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As you might remember, I wrote about the Greenburgh Nature Center a while back. As you might have guessed, it is in an area that is surrounded by deep woods. What you might not have guessed is that an area surrounded by deep woods is off to the side of one of the busiest roads in Westchester County, Central Park Avenue. It starts in White Plains as Central Avenue, continues into Hartsdale where it becomes Central Park Avenue, keeps going into Scarsdale, and finishes in Yonkers. Along the road are several shopping centers that contain many big retailers. In this blog post, I will be writing about some of the highlights along Central Park Avenue in hopes that it might convince you to check it out.  One of the first shopping centers you’ll see on Central Park Avenue is called Westchester Square, and it’s located in Hartsdale. It features a variety of retailers, including three main anchor tenants which are clothing store Marshall’s, grocery store Trader Joe’s, and electronics store Be...

There are many places in Westchester County where you can go and explore nature, and today I am going to talk about another one, the Greeburgh Nature Center in Scarsdale. This is a 33-acre nature preserve that has trails, a pond, and gardens. In this post, I will be discussing its history and everything it has to offer in hopes that it might encourage all of you reading to go to it. Its history starts back in 1973, when residents of the Town of Greenburgh voted to allocate funds of what was then known as the “Hall Estate,” and funds were also secured by a federal grant through the Land Water Conservation Fund, which made it the first Greenburgh property acquired specifically to protect wildlife. In 1975, the Hall Estate officially became the Greenburgh Nature Center. From the start, the group that was working to save the site believed that it should be a refuge for wildlife, with an active educational program to promote the appreciation and understanding of nature and the environment. ...