Lenoir Preserve

Hudson River Audubon Society is hosting a virtual program! John Butler, Ecological Project Manager of the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, will be discussing spatial analyses of species populations and how they can guide policies to protect and restore habitat. Wednesday, January 27 on Zoom... 7:30pm-8:30pm please email [email protected] for invitation. See more

Westchester County has moved the Ribbons of Remembrance, a memorial dedicated to those lost to Covid-19, from Lenoir Preserve in Yonkers to the main floor of the Michaelian Office Building in White Plains.

Sunday November 8th we will be doing a Tree ID walk from Lenoir onto the Old Croton Aqueduct. We will be socially distanced and masked. You MUST pre-register for this event at the link below! Sign up soon 10 person max. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tree-id-walk-on-the-old-croton

Host your child's next birthday party, outdoors and socially distanced, at Lenoir! Choose from an hour-long outdoor activity followed by a half-hour campfire. For more info click the link- https://bit.ly/3ea4lMP.

Yesterday during a volunteer project we found a monarch chrysalis in the dirt. We took it inside the nature center for safe keeping and this morning it emerged and we safely moved him to some flowers to dry his wings (we know it is a male because of the black dots on the mid lower part of its wings). This beautiful creature will now travel over 2,000 miles to overwinter in Mexico. Safe trip

We still have room in our weekly after school program for 4th and 5th graders which starts next Wednesday September 23rd and runs until October 28th! Registration- https://parks.westchestergov.com/early-learning-programs

BIG NEWS! Lenoir preserve will be running an after school nature based program on Tuesdays and Wednesday’s starting NEXT WEEK! Tuesday’s will be 2nd and 3rd graders while Wednesday’s will be 4th and 5th graders. The program will run weekly from 3:30-5:30pm until October 28th. Please visit the link for more details and registration https://parks.westchestergov.com/early-learning-programs

Nature Camp is canceled for today 7/10 due to inclement weatherNature Camp is canceled for today 7/10 due to inclement weather

We're hiring for summer camp! Must be available June 29th- August 14th. Click the link below if interested!

Ribbons of Remembrance, located here at Lenoir, is a new memorial dedicated to Westchester County residents who lost their lives to COVID-19. Located in front of the Wightman Mansion, visitors can write the name of someone they have lost on the ribbon and tie it to one of two trees or the rope structure. When finished, the markers get dropped in the designated bin to be properly disinfected by parks staff.

Overlooking the Hudson River and the Palisades at Lenoir Preserve stands a new memorial, the Ribbons of Remembrance, dedicated to Westchester County residents w...ho have lost their lives to COVID-19. Visitors will find the memorial a short walk away from the Lenoir Preserve parking lot in front of the Wightman Mansion. Ribbons and permanent markers will be available at the memorial. Visitors are encouraged to write the name of someone they have lost on the ribbon and tie it to one of two trees or the rope structure. Visitors are asked to drop used permanent markers in the designated bin to be properly disinfected by parks staff. Westchester County Executive George Latimer said: We need within our culture certain social points where we can come together. We have all lost people that we know and love through this process. This is a chance to do something tangible to remember that person in those quiet moments, when it’s you, the remembrance of your loved one and nature. We are here near the eternal Hudson and eternal mountains in sky that will be here before we got here and here long after we are gone. It’s a way to remember that this people were once with us, important to us and we’re not going to forget them. Westchester County Parks Department Commissioner Kathy O’Connor said: The Westchester County Parks Department is proud to memorialize the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our staff has worked diligently to provide a peaceful environment that will allow people to reflect on the loss they are feeling. Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health Commissioner Michael Orth said: Although we are unable to grieve in traditional ways during this time, it is critical that we allow ourselves and others the time necessary to work through this process in order to move toward health and healing. Connect with loved ones and seek out additional support if you are in need.

Next time you visit Lenoir Preserve, have some fun with this scavenger hunt, checking off all the items you find, while keeping your social distance.

Check out this video of our curator doing a little bee hive maintenance! You can see our outdoor hive from a far behind the nature center on the stone wall by the bird feeders.

Share pictures of nature you've taken at our parks to Instagram using #NatureInWestchester and tagging the park location for the chance to be featured in an upcoming gallery, while keeping your social distance.

Please note that while our indoor and outdoor programming has been suspended through April throughout the park system, our parks remain open. Playgrounds are closed along with other outdoor features where crowds typically congregate. The grounds at Muscoot and the nature centers are open. The six county golf courses are open for play. The Sportsman Center in Cortlandt is open. Recreational trails are open. Group permit office is operating by telephone only at (914) 231-4575. No permits are being issued for group use of parks or ball fields through the end of April.

Update regarding the Sap to Syrup event at Lenoir, tomorrow, Saturday, March 14: the program is now canceled.Update regarding the Sap to Syrup event at Lenoir, tomorrow, Saturday, March 14: the program is now canceled.

Due to the concerns surrounding COVID-19 the pancake breakfast portion of the Sap to Syrup event at Lenoir Preserve has been canceled. The syrup making demonstration portion of the event will take place as scheduled at 10 a.m.