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WELCOME ADMISSION PASS  (Printable pdf) 1/2 Price Admission For One  or  “Buy One, Get One Free” For Two Directions To The Center - WEEKEND EVENTS & Changing Exhibits - Members-Only Birthday Parties - The Nature Store Gift Shop Page ONLINE - The Property and Manor House - Weekly Classes & CAMPS - GNC Staff ARTICLES Invasives - Membership   Application Form Printable (pdf format) LINKS to other local places of interest Education Programs for Schools Scouts, & Community Legal Privacy Policy --- Potential Benefactors/Legal stuff   Make a tax deductible donation online Education Interns Internships Map Property MAP Photo Page   Some Events & Center PICTURES Kids Page Animal Fun Page A Day In The Life - Chinchilla Natural History Of The Greenburgh Nature Center Animals and Plants of the GNC (pdf) - TROUBLE AT THE OASIS?  Can Native and Invasive Plants and Animals Co-exist at the GNC? Invasives by the staff of the GNC (pdf) Special Events Environmental Programs 7:30 PM Wednesday, April 9: What’s Happening With the Honeybees and Why Wednesday, May 14: “The Story of Stuff” Wednesday, June 11: NY City Sierra Club Inner City Outing Program Climate Change: Too Hot to Handle? Saturday, March 15, 2008 4–6 P.M. Dr. Richard Ottinger Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law Pace Law School

THE GNC MISSION STATEMENT   Our mission is to educate and to promote conservation, research, and appreciation of nature and the environment while preserving the natural and historic character of our property.   THE GNC VISION STATEMENT   The Greenburgh Nature Center will be the leader in nature and environmental education that ignites a lasting desire to preserve and protect the natural world. ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS The Center is a 33-acre woodland preserve with trails, pond, orchard, maple sugaring site and gardens.  Our Manor House contains a live animal museum with over 120 specimens, a "hands on" discovery room, greenhouse, changing nature-arts exhibits, and a nature store. Greenburgh residents with Unicard are half price. Half price for Westchester County Park Pass holders.  Members are free.  We operate volunteer programs for adults and students 14 and older. Pre-registration and pre-payment are recommended for all events.  Classes are subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment is not achieved.  Parking for all activities is in the main lot.  Handicapped parking is available at the manor house. We offer special programs for groups of all ages, on a wide range of nature topics, either here or at your location.  Call or write for our program brochure or check it out ON-LINE. The Center is open throughout the year except Fridays and certain holidays (call for details).  Our grounds are open daily from dawn to dusk. The GNC paths are unpaved nature trails, so please watch where you walk; visitors walk at their own risk; please use a trail guide and map to help find your way. Listen to WFAS for weather related closings.  For more info, call us at 914-723-3470, or contact us by  Natural History Exhibit 2008 February 3 through June 26 BIOMIMICRY: Growing Green With Nature Biomimicry is a science that studies nature’s models and then imitates or takes inspiration from these designs and processes to solve human problems.  Come see how some of the animals and plants that make their home at the Nature Center have been the inspiration for innovative products and ideas, and learn how people are now looking to nature for clues that may lead to advances in science, economics, sustainability and more.  Exhibit includes animals, plants, pictures, hands-on displays and other media that will interest adults and children. Biomimicry Flyer for download Con Edison-Principal Sponsor, Houlihan-Lawrence-Major Sponsor, HSBC-Sponsor. Biomimicry Booklet for download

THE CENTER features a 33-acre woodland preserve, with live animals, a museum, a greenhouse with botanical exhibits, and a hands-on discovery room. The grounds are open from dawn to dusk throughout the year. Manor House and Animal Museum Open: Weekdays (Except Fridays): 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Weekends: 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Admission Fees: $5.00 adults $4.00 seniors/students $3.00 children 2-12 FREE for members. ½ price for Town of Greenburgh residents with a Unicard ½ price with a Westchester County Park Pass GNC Board of Directors Margaret Goldberg, President Roger Scheiber, 1st V.P. Bruce Geiger, 2nd V.P. Alexandria Stroud, Treasurer James Nottingham, Secretary Joy Batashoff Thaler Susan Damplo Michael Darviche Bennett Fradkin Tony Gelber Carl Granholm Stephanie Hollander Al Krautter Paul Thurman Eric Wayne

The Nature Store, operated with volunteer support, is located in the Manor House. It features nature-oriented items at reasonable prices. All proceeds go directly to support of the Center. Gift shop page ONLINE.

