with 2026 marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederic Church, America’s greatest landscape artist.
Co-sponsored by and held at the Chappaqua Public Library.
Robert and Johanna Titus are, respectively, retired professors of Geology and Biology. They are best known in the Catskills as popular science writers. Over the years they have written for several regional magazines, including Kaatskill Life and Tri-County Historical Reviews. They currently write for local newspaper : the Mountain Eagle They are the authors of five books on Catskills and Hudson Valley geology. The Titus’s are frequently invited to present PowerPoint lectures on their research and have been seen on television and heard on radio. They have a facebook page (“The Catskill Geologist”), a blog site (“thecatskillgeologist.com”) and can be contacted at randjtitus@prodigy.net.
What’s new with the fall bird migration for this year? Discover which birds are leaving and which are arriving for the winter and where to see them in Westchester. Find out how to help birds in fall and winter including best practices for bird feeder and winter bird shelters. Learn how bird survive winter in our area and the easiest birds to find in fall and winter. Presented by Anne Swaim, Executive Director, Saw Mill River Audubon.
Recurring Zoom Event
Bird Chat on Zoom
2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Join local birders and photographers on Zoom for informal gathering to share sightings and pictures, and discuss local birds and birding places. Stop by to listen and watch, or join in the discussion. All welcome!
Upcoming Bird Chat Topics
- Tue, Aug 11: Share Night
- Tue, Aug 25: Area Hawk Watches
- Tue, Sep 8: Share Night
- Tue, Sep 22: Gull Identification with Shai Mitra
(a special extended Bird Chat to 8:30 pm)
To join the twice-monthly Bird Chats, request a personalized Zoom link.