Wednesday, October 3

7:00 pm Cluster or Conservation Zoning/Overlay Zoning for Biodiversity - A presentation on the major planning tools for incorporating biodiversity concerns into the planning process: their use and prospects for success. Speakers include: Ed Burroughs from County Planning and Tom Anderson from the Westchester Land Trust. Location: Katonah Library. For information call (914) 232-3508

Saturday, October 6, 2007

5:00 pm Wolf Awareness Evening Howl - Visit the wolves and discuss the mythology, biology and ecology of wolves in North America is followed by a behind the scenes tour of some of the WCC’s critically endangered Mexican gray wolves. Enjoy cider, refreshments and a howl with the ambassador wolves! Bring flashlights- and receive the official 2007 Wolf Awareness Week poster. $20 - adults / $15 - children (under 12). Call (914) 763-2373.

Sunday, October 7, 2007

1:00 to 2:00 pm Story Sundays - Join us for a seasonal story, meet an animal, make a craft or take a short hike as we learn about nature in the fall. For children ages 4 -7 accompanied by an adult. Call Teatown Lake Reservation at (914) 762-2912, ext. 110.

Sunday, October 14, 2007

8:00 am The Big Sit - We will be out on the lawn in front of the mansion at Lenoir Nature Preserve to see how may species of birds we can spot by staying in one location. You can join us at anytime during the morning/early afternoon. Bring chairs, drink and snacks/lunch. Call the Hudson River Audubon Society (914) 237-9331.

Friday October 19

5:00 pm Kerlin Lecture: “Environmental Law in New York State: The Past as Prologue to the Future.” presented by John P. Cahill, Esq. Pace University Law School, 78 North Broadway, White Plains, Classroom Building Room 202. Open to the public. Call Environmental Law Program office at 422-4413 for more information.

Saturday, October 20

1:00 - 4:00 pm Greenburgh Nature Center’s Fall Festival - Featuring cider making, hayrides, scarecrow building and pumpkin carving contests, petting zoo, scavenger hunt, live music and more. Members-$7, Non-members-$10 per person. $1 per scarecrow building/pumpkin carving. Call (914) 723-3470.

Tuesday, October 23

6 pm Live presentation and discussion of “An Inconvenient Truth” by singer and advocate Kathy Mattea and NYS DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis at Saint Bartholomew’s Church, Park Avenue at 51st Street in NYC. Sponsored by Environmental Advocates of New York, NYS Senator Liz Krueger, and Saint Bartholomew’s Church.. The event is FREE and open to the public. Call EA at 518-462-5526.

Friday, November 9

7:30 pm Global Warming - What Can I Do? Join us as Allen Hershkowitz, PhD, of NRDC, discusses global climate change. Dr. Hershkowitz focuses on how we, as individuals, can be a part of the solution rather than contributing to the problem. Held at the Chappaqua Library. Call the Saw Mill River Audubon at (914) 666-6503.