Teatown’s Staff Kevin Carter Executive Director Dianne Barron Managing Director Phyllis Bock Director of Education Diane DiVernieri Director of Finance Laura Elmore Director of Marketing Mike Rubbo, Ph.D. Director of Conservation Science Julie Sootin Director of Development Erin Baker Animal Care Supervisor & Environmental Educator Lisa Baugh Senior Environmental Educator Terry Broadway Weekend Receptionist Alex Cochran Land Steward Millie Dellaquila Administrative Assistant Leigh Draper Preserve Manager Jo Ann Gackstetter AM Receptionist Mary Haley School Year Environmental Educator Lisa Kelly Animal Caretaker Leah Kennell Wildflower Island Curator Jean Maiorano Membership & Development Associate Sean O’Reilly Weekend Maintainer Jan Phair Weekend Receptionist Maggie Pichura Environmental Educator Mike Reyes Senior Maintainer Sandy Rotella PM Receptionist Elissa Schilmeister Environmental Educator & Volunteer Coordinator Hillary Siener Conservation Scientist Stephen Williams Custodian Teatown Lake Reservation is recognized as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization under Federal Internal Revenue code. Donations/contributions are tax deductible according to IRS tax law.

Officers: Howard Permut, Chair Joanne Landau, Vice Chair Nancy Felcher, Vice Chair Dorry Swope, Secretary Ed David, Treasurer Trustees: Barbara Abeles Michael Bakwin Jim Blann Susan Cooney Cynthia Coudert Anita Hegarty Brian Horton Theresa Kilman Steven Pecoraro Marguerite Pitts Libbie Poppick Charlie Roberto Kat Saunders Marcia Saunders Jamie Shenkman Donald Stever Glenn Vogt Angela White ToyKen Yee

General Counsel: Clinton B. Smith

Honorary Trustees: Peter M. Ascoli Emily Wood Crofoot Lori Ensinger John Marwell Zita Rosenthal Rebecca Samberg David Swope Geoffrey S. Thompson Advisory Board: Hon. Catherine Borgia Adam Brown Andrew Cader Lou Colasuanno John DeVito Lori Ensinger Phyllis Glassman Cora Greenberg Hon. Michael Kaplowitz Scot Medbury Mirla Morrison Craig Paeprer Ned Sullivan Susan Todd Jim Wood

Teatown’s Board of Trustees

1600 Spring Valley Road, Ossining, NY 10562

914-762-2912 • www.teatown.org

Annual Report 2014-2015

If any name has inadvertently been left off any list, please let us know and accept our apology. We appreciate your support.

Matching Gifts Aetna Foundation, Inc. Colgate Palmolive Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matching Gift Program IBM International Foundation Novartis Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program The Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts Reader's Digest Foundation Unilever United States Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign

$500-$999 Peter Ascoli Barbara Barbieri Brian Battuello & Frances Ross Bedford Audubon Society Phyllis and Aaron Bock Donna and John Botti Celia S. and Brian W. Carroll Holly Crosbie-Foote Mary Dale and Jeffrey Allen Heidi and Pat Donoghue Rudolph Fasciani, Jr. Kelly and Anthony Fischetti French-American School of NY Paul Graf David Granger and Melanie Dodson

Jennifer Grogan Barbara and John Hudock Patricia Johnson and Mark Michaels Barbara A. Lieberman Kate and Michael Lombardi John and Ginny Loughlin Helen Mauch Charlie and Karen Menduni Virginia and Timothy Millhiser NK Electric LLC Jean and John Nonna Rodney and Elizabeth Pitts

Marti and John Stewart Thompson & Bender LLC Town of Cortlandt Drusilla van Hengel Glenn and Merry Anne Vogt Barbara Walker Westchester Bank Laura and David Whitlinger Emily Wood and Anders Crofoot Yorktown Chamber of Commerce

Our Supporters

Teatown is: A leading environmental education organization...

