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…
I Love My Park Day on the Northern section of the Trail
Photo credit: Lynn Salmon
The Fourth was definitely with us on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail for the 2024 I Love My Park Day held on Saturday May 4th. Here are a few highlights.
135 volunteers sh…
The Friends Mourn the Passing of Mavis Cain
The Friends sadly announce the passing of Mavis Cain, our longtime President since 2003, who resigned earlier this year at the hearty age of 96. Mavis served the Aqueduct trail community and the Fr…
New video highlights the Aqueduct
The Friends’ own Sara Kelsey is featured in this short video by Chronicle 5 from WCVB Boston about the History of Sleepy Hollow.
Man Rescued from Croton Dam Spillway
In a dramatic moment on Sunday August 11th, firefighters were called to the Croton Dam to rescue a man who had fallen into the water below the spillway. Due to recent rains, the overflow at the spi…
Volunteers clean up Aqueduct Walk in the Bronx
(image: Wikipedia. By Hugo L. González – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0)
After its recent designation as the Bronx's first and only New York City Scenic Landmark, over forty volunteers gathered on Fri…
Celebrating the Aqueduct in the Bronx!
On June 27th our docents and Board Members gathered at the Keeper’s House to celebrate the designation of the first Scenic Landmark in The Bronx — Aqueduct Walk — by the New York Cit…
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