Author : Lincoln Diamant
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738510682
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (16 download)
Book Synopsis Teatown Lake Reservation by : Lincoln Diamant
Download or read book Teatown Lake Reservation written by Lincoln Diamant and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002-08-21 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A place apart . . . Teatown Lake Reservation is the largest not-for-profit nature preserve and education center in Westchester County. Forty miles north of New York City, it extends over seven hundred fifty rural acres within the boundaries of four towns: Cortlandt, Yorktown, New Castle, and Ossining. Open to the public year-round without charge, Teatown welcomes all and offers much: nature programs, exhibits, summer camp, annual festivals, environmental conferences, fourteen miles of hiking trails through meadows and forests, and a thirty-three-acre lake with a wildflower-laden island. It is a peaceful place apart. Teatown Lake Reservation, an informal history of a unique community resource, traces the development of the Teatown area from its geologic origins through Native American habitation and early European settlement up to the present time. It explains how the reservation came to be, why it is named Teatown, and how it has developed into a landmark in the fields of environmental education and nature preservation.