The Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation (WCDPRC) recently received two awards from the New York State Recreation and Park Society (NYSRPS). The awards were tributes to two exhibits at Lasdon Park and Arboretum in Somers. Its “Forest Friends” exhibit received NYSRPS”™s Special Event Award, and its Dinosaur Garden was given its Program of Merit Award.
The Hundred-Acre Wood Exhibit “Forest Friends” is on view from now to May 29 giving a storybook fantasy that features the original characters of A.A. Milne and inspired illustrations of E.H. Shepard. Interactive signage coordinated with each lesson gives everyone a hands-on sensory experience.
The Dinosaur Garden debuted in 2018 and is one of Lasdon”™s most popular permanent exhibits. It takes visitors back hundreds of millions of years and features footprints, plant specimens and life-size replicas of a tyrannosaurus, velociraptor and brachiosaurus. WCDPRC teamed up with the creators of the smartphone app Zappar, which gives visitors an animated, interactive experience as they roam through the dinosaur forest.
“We are excited to learn that Lasdon Park and Arboretum has been acknowledged by a highly esteemed organization. “”¦The fact that Lasdon has been acclaimed with not just one, but two awards from the Society is a testament to the hard work and dedication that has gone into making this park and arboretum a true gem for the community”¦.said Westchester County Executive George Latimer.