The Nature Center Property

The Manor House, contains 21 rooms, many suitable for group gatherings and exhibits. It was constructed in 1918 of wood and stone, partially quarried on the site by a direct descendant of Lewis Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The younger Morris was a physician, naturalist and conservationist and was a member of an early Alaskan expedition. He named the estate "Nunataks," an Eskimo word meaning "Hill of Stone."
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The Manor House is ideally suited for cultural offerings and the Center has regular programs of lectures, exhibits and craft demonstrations. During the summer months the grounds surrounding the Manor House lend themselves in a very special way to outdoor family concerts.
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The greenhouse, constructed in 1988, provides exciting opportunities for people of all ages to participate in botanical programs and exhibits. And, the Center's staff and volunteers can use its facilities to service the Center's indoor and outdoor planting needs. The Manor House is handicapped accessible, and handicapped parking is available.
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Major renovations to our live animal museum in October 2000 allow easier access to animal’s habitats, improved conditions for the animals and better graphics, all of which helps the Center better perform its mission of environmental education.
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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Download a GNC Membership Application - GNCmemapp.pdf Family membership provides for special birthday party privileges. All members receive: free admission to the Manor House free mailings; priority class registration 30-50 % discount program admission invitation to "members only events" discount at the GNC Gift Shop admission to free programs Membership Levels  ___ Individual ($40)  ___ Family ($60)  ___ Senior Individual 62+ ($30  ___ Senior Family ($50)             ___ Sustaining ($85)  ___ Contributing ($125)  ___ Benefactor ($250)  ___ Patron ($500)

From New York City:  Major Deegan Exptressway (87 North) to Exit 5 (Central Avenue/Route 100).  Continue North on Central Avenue for approximately 5 miles.  Dromore Road is on the right, past Burger King and across from 455 Scarsdale Plaza.

From Connecticut:  Interstate 95 (New England Thruway) or the Merritt Parkway to 287 (Cross Westchester Expressway)    THEN

From Rye & The South East Side Of Westchester: Take 287 West to Exit 4 (Route 100A – Hartsdale).  Go left and continue approx. 2.3 miles to Central Avenue (Route 100).  Turn right onto Central Avenue.  Continue for approx. 1.2 miles.  Dromore Road is on your left, across from 455 Scarsdale Plaza.  (If you see Burger King, you have gone too far.)

From Long Island:  Bronx Whitestone Bridge to Hutchinson River Parkway to Cross County Parkway West.  Follow to the Bronx River Parkway North.  Take Bronx River Parkway North to Exit 15 (Fenimore Road).  Turn left onto Fenimore. Cross over Parkway and go through the town of Hartsdale (Fenimore becomes East Hartsdale Avenue).  Continue to Central Avenue (Route 100) and turn left.  Proceed approx. 1.2 miles on Central Avenue.  Dromore Road is on the left side past the Post Office and across from 455 Scarsdale Plaza.  (If you see Burger King you have gone too far.)

From New Jersey & The West Side Of The Hudson:  Tappan Zee Bridge to New York State Thruway to Interstate 287 East (Cross Westchester Expressway).  Take 287E to Exit 4 (Route 100A – Hartsdale).  Turn right and continue approx. 2.3 miles to Central Avenue (Route 100).  Make a right on Central Avenue and proceed approx. 1.2 miles.  Dromore Road is on your left, just past the Post Office and across from 455 Scarsdale Plaza. (If you see Burger King you have gone too far.)

From Northern Westchester:  Either Route 22, the Saw Mill River Parkway or the Taconic Parkway to the Bronx River Parkway to Exit 22 (@ the Westchester County Center).  Turn right, go straight across to Central Avenue (Route 100).  Continue on Central Avenue for about 2 miles.  Dromore Road is on the left, just past the Post Office and across from 455 Scarsdale Plaza. (If you see Burger King you have gone too far.)

On Dromore Road, please park in Visitor’s Parking Lot, then walk the path to Manor House.

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Notice To Potential Benefactors

Nunataks, Ltd. d/b/a The Greenburgh Nature Center is a type “B” not-for-profit corporation established in New York State in 1975 under section 402 of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law.  Nunataks, Ltd. is tax exempt under section 501(c) 3 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Our employer identification number is 23-7454025.  Copies of our latest annual report and IRS 990 report available upon request.
To view Nunataks financial information online at
To view the Greenburgh Nature Center’s 2006 Annual Report in pdf format touch HERE.  Note, This is a large file (5.8m).  You’ll need Adobe Acrobat to read it.

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