Beaches, Bicycles, Seining, Turtles: Westchester's Parks

Here are some of the events going on this weekend in Westchester parks.

SATURDAY – SUNDAY

Playland Park, Playland Parkway, Rye – (914) 813-7010. Amusement Park Open – hours vary. Admission and parking fees apply. Info at playlandpark.org.

Art Show: Works by Hope Freidlander and Friends -- 12 noon – 4 p.m., Muscoot Farm, Route 100, Somers – (914) 864-7282. Works of art on view in the historic main house weekends through June.

Beaches Open – 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Glen Island Beach, New Rochelle -- (914) 813-6720; Croton Point Beach, Croton-on-Hudson – (914) 862-5290; and Playland Beach, Rye – (914) 813-7010. Admission and parking fees apply. Also 6/15, 16, 22 and 23. Info at parks.westchestergov.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 8

Morning Farm Chores – 8 a.m. – 9 a.m., Muscoot Farm, Route 100, Somers – (914) 864-7282. A hands-on farming experience for kids and families. Fee: $6 per person or $20 for a family of four. Registration required at (914) 864-7286.

Grand Tasting Village – 12 noon – 4 p.m., Kensico Dam Plaza, 1 Bronx River Parkway, Valhalla – (914) 231-4033. Tastings from 50+ local restaurants and more than 200 wines and spirits. Limited discount tickets $70 each, $15 off regular price, at thewpf.org. For ages 21 and up only.

“Secrets of Westchester County Parks” – 1 p.m. – 2 p.m., Lenoir Preserve, 19 Dudley Street, Yonkers – (914) 968-5851. A presentation featuring stories about the Westchester County Parks system that very few people know.

Turtle Day – 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Routes 35 and 121 South, Cross River -- (914) 864-7322. Experience life as a herpetologist as you learn how to identify different types of turtles, where turtles like to live and how you can help record data as a citizen scientist.

Wildflower and Plant Walk – 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary, Playland Park, Rye – (914) 967-8720. Learn to identify wildflowers, invasives and other plants at the sanctuary and visit the new pollinator garden in bloom.

Volunteer Work Project: Trimming Overgrowth at the Visitors Center – 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., Marshlands Conservancy, Boston Post Road, Rye – (914) 835-4466. Great for service credit hours. Bring work gloves. All hand tools will be provided.

SUNDAY, JUNE 9

New York Liberty WNBA Basketball. Westchester County Center, 198 N. Central Avenue, White Plains – (914) 995-4050. Sunday, 6/9 v. Las Vegas Aces – 3 p.m. Tickets at liberty.wnba.com. Parking fees apply.

Farmers Market – 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Muscoot Farm, Route 100, Somers – (914) 864-7282. Local farmers offer a variety of produce and food goods every Sunday through October.

Bicycle Sundays – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Bronx River Parkway, White Plains to Yonkers – (914) 995-4050. Bike, jog, ride, walk or skate the parkway from the Westchester County Center in White Plains to Scarsdale Road in Yonkers. Also 6/16, 23 and 30.

Tour of the Main House – 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial, Route 35, Somers – (914) 864-7268. Learn the history of the park and the Lasdon family who previously owned the estate. Meet at the Shop at Lasdon.

Summer Seining by the Sound – 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Marshlands Conservancy, Boston Post Road, Rye – (914) 835-4466. Catch, study and release a variety of marine life in Rye’s Milton Harbor. Wear clothes that can get wet.

More info at parks.westchestergov.com.