… 15 miles of trails and a 1,000-acre nature preserve

$250-$499 21st Century Business Systems, Inc. Kristine and Greg Adams Mark Anderson John Benevento Bettina Equities John F. Blackburn and Maryann Gallagher Bill Bronner and Nancy Bloomgarden Elizabeth Clarfeld Condon, O'Meara, McGinty & Donnelly Linda Cooper Croton Animal Hospital Croton Auto Park Jane and Walt Daniels Robert F. Davis Peter and Susan Diamond Peter Feldman and Mary Breslin Paul Finch & Deborah Benzil Diane and Eric Fishman Lisa and Sean Fitzgerald

Tim and Lisa Flynn Stephen and Lauren Gates Barbara Gilbert Timothy P. Hartung and Holly T. Ross Stephen Hersh and Dana Levenberg Donald E. Hill Edward Honcharski and Jean Chemay William Ingraham Patricia Keesee Stephanie Lynn and Mark Kleiman Ellen and Fred Koelsch Barbara Krohn John Ladd & Mary Flood Peter and Silvia Last Isabel Livingston Auralie and Chester Logan Robert Mack & Beth Maier John and Karen Magerlein Louise Manganello Paul R. Mendelsohn

Ruperto D. Mendiones Edward Mertz Peter H. and Christopher W. Oden Edwin and Claire Payne Larry Provost Geoffrey Reiss & Anna Walker Leslie and Christopher Rich Paul and Nancy Ross Dom and Janet Rubbo Jeffrey and Deborah Samberg Kendal Sandlin Scenic Hudson Bruce and Joanne Sheffler Emily and Stewart Tabin Mary Ann and Kevin Tighe Sally Timpson Robert Walkup and Katherine Saenger Charles and Susan Wanner William A. Wetzel Mark L. Wilson and Denise A. Rempe

Welcome to Teatown Dear Friends of Teatown, From Davos to Kyoto, from New York’s Environmental Protection Fund to the Westchester Science and Engineering Fair (WESEF), the environment has been on everyone’s mind. Here at Teatown we continue to do our part. Thanks to you, our friends and supporters, Teatown was able to deliver on its mission in 2015 – to inspire our community to lifelong environmental stewardship. Increasing Educational Impact: 12,000 Students – 600 Teachers – 26 School Districts We continue to increase our reach to under-resourced communities such as Tarrytown, Peekskill, and Ossining. Our successful Teatown Environmental Science Academy (TESA), now in its 4th year and with over 50% female participa-tion, continues to engage local high school students who have gone on to national and international science competitions such as I-SWEEEP and Intel. And, I would be remiss not to mention, our 5th Grade Nature Girls program, which focuses on cooperation, self-confidence and leadership skills, has been scaled up to include a second school district. Stewardship from Westchester to Albany with 30+ academic and environmental institutions like Pace University, New York Botanical Garden, and the Cary Institute of Ecosystems Our Environmental Management and Monitoring Alliance (EMMA) continued with Teatown as the host site and organizer to ensure common methodologies for data collection among nine institutions working towards groundbreak-ing local research. We are particularly excited about a new partnership with Pace University where we are in the second year of a field studies course for their undergraduate students. In the future, we look forward to jointly training local teachers at the middle and high school levels in independent research and data analysis. 50 Years Plus and Still Going Strong – THANK YOU Teatown is so fortunate to have a large and generous base of supporters. We were able to grow our endowment by one third following a generous gift from a long time member. This year we hired our first bilingual science curriculum writer thanks to a grant from the Land Trust Alliance matched by an individual donor. Even with this generous support, the geographic reach and impact of our programs remain below their potential. We thank the community and ask for your continued engagement. Thanks to your involvement and our dedicated board and staff, Teatown continues to thrive after half a century teaching about ecology and connecting people to nature. So, come by and visit. Check out our newest trail, “Twin Lakes.” You never know what you might see – children, wildlife, Teatown guides, or world renowned documentary filmmakers Andy Young and Susan Todd who have located part of their film operations at Teatown. Best wishes, Joanne Landau Chair of the Board 2015 Visit us online at www.teatown.org

$1,000-$2,499

Anonymous (2) Stuart and Beverly Aisenbrey Diane Alden Donna Aristo Andy and Linda Brenner Lisa and Frank Brown Edward T. Buhl & Lynn Minton Jennifer Carter Continental Building Products LLC David Rockefeller Fund Robert DeRito Eileen Fisher Lori Ensinger and William Kuebler Ann M. Fagan Terry and Jerry Feldman Matt and Mary Ann George Joan Gilbert Martin and Virginia Gold Donna and Jim Goldsmith Patrick and Jennifer Graham Robert and Laura Hartwig David Hemmerling & Toyken Yee Steve and Betsy Hunter Insite Engineering, Surveying & Landscape Architecture, P.C. Janet Inskeep Benton Marvin Israelow & Dorian Goldman Jack Devito Foundation, Inc. Vladimir and Betsy Jelisavcic Douglas and Alice Kraus

