Let’s make this a great year for our bees, butterflies and birds. As spring gardening season approaches TEAC is offering complimentary site visits in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow to help residents get started with pollinator friendly plantings. We can advise on plants...
TEAC presented its annual Year in Review report to the public and Village Trustees at their Feb 3rd meeting. HERE is a link to the full slideshow (PDF). Some highlights: TEAC helped complete the Village Climate Action Plan to mitigate the effects of climate change on...
TEAC can’t do it alone! We engage with, assist, and exchange resources with a large number of environmentally-friendly groups and organizations in the Village, nearby communities, Westchester County, the Hudson Valley and NY State. Here are some of those...
The 2026 Community Garden at John Paulding School The Community Garden is FULL for the season. No further beds are available. Our Community Vegetable Garden serves the Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow community, providing a 32-square-foot raised bed and gardener assistance...
Thanks to the tremendous support of our community — aided by funding through Friends of Warner Library — TEAC volunteers and the Tarrytown Parks and DPW staff have created a variety of vital Pollinator Pathway gardens in the heart of the Village. These gardens provide...
Environmental Legislative Roundtable by Dean Gallea, TEAC Co-Chair On Friday, Feb 7th, I attended a roundtable by the Federated Conservationists for Westchester County (FCWC) at Pace University’s Haub Law School. It was attended by representatives from many municipal...
Air Source Heat Pumps make this Sleepy Hollow home more comfortable and energy efficient! The Arons family set out to renovate their home’s insulation and air-conditioning systems. Thanks to New York State’s EmPower program, the family was able to pursue these...
Image: A potted White Spruce is ready to celebrate the holidays with you! by Cynthia Stegman Believe it or not, you can enjoy the beauty of a Christmas tree all year long, year after year, while also helping the environment and adding value and interest to your yard....
By Dean Gallea The NY State Association of Conservation Commissions (NYSACC) held its 50th Annual Conference on the Environment from Thursday to Saturday, October 21-23, 2021. NYSACC was created by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in 1971 to...
GREENWASHING: WHAT ABOUT HYDROGEN? By Dean Gallea, TEAC Co-chair ___________________________________ You may have seen them: Articles in popular media extolling transportation’s “Hydrogen Future”, a nod towards the “greenness” everyone associates with a fuel that,...
