Catch Up With Oak Friends: Mamaroneck Neighborhood Winter Tree Walk

TOWN OF MAMARONECK, NY — The perfect cure for cabin fever is coming up and the outdoor winter activity couldn't come at better time.

If you find yourself dreaming of spring flowers and struggling with the short days and cold nights, look no further than our deciduous and evergreen neighbors who are experts at adapting to winter weather.

Bundle up and join fellow adventurers on the family-friendly Neighborhood Tree Walk sponsored by the Town of Mamaroneck Sustainability Collaborative. Event organizers promise you will never look at trees the same way again.

Jocelyn Kleinman from the Sheldrake Environmental Center will lead the group along the Sheldrake River Trail on Sunday, January 8, at 1 p.m. The rain date will be January 15.

"The winter can be a hard time of the year to investigate and identify trees," organizers explain. "For the most part, they aren’t robed in their distinctive leaves, flowers, or fruit. Come learn how to be a tree detective and use other clues to identify our winter trees. All the while we’ll be together, enjoying the trees and trail on a winter day."

Participants will enjoy a winter afternoon stroll learning how trees adapt to the season, and see firsthand why trees are so important in the life of our community, preventing flooding and erosion as well as soaking up and storing excess greenhouse gases.

Everyone will meet at the stone wall alongside the trailhead on Rockland Ave, around 90 Rockland Ave in Larchmont. Children must be chaperoned by an adult.

Register for the Tree Walk here.