L.L. Bean, Inc. Naomi and Paul B. Marrow Electra and Bruce Martin Scot Medbury Barbara and Roger Michaels Bonnie and Robert Mongno Tashia and John Morgridge James and Patricia Murphy Tim and Alandra Murphy Richard O'Hanley Mary O'Neill Berry Paula Pace Steven Pecoraro Bill and Diane Pulleyblank John and Karen Rigney Charles and Cheryl Roberto Mimi Rosenwald Stacy and Jonathan Satovsky Saw Mill River Audubon Society Jason and Lisa Shaplen Clinton and Ellen Smith Todd Snyder Adam Spilka & Patricia Murphy Christopher St.Victor-de Pinho Jeffrey and Andrea Stone Sabin and Beverley Streeter Gerard L. and Mary Swope John F. Swope Susan Swope David B. Thomas Hugh and MaryAnn van Hengel

$5,000-$9,999 Anonymous Anderson-Rogers Foundation, Inc. Tyler and Brooke Beebe June and Roger Blanc Club Fit Susan and John Cooney Jr. Vicki and Fred Feiner Frederic R. Coudert Foundation Eve Hart Rice, M.D. Betsy and Lowell Lifschultz Deborah Mehne Alina and Glenn Pacchiana Ed and Anne Papantonio Clare Pierson & Peter Humphrey Libbie and David Poppick Laura and James Rosenwald Jamie Shenkman & Chris Magadini Don and Margo Stever Whole Foods Market

$2,500-$4,999 Michael Babick Katherine and Berl M. Brechner Kevin Carter Jinx Chapman Debbie Cuiffo Rick Duffy & Monique Regard Earth Alterations, LLC David Ettenberg & Ziporah Janowski Merrilee Frable Sue and Ken Fuirst Sara Lee Schupf & Axel Schupf Catherine A. Ludden J. Stuart and Mary Mackintosh Mirla and George Morrison New York Life Foundation Kathy and Larry Pedowitz Amy and Bradley Rinzler Jim and Kathy Rittinger Andrew and Sharon Saunders Diane and Steven Skalak Betsy Shaw Weiner Dorothea Hale Swope Wheelabrator Westchester, L.P. Twink and Jim Wood

Our Supporters

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Teatown Lake Reservation gratefully acknowledges everyone who has made a gift to support our mission. Listed here are all donors who contributed $250 or more between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015.

Multiyear donors, shown in italics, are recognized at the full amount of their pledge. This list does not include gifts or pledges made after June 30, 2015 for the fall benefit.

$50,000+ Anonymous

The Frog Rock Foundation Natural Heritage Trust

Orinoco Foundation Pew Charitable Trusts

Reid and Marguerite Pitts Rebecca and Arthur Samberg

David A. Swope Lucy R. Waletzky, M.D.

We are grateful for the support of the following donors:

$25,000-$49,999 Michael Bakwin

Jim Blann Con Edison

Constance Curran Joanne Landau and Fred Schwalb

Marcia C. Saunders

Highlights for the year include: ● Nurtured by Nature: In the third year of this signature program Teatown educators met weekly with pre-school children enrolled in Head Start Centers in Ossining, Yorktown and Peekskill. Nature and science enrichment programs for students were optimized with a coordinated curriculum for the teaching staff at each location and periodic meetings with the centers’ staff to better deliver quality science education. ● No Child Left Inside (NCLI): Over 1900 students attended programs at Teatown through NCLI which provides support for under-resourced districts. Schools from Peekskill, Elmsford, White Plains, New Rochelle, Mt. Vernon and Yonkers were awarded bus scholarships for field trips to Teatown.

Nature Girls After School: This program debuted at Roosevelt School in Ossining with fifteen 5th grade students who engaged in hands-on discovery and focused on cooperation, self-confidence, and leadership skills to develop the whole child – mind, body and spirit.

● Summer Camp: We had an active, mud-splattered, joy filled summer! The Bio-bus visited camp bringing a high-tech view of lake creatures under high powered microscopes. Our specialized programs Earth Stewards and Nature Girls had full enrollment.

● School programs: Teatown continues to be a regional leader in quality environmental education programs for students. Over 7,000 children from Westchester, Putnam, New York City and nearby CT attended field trips at Teatown that were age

appropriate, experiential and complemented classroom learning and the NYS science standards. ● RiverWalk Center: In cooperation with the village of Sleepy Hollow, Teatown continued to present weekend public programs and school programs at the Kathryn W. Davis RiverWalk Center. Teatown presented programs on trees, watersheds and health of the Hudson, with Strawtown Studios adding their artistic flair.

● Conservation Cafes: Teatown continues to participate in the coordination and presentation of Conversations on Conservation a forum on current environmental issues for civic leaders and the general public. Topics included – People Power – How Citizen Science Is Changing the Way Scientists Work, and Greening Our Parks.

