by Taro letaka For a human, finding a small object in a large area is dependent on luck and good eyesight. But for a dog, a sniff is enough to do it. The TSA and DEA have been using dogs to sniff for narcotics and explosives for years, and now
Philip Petronis, Board President Dear Friends and neighbors: On all our behalf, I would like to give A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to the County for keeping open our Ward Pound Ridge Reservation during the first months of the Covid pandemic. In the face of so much uncertainty it made
by Sarah Walkley Trailside Nature Museum staff have been cataloging the biodiversity of Ward Pound Ridge Reservation’s 4,300 acres for decades. More recently, we have begun doing so through an online project on the electronic platform iNaturalist to allow county staff as well as visitors to easily and accurately document
by Luca Trotta The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is the largest species of heron found in North America. It can be identified by its white head and neck, black stripe over the eye, and blue-gray body/wings, although what will likely catch your eye is the sheer size of the
No matter how our world changes, especially as it has during these months of pandemic quarantine, we look for constants, we search for something to give us comfort, and for many, it is connecting with nature and spending quiet time in natural surroundings alone, or with family or with a
by Nick Comparato This summer marked the first season of bat monitoring at parks across Westchester county. Though delayed by the onset of COVID, our monitoring efforts successfully collected data about the bat residents of Cranberry Lake Preserve, Lenoir Pre-serve, and two locations in Ward Pound Ridge Reser-vation. This was
by Mindy Quintero With the nature center closed since mid-March, we were challenged with coming up with creative ways to offer safe programming to the public. For over thirty years, our summers have been filled with staff and kids for our nature camp. Although it was sad to cancel, it
The Pandemic and the Park, by Jeff Main We got through the worst of it back in April and May, when the Reservation was one of the very few places that were available for people to get out of their houses and enjoy the fresh air. We were literally at