Owl Prowl, Leatherman Hike, Westchester Knicks

Here are some of the events next weekend in Westchester County's parks.

SATURDAY, NOV. 9

Morning Farm Chores: 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Muscoot Farm, Route 100, Somers: (914) 864-7282. Learn about farming in this hands-on workshop. Fee $6 per person or $20 for a family of 4. Ages 6 and up (not a drop-off program). Registration required at (914) 864-7286.

Fire Building: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Lenoir Preserve, 19 Dudley St., Yonkers: (914) 968-5851. Learn how to start a fire the primitive way with a bow drill as you discover the many ways the native people used fire when they inhabited this region.

Volunteer Corps Workday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Edith G. Read Sanctuary, Playland Park, Rye: (914) 967-8720. Help with invasive plant removal, trail work, beach clean-up and more. A great way to have fun, get some exercise and give something back to the earth.

Volunteer Clean-up Day: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Cranberry Lake Preserve, 1609 Old Orchard St., North White Plains: (914) 428-1005. Lend a helping hand doing various projects around the preserve to spruce it up. Call (914) 428-1005 to sign up.

Volunteer Work Project: Painting the Inside of the Visitors Center: 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Marshlands Conservancy, Route 1, Rye: (914) 835-4466. Great for any type of service credit hours. Please bring work gloves. Hand tools will be provided.

Leatherman Hike: 2 p.m. Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River: (914) 864-7322. Hear the lore of the Old Leatherman as told by storyteller Jonathon Kruk on this annual 2.5-mile hike. Meet at Michigan Road; hike starts promptly at 2 p.m.

Owl Prowl: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Muscoot Farm, Route 100, Somers: (914) 864-7282. Join Saw Mill River Audubon’s Anne Swaim for a multimedia review of owls in the Activity Building followed by a walk on the farm to listen and look for owls. For adults and children 6 or older. Space limited, registration needed.

Westchester Knicks v. Raptors 905: 7 p.m. Westchester County Center, 198 N. Central Ave., White Plains: (914) 995-4050. Tickets at westchesterknicks.com.

SATURDAY – SUNDAY, NOV. 9 - 10

Project Feeder Watch: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.Croton Point Nature Center, Croton Point Ave., Croton-on-Hudson: (914) 862-5297. ID and count birds at Nature Center feeders with volunteers from Saw Mill River Audubon. Great opportunity for photography, indoor activity, all ages, all skill levels. Also, 11/16, 17, 24 and 30.

SUNDAY, NOV. 10

Archaeology Presentation: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.Croton Point Nature Center, Croton Point Ave., Croton-on-Hudson: (914) 862-5297. Join NY State Archaeology Association/Lower Hudson for a fascinating presentation about the past. More info at lablhc.org.

Animal Tracks and Traces: 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Marshlands Conservancy, Route 1, Rye: (914) 835-4466. Learn how to identify animal signs and tracks, then make a plaster print to take home.

More info at parks.westchestergov.com.