● Public programs: Over 1200 people attended public programs at Teatown including such perennial favorites as Sugaring Sundays, Animal Adventures, and the Hudson River Fish Count. Adult audiences were drawn to programs by Rick Sammon, a noted wildlife photographer, who shared his view through the lens, and Wildman Steve Brill who returned to Teatown to lead his popular foraging hike.

Community Events Teatown hosted its 11th Annual Hudson River EagleFest℠ attracting 3,000 participants.

Teatown was represented at the following events and conferences: StemFest at BOCES, IBM Earth Day – Watson Campus,

Science Teachers of New York Conference, the Ossining Village Fair and the Yorktown Street Fair. In addition, Teatown hosted it’s second members-only movie night and its annual Plant Sale.

Environmental

Education

Teacher Testimonial: On behalf of the second grade teachers, students and parents of Oakside Elementary, Peekskill, NY, we would like to thank you for the incredible opportunity of being part of your Maple Sugaring trip. Our students do not have many outside experiences and this was truly a unique one for them.

Nature Girls After School: building self-confidence

and leadership skills

$10,000-$24,999 Anonymous Barbara Abeles April L. and James B. Benson Cynthia Coudert and Brian Morris The Dorr Foundation Nancy P. Durr Nancy and Peter Felcher Edward and Anna Filardi First Niagara Bank Foundation John and Doon Foster

Sugar Genereaux Anita and Michael Hegarty Lisina M. Hoch Jim and Theresa Kilman Donald and Zaza Manocherian New York State Dormitory Authority Joseph and Carol Reich St. Faith's House Foundation The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation

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Financial

Report

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Highlights for the year include:

● Teatown partnered with PACE University to launch a new field course for its Environmental Studies and Science Department entitled “Natural History of the Hudson Valley.” This intensive field course taught students skills in identifying local plants, animals, and habitats.

● The fisher, a large weasel, is becoming increasingly common in the suburban areas of our region. Their presence was monitored using camera traps on forested lands across northern and central Westchester County. A total of 67 locations were monitored and fishers were identified in six locations in the towns of Yorktown, Bedford, Peekskill and Pleasantville.

● Teatown scientists have been using camera traps to monitor carnivores on the preserve in the winter and early summer. Last year, all five major carnivores were identified on the preserve including coyote, red fox, fisher, bobcat and even a black bear! Other animals include raccoon, small weasel species, deer, opossum and skunks.

● Teatown’s Environmental Leaders Learning Alliance (ELLA) program developed an online training curriculum for members funded through a grant provided by the Westchester Community Foundation. ELLA also hosted workshops on beaver in the Hudson Valley and creating Natural Resource Inventories. We are very pleased to announce that the ELLA program was awarded a Conserva-tion Achievement Award by the Westchester County Soil and Water Conservation District.

● Eleven high school students from eight Westchester schools attended the Teatown Environmental Science Academy (TESA), a rigorous field-based course in environmental science. Students presented their work at a symposium at the end of the program. Most presented their work at various science competitions across the county, and several won awards!

● Teatown scientists and two TESA alumni presented their research at the Northeastern Natural History Conference held in Springfield, MA. Scientists presented on “Wildlife Management in Suburbia: It’s Not All About the Wildlife” and “Detecting Fisher (Martes pennanti) in Westchester County, New York State.” Students’ poster presentations were entitled “The Effect of the Invasive Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) on Leaf-litter Decomposition” and “Indirect Effects of Invasive Plants on Aquatic Food Webs.”

Capital Projects Teatown continues to invest in the maintenance of its buildings and grounds. The improvements for the year include: • Constructed and landscaped a 46 space auxiliary parking lot across from the Nature Center

● Installed replacement windows for a tenant house

● Painted the exterior at the Cliffdale cottage

● Renovated the bathroom in the Nature Center 3 bedroom apartment

● Refinished the wood floors in the Carriage House

● Installed a new decorative gate in the main parking lot allowing access to Wildflower Woods

● Repaired the Teatown Lake dam

● New map kiosks were fabricated and installed at Lakeside and Cliffdale visitor parking lots For a copy of the independent audit conducted by Condon O'Meara McGinty & Donnelly LLP contact (914) 762-2912 ext 118

REVENUES & EXPENSES - Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2015

(With comparison information for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014)

