Our Photo: Tarrytown's first deep snow of the season prompted a happy message on the lawn of the Warner Library.
NEXT MEETING: Monday, January 12, 7:30 pm @ Tarrytown Village Hall
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We need you! The Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council (TEAC) relies on volunteers to keep things moving. We're a fun and engaging group of like-minded folks working to make Tarrytown's air, land, and water healthier and cleaner. Joining is EASY: just come to a meeting or email Tarrytownenviro@gmail.com.

Monthly meetings. Our meetings are open to the public! Join us the second Monday of the month (unless otherwise noted) at 7:30 pm at Village Hall, 1 Depot Plaza, Tarrytown. Or join via Zoom.
  • Monday, February 9
  • Monday, March 9
  • Monday, April 13
ONE YEAR AT A TIME
2025 TEAC Highlights and Activities
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  • Held bi-weekly winter “Vine Squad” efforts to remove invasive vines on trails around the Lakes and in Wilson Park
  • Participated in a series of Invasives Awareness workshops in collaboration with the Village, with support from Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM)
  • Planted and maintained public Pollinator Gardens and Planters in collaboration with Tarrytown Parks and DPW
  • Held April Earth Month activities (all month long!) in collaboration with Sustainable Sleepy Hollow
  • Hosted our annual Eco Fair in collaboration with The TaSH Farmers Market
  • Hosted a Repair Cafe in collaboration with Sleepy Hollow and the Rivertowns Repair Cafe. TEAC's Co-Chair, Dean Gallea, participated as a "repair coach" at other Repair Cafes in Ossining, Hastings, Croton, Cortlandt and Irvington.
  • Organized Waste Warriors at The TaSH Farmers Market to educate visitors about source separation of recyclables and compostables from trash
  • Hosted Kayak to Nyack and Back, a group paddle across the Hudson in collaboration with Tarrytown's Recreation Dept and Harbor Master
  • Maintained the Community Garden at John Paulding School, along with volunteer manager Kim
  • Launched the Tarrytown Adopt-a-Spot Program in collaboration with the Village of Tarrytown
  • Native Plant and Seed giveaways
  • Tarrytown's Climate Action Plan Task Force (CAPI) completed its Action Plan for mitigating greenhouse emissions
  • CAPI nearly finished the Adaptation Plan for the Village, providing residents with information and assistance for riding out severe climate events like flooding, outages, and storm damage
ADOPTION AGENCY
Small Spots, Big Impact: A Year With Tarrytown’s Adopt-A-Spot Program
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By Suzy Allman

Tarrytown Village works hard to maintain its public spaces, but a special initiative—the Adopt-a-Spot program—can turn basic stewardship into a deeply personal labor of love, where the true value of the program lies beyond beautification of a neglected spot.
 
Last summer, I ‘adopted’ the traffic island between Neperan Road, McKeel Avenue and Warren Avenue. Two maple trees shaded grass turf in nutrient-deprived, packed earth. I dug up the turf, mulched the garden beds with Sweet Peet*, and transplanted seedlings -- grown for color and pollinator value in my basement – to the garden. Then I tended the garden through spring, summer and fall, finally putting everything to ‘bed’ for the winter, under a blanket of fallen leaves.