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Guest post: A bent tree and a black butterfly

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
04/10/2023 - 12:37pm

Guest post by Jean Zimmerman

A bent tree and a black butterfly figured prominently in my hike along the northern section of the Old Croton Aqueduct on a day so early in spring that only a few plants were peeping up green.

Also peeping up reddish-brown with yellow streaks, in the case of skunk cabbage.

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A 26-miler's Trip Report

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
03/29/2023 - 11:13am

guest blog by Ed Perratore

Every long trek has a lesson for us, and a good walk on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail is no exception. At the start of my first round-trip hike here, I witnessed buds erupting everywhere, birds flitting about to build their nests and the glistening sun melting the last ice patches of winter. Growth was in the air, filling me with every breath. It was early April.

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View Preservation in Hastings - Call to Action!

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
03/07/2023 - 3:54pm

The Friends are active in View Preservation and its impact everywhere on the 26 miles of the trail. We know how important views of the Palisades and the Hudson River are to walkers.

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Attendance at “The Old Croton Aqueduct in Art”

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
03/06/2023 - 3:09pm

On February 12th, The Keeper's House drew a crowd that spilled over onto the front lawn.

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Kids Enjoy Winter Along the OCA Trail

Author: 
Laura Compagni
Post date: 
02/02/2023 - 3:42pm

The Keeper’s House offers a cozy destination for pre-school students and after-school program participants who are out exploring the trail throughout the coldest months. Park staff, Laura Compagni and Rob Lee, have created field trip programs for local kids that explore a range of questions about what’s under the trail, what you might find in the trees above the trail, and the history and traditions of the people who lived along the trail in the past.

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