FYE 6/30/2015 FYE 6/30/2014

REVENUES & OTHER SUPPORT

Education fees & Nature Store $ 614,023 $ 563,532

Contributions $ 1,754,704 $ 887,260

Special Events (Net) $ 202,744 $ 254,375

Properties & Facilities Rental $ 137,885 $ 156,075

Membership $ 57,975 $ 62,754

Interest & Dividends $ (4,030) $ 4,645

REVENUE TOTAL $ 2,763,301 $ 1,928,641

EXPENSES

PROGRAM

Environmental Education at Teatown $ 1,111,901 $ 1,058,890

Stewardship at Teatown $ 361,053 $ 400,184

Regional Conservation $ 127,743 $ 97,312

TOTAL $ 1,600,697 $ 1,556,386

Total Program Expenses

SUPPORT

Management & General $ 363,033 $ 408,278

Fundraising $ 201,567 $ 326,561

TOTAL $ 564,600 $ 734,839

EXPENSE TOTAL $ 2,165,297 $ 2,291,225

NET GAINS (LOSSES) FROM INVESTMENTS & OTHER ASSETS $ (1,839) $ 387,123

YEAR END NET $ 596,165 $ 24,539

Regional Conservation/

Science

Field course launched for PACE University environmental science students

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Stewardship

Highlights for the year include: ● A summer intern monitored and mapped invasive plants on different sections of the preserve. High probability areas including road edges and boundary lines were monitored for invasive plants not yet known to be present on Teatown property (i.e., giant hogweed). All invasive plants found in areas of specific ecological or educational importance were mapped as well. Monitoring and mapping will help to inform invasive management in the future.

● Two summer interns removed water chestnut from Teatown Lake and monitored the other two lakes for its presence. Black swallowwort in the Cliffdale fields was also experimentally managed by pulling off flowers and seedpods (and disposing in a bag) and by tarping an area where the plant was present.

● Thanks to the support of a generous donor, 35 large trees and shrubs were planted in Wildflower Woods as part of this ongoing forest restoration/demonstration project. ● The 2.3 mile Twin Lakes Trail was opened on National Trails Day 2015. Over 100 volunteers built a 25 foot turnpike, a 75 foot boardwalk, a 16 foot bridge and cleared more than 200 feet of invasive plant growth to create the trail. ● Fifteen high school students served as stewardship interns. Students were from Yorktown, Ossining, Briarcliff, and Croton High Schools. ● Miles Neidorf of Lakeland High School led a service day for 25 students with the Lakeland High School Business Club and cleared more than 100 feet of the Twin Lakes Trail ● Nick Servidio completed his Eagle Scout project for Briarcliff Boy Scout Troop 18 leading his troop to install a 150 foot puncheon bridge on the Briarcliff-Peekskill Trail. ● The Yorktown Stake of the Latter-day Saints worked in Wildflower Woods and on the Twin Lakes Trail.

● A total of 65 people participated in five trail skills workshops held at Teatown.

Tree restoration project in Wildflower Woods

Removing invasive water chestnut from Teatown Lake

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So much of Teatown’s work would, quite simply,

not be possible without the dedicated group of over

250 volunteers who assist us in all aspects of what

we do.

Raptor Group — Raptor volunteers commit to

more than a year of training to help care for

Teatown’s birds of prey. They often serve as

ambassadors at community events where they

introduce the public to these majestic birds.

Teens in Teatown (TNT) — Our committed group

of 21 teens in the TNT program are actively

involved in education, stewardship, animal care

and assisting at special events.

Wildflower Island Guides— Our Wildflower

Island Guides give of their time to care for the

plants on the island as well as give tours through-

out the season.

Nature Guides— Our Nature Guides assist us in

teaching Teatown school programs throughout the

year.

More than 100 volunteers assisted us at Special

Events including Teatown’s Hudson River

EagleFest℠, the Plant Sale and the Annual Pancake

Brunch.

Teatown’s outstanding volunteers gave more than 5,000

hours of their time!

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Volunteers

Congratulations to the following

2015 outstanding volunteer award recipients:

Wildflower Island Award: Bonnie Rogers

Teen Award: Ryan Hoskins and Susan Rykowski Clerical: Arc of Westchester

Special Events Award: John Sorice Nature Guide Award: Mary Barrett

Stewardship Intern Award: Miles Neidorf Stewardship Award: Lisa Kelly

Distinguished Service Award: Chris Wilson Animal Care: Terrie Cook

21 TNT 869 hours

16 Nature Guides 394 hours

10 Wildflower Island Guides 442 hours

8 Raptor/Animal Care 350 hours

100 Stewardship 2450 hours

106 Special Events 463 hours

6 Clerical 75 hours

267 Volunteers 5043 hours

By the Numbers:

Volunteer

Award Recipients: