Teatown Lake Reservation

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United States of America - New York - Ossining

Institution Code: BKL

BGCI Member: No

About the Teatown Lake Reservation

Teatown Lake Reservation’s mission is to conserve open space and to educate and involve the regional community in order to sustain the diversity of wildlife, plants and habitats for future generations.

Main Address:
Teatown Lake Reservation
1600 Spring Valley Road
Ossining
New York 10562 United States of America

Telephone: (914) 762-2912
Fax: (914) 762-2890
URL: www.teatown.org
Primary Email: teatown@teatown.org

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Fred Koontz, Ph.D, Executive Director
    Curator's Name: Mike Rubbo, Ph.D., Daniel Kampel Director of Environmental Stewardship
    Plant Records Officer's Name:

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Date founded: 1963
  • Physical Data
  • Total Area: 338 Hectares
    Latitude: 41.2110240
    Longitude: -73.8268890
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres

Features and Facilities

  • Open to public: Yes
    Friends society: Yes
  • Number of Visitors: 25000
    Number of Volunteers: 200

Plant Collections

  • Special Collections:Wetlands plants, hardwood swamps, meadows, hemlock and laurel groves.

Conservation Programmes

  • Conservation Programme: Yes

Research Programmes

Education Programmes

  • Public Lectures/Talks: Yes
    Courses for General Public: Yes
    Education Programme: Yes