Trailhead
Little Stony Point
Main entry point · Town of Philipstown, Putnam County
- Status
- Planned — not built yet
- Today
- Open — Open now until 8:01 pm (sunset).
Event
Eco-Steward work day
The September work day: autumn planting and invasive removal along the corridor, with HHFT staff. No experience needed.
- When
- , 9:00 AM–12:00 PM Eastern
- Where
- Little Stony Point — Meet at the Little Stony Point parking area on Route 9D. Look for the HHFT banner.
- Who it is for
- Ages 16 and over. Under 18 with a guardian.
- Cost
- Free · booking required · 25 places
Real event, taken from hhft.org's volunteer page as it stood on 7 August 2026. The meeting point, start time and registration details shown here are prototype detail — HHFT confirms them when you register.
September is planting season. Expect ground preparation, native planting and mulching, with some invasive removal depending on the site.
Bring closed sturdy shoes, long trousers and sleeves, water and sun protection. Tools, gloves and instruction are provided.
Getting in, and getting around
- Step-free route
- No
- Somewhere to sit
- No
- ASL interpreted
- No
- Assistive listening
- No
- Terrain
- Uneven ground away from finished paths, with slopes, roots and loose stone. No step-free route to the work area.
No toilet at the meeting point. Autumn mornings here are cold in shade and warm in sun — dress in layers.
Every heading above appears on every event, including the ones where the answer is no. A missing heading is ambiguous; “ASL interpreted: No” is information.
Where it meets
Other events
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Mid-week planting morning
Little Stony Point — Meet at the Little Stony Point parking area on Route 9D.
A short weekday session for volunteers who cannot make a Saturday. Shoreline planting near Little Stony Point.
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Eco-Steward work day
Little Stony Point — Meet at the Little Stony Point parking area on Route 9D. Look for the HHFT banner. Parking there is limited and fills early on summer weekends; the walk from Cold Spring station is about a mile along the road shoulder, so arriving by train means allowing 25 minutes on foot.
Volunteer habitat work with HHFT staff along the corridor: invasive removal, planting and site care. No experience needed; tools and gloves provided.
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Tide talk at Dockside Park
Dockside Park — Meet at the Dockside Park waterfront, about a five-minute walk from Cold Spring Metro-North station.
Forty-five minutes at the water's edge on what it means that the Hudson here is a tidal estuary — timed to low water so there is something to look at.