by scheduling@sheldrakecenter.org | Nov 3, 2025 | Sheldrake Environment Center
As autumn gives way to early winter, Sheldrake Environmental Center feels especially full of reasons to be thankful — for our visitors, our volunteers, and for the land itself. November is a quiet beauty in Larchmont — a pause between the brilliance of October and the...
by scheduling@sheldrakecenter.org | Sep 8, 2025 | Sheldrake Environment Center
Welcome to September, where the air smells like freshly sharpened pencils, lunchboxes are back in action, and the woods have started whispering, “sweater weather is coming…” At Sheldrake Environmental Center, we think of September as nature’s soft launch into fall....
by scheduling@sheldrakecenter.org | Jul 10, 2025 | Sheldrake Environment Center
At this time of the year, if you head out around dusk you will likely be greeted by a sparkle of fireflies. Yes, sparkle is the apt name for a group of fireflies (also known as lightning bugs). Do you feel like you’re seeing more of them this year? It’s not your...
by scheduling@sheldrakecenter.org | Apr 24, 2025 | Sheldrake Environment Center
In the forest setting in spring, you will find a type of wildflower called spring ephemerals. These flowers are usually very low to the ground and bloom in the leaf litter of the forest. Ephemeral flowers bask in the early-spring sun—when the trees haven’t leafed out...
by scheduling@sheldrakecenter.org | Jan 31, 2025 | Sheldrake Environment Center
Since 1984, Larchmont Village has dedicated the Larchmont Reservoir site in perpetuity as a conservation area for activities appropriate to its natural setting and quiet beauty. Another important function is served here, as well: The dam continues to be used as a...
