Programs
Croton Point Park Westchester’s Jewel on the Hudson
Presentation by Caroline Ranald Curvan & Scott Craven
Wednesday, April 29 at 7 PM
Lenoir Preserve Nature Center
19 Dudley St, Yonkers, NY
7 PM Refreshments; 7:30 Presentation
We hope none of you are strangers to Croton Point Park. You may know it as one of Audubon’s IBA’s - Important Birding Areas – or for hiking, biking, picnicking and more. The views of the Hudson from its high point are fantastic. You may not know its history, you may not know that for years it was a garbage dump or that there are still the remains of the first commercial vineyard in the Northeast. What you see today is a model for environmental conservation, thanks to the work of local officials and residents. Alert to birders: Croton Point Park has recorded 274 species, including the iconic Bald Eagle, known to breed there.
Scott Craven and Caroline Ranald Curvan are co-authors of Croton Point Park: Westchester’s Jewel on the Hudson. Scott is a former captain of the Ossining Police Department. He’s a hiker, cyclist and kayaker. Caroline Ranald Curvan is a researcher, writer and adjunct professor of literature at Mercy University. She writes the blog Ossining History on the Run and is Ossining’s town historian.
The authors’ book will be available for purchase and signing.