A Pollinator Garden on the OCA
Two Hastings-on-Hudson students received a Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund micro-grant from the village of Hastings and created a pollinator garden in support of the monarch butt…
41-Miler Report
Guest post by Robert Berry
Running the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
Before my wife Deborah and I became parents, we were avid hikers, constantly exploring the outdoors. One memorable trek took us alo…
Dark Side of Nature
In July, the Keeper’s House hosted an unforgettable evening of fireside storytelling by David Neilsen. As the sun set and the glow of campfire flames mingled with the warm light of watermelon lante…
Takings: A History of Land Disputes
This summer, the Old Croton Aqueduct Historic State Park opened an engaging new exhibition titled Takings: A History of Land Disputes. It traces the story of how landowners influenced the design an…
Why Come Out for I Love My Park Day on the Old Croton Aqueduct?
Interviews of I Love My Park Day Enthusiasts by Jean Zimmerman
Saturday, May 3, 2025, was all about the people! We wanted to know what brought around 100 volunteers out to the trail in Croton. Som…
Ossining Girl Scouts Clean Up
I had the truly wonderful experience of picking up wet garbage along the Trail in Ossining on a soggy day last week.
Why was it so wonderful? Because I got to do it with these cheerful Ossining Gir…
Dobbs Ferry Parents Meet on Aqueduct for Family Meander
Remember helicopter seeds, nose cones, samaras? Those wing nut-shaped tree seeds are all over the trail in May. Fourteen parents and young children strolled through downtown Dobbs Ferry on an easy …
Collaboration between Friends of the OCA and the Ossining Youth Bureau – March 2025
The Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct (FOCA) and the Ossining Youth Bureau (OYB) began a collaboration in 2024. Building on that partnership, on March 15th 2025, a group of 12 high school students…
Wine, Chocolate & Poe
By Jean Zimmerman, with thanks to Eddie Jabbour and Lindsey Taylor for photo contributions
It was a dark and stormy night…
Well, not exactly. It was dark, yes, on this Wednesday, February 12th, jus…
Fall and winter work accomplished in the northern section of the trail adopted by Diane Alden
The work on the trail continued this past season. The donations the Friends made to the NY- NJ Invasives Strike Force (ISF) and to Wild Woods Restoration Project (WWRP) were well spent and well de…
FOCA announces new Zazzle store
The Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct is pleased to announce the launch of our new online store! Our new store includes a large selection of products, including many you have asked for over the ye…
The Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct collaborating with the Ossining Youth Bureau
The Ossining Youth Bureau collaborating with the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct This fall the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct (FOCA) responded to a request from the OYB to provide a voluntee…
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