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- Welcome to the Friends of the Trailside
Nature Museum web site! Come inside and have a look around the
museum, find out what programs and activities are happening,
check out our photo gallery, and learn more about Ward Pound
Ridge Reservation. There's a lot inside, so come on in.
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- The Trailside Nature Museum is owned and operated by Westchester
County Parks, Recreation, and Conservation, and was built in
1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Trailside was
the first interpretive nature center in the country. The size
of the original museum building was expanded in 1976 to include
a classroom area, more office space, and the Delaware Indian
Resource Center.
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- The Museum presents permanent and seasonal exhibits that
focus on aspects of the natural world and the human history of
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation and the surrounding area. Specimens
of birds, mammals, plants, insects, and minerals are also on
display.
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 Museum hours are
from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday,
and Sunday*. Trails are open every day from dawn to dusk. There
is no admission fee for the Museum, though donations are welcome
and appreciated ($2.00 suggested).
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- A small gift shop (established and supported by the Friends
of Trailside) offers nature-related gifts and books, identification
guides to plants and animals, and more.
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- * Closed Fridays for field research.
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