Events
HYDROPONICS AT HUDSON PARK CHILDREN'S GREENHOUSE
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Hudson Park Children's Greenhouse44 Wildcliff Rd , New Rochelle, NY 10805PresentsHYDROPONICS with Stephen Soltish, 4-H Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester CountyStudents discover the basics of indoor agriculture and how to grow vegetables in water.Register at Hudson Park C...
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UNRAVELING DNA AT WEST HARRISON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Monday, March 17, 2025
West Harrison Library, 2 Madison Street, West Harrison, NY 10604 914-948-2092 presentsUNRAVELING DNA with Stephen Soltish, 4-H Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester CountyStudents mash strawberries to release their DNA and use simple chemistry to see the results.Register...
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THE FISHERMEN'S ART OF GYOTAKU AT HUDSON PARK CHILDREN'S GREENHOUSE
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Hudson Park Children's Greenhouse44 Wildcliff Rd., New Rochelle, NY 10805PresentsThe Fisherman’s Art of Gyotakuwith Stephen Soltish, 4-H Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester CountyStudents learn Japanese fishermen’s technique of recording the size of their catch using ink and ...
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EARTHWORM COMPOST AT WEST HARRISON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Monday, March 24, 2025
West Harrison Library, 2 Madison Street, West Harrison, NY 10604 914-948-2092 presentsEARTHWORM COMPOST with Stephen Soltish, 4-H Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester CountyIn this introduction to vermiculture, students search for earthworms, learn what they eat, learn ...
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COOKIE MINING AT BRONXVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Bronxville Public Library 201 Pondfield Rd, Bronxville, NY 10708presentsCOOKIE MINING with Stephen Soltish, 4-H Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester CountyStudents understand the responsibility of running a mine in an efficient and environmentally safe way by mining chocola...
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BEES' KNEES AT HUDSON PARK CHILDREN'S GREENHOUSE
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Hudson Park Children's Greenhouse44 Wildcliff Rd., New Rochelle, NY 10805PresentsBEES' KNEES with Stephen Soltish, 4-H Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester CountyStudents learn how honeybees create beeswax and honey, and then use them to make lip balm. Students will also ge...
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2025 HOME GARDENING WEBINAR SERIES & TOUR
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
BOTH TOURS ARE SOLD OUTThe 2025 Home Gardening Lecture Series will contain 5 lecture webinars on Tropical Houseplants, Adaptable Plants Under Changing Conditions, Flowering Native Shrubs, Gardening in Small Spaces, and Shade Gardening. Also offered is a private garden tour of Hart's Brook Park...
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CERTIFIED TREE STEWARD TRAINING 2025
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
**SUBSIDIZED PRICING **LANDSCAPERS AND INDUSTRY: $1,195MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY EMPLOYEE: $950April 22, 2025 Tree biology and tree IDTree ID walk at Hart’sBrook Park and PreserveApril 23, 2025 Urban forestry management, right plant right place, soil science, water systemsApril 25, 2025 Basics of...
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CERTIFIED TREE STEWARD TRAINING 2025
Friday, May 2, 2025
**SUBSIDIZED PRICING **LANDSCAPERS AND INDUSTRY: $1,195MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY EMPLOYEE: $950April 22, 2025 Tree biology and tree IDTree ID walk at Hart’sBrook Park and PreserveApril 23, 2025 Urban forestry management, right plant right place, soil science, water systemsApril 25, 2025 Basics of...
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2025 HOME GARDENING WEBINAR SERIES & TOUR
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
BOTH TOURS ARE SOLD OUTThe 2025 Home Gardening Lecture Series will contain 5 lecture webinars on Tropical Houseplants, Adaptable Plants Under Changing Conditions, Flowering Native Shrubs, Gardening in Small Spaces, and Shade Gardening. Also offered is a private garden tour of Hart's Brook Park...
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Spongy Moth: Managing a Tree-Devastating Pest
Thursday, June 5, 2025
The spongy moth (formerly known as the gypsy moth) poses a significant threat to our shade trees, with recent resurgences reported in some areas. These caterpillars feed voraciously on tree foliage, and during peak activity, their falling droppings can even mimic the sound of rainfall!In this pro...
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2025 HOME GARDENING WEBINAR SERIES & TOUR
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
BOTH TOURS ARE SOLD OUTThe 2025 Home Gardening Lecture Series will contain 5 lecture webinars on Tropical Houseplants, Adaptable Plants Under Changing Conditions, Flowering Native Shrubs, Gardening in Small Spaces, and Shade Gardening. Also offered is a private garden tour of Hart's Brook Park...
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2025 HOME GARDENING WEBINAR SERIES & TOUR
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
BOTH TOURS ARE SOLD OUTThe 2025 Home Gardening Lecture Series will contain 5 lecture webinars on Tropical Houseplants, Adaptable Plants Under Changing Conditions, Flowering Native Shrubs, Gardening in Small Spaces, and Shade Gardening. Also offered is a private garden tour of Hart's Brook Park...
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