Sheldrake Environmental Center

Mother’s Day Bird Walk

Photo by Gary Lilien

Celebrate Mother’s Day morning at Sheldrake! Expert birder Doug Bloom will help us search for spring migrating birds, using sights and sounds to identify them. Binoculars are helpful but not required.

Doug is a former president of the Bronx River Sound Shore Audubon Society and its current vice president.  He is a lifelong birder, the current birding field trip leader at the Audubon Society, and all-around nature and birding enthusiast.

This program is FREE, thanks to the generous support of Con Edison.

Advance registration is required. A separate form must be submitted for each member of your party, regardless of age.

For related programming options, visit our Event Calendar.

In accordance with COVID safety requirements, group size will be limited to a total of 10 (including the leader). Each participant must register separately, regardless of age, to allow for collection of contact information in the event contact tracing should be needed. All participants are required to wear a mask, as well as to sign a waiver and complete a brief health-assessment survey. Attendance is limited. We thank you for your cooperation with these safeguards.

Registration for this program is now full. To be added to the wait list, please email scheduling@sheldrakecenter.org with the subject Mother's Day Wait List.

Earth Day Cleanup at Sheldrake

Honor Earth Day by joining Sheldrake for a volunteer reservoir cleanup! Cleanups help make the Sheldrake Lake and pond a cleaner habitat for our plants and animals, which include fish, frogs, turtles, birds, ducks, and more. Cleanups also make a positive impact on the health and quality of the water as it continues downstream and enters the Long Island Sound.

Our Earth Day cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. We ask that groups and families register in advance (below) for a one-hour slot during that time; this will allow us to keep group size in line with COVID protocols.

We’ll meet at the potting shed (via the 687 Weaver St. entrance), where we’ll provide instructions and bags for trash and recyclable collection. Kindly bring your own gardening and work gloves, and be sure to wear sturdy shoes, long pants, and sleeves. All participants are required to wear masks.

The cleanup will proceed in the event even of rain but will be canceled in the event of lightning or thunder.

Registration for this program is now closed. Thank you for your interest!

Spring Birding Walk

Photo by Christina Baal

Celebrate the return of spring at Sheldrake, as we observe birds through sights and sounds. Binoculars are helpful but not required.

Date: Saturday, March 20

Time: 8:30-9:30 am

Cost: This program is FREE, thanks to the generous support of Con Edison.

For related programming options, visit our Event Calendar.

In accordance with COVID safety requirements, group size will be limited. Each participant must register separately, regardless of age. All participants are required to wear a mask, as well as to sign a waiver and complete a brief health-assessment survey. We thank you for your cooperation with these safeguards.

Advance registration is required. A separate form must be submitted for each member of your party, regardless of age.