ph ib ians , ▁birds ▁of ▁pre y , ▁m amm als ▁and ▁re pt iles . ▁The ▁Nature ▁Center ▁also ▁houses ▁a ▁store ▁with ▁books ▁and ▁small ▁g ifts . ▁The ▁Center ▁often ▁hosts ▁gallery ▁shows ▁of ▁art ▁by ▁area ▁pain ters ▁and ▁photograph ers ▁related ▁to ▁environmental ▁them es . ▁ ▁Land ▁ste ward ship ▁▁ ▁Te at own ▁Lake ▁Res ervation ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁ ▁o asis ▁for ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁plants ▁and ▁animals ▁that ▁inhab it ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Hills ▁and ▁High lands . ▁Te at own ▁recently ▁expanded ▁its ▁Environment al ▁Ste ward ship ▁Program ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁preserve ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁nature ▁conservation ▁and ▁regional ▁e colog ical ▁health . ▁What ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁gift ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁has ▁more ▁than ▁qu int u ple d ▁in ▁size , ▁including ▁many ▁different ▁habit ats , ▁from ▁aqu atic ▁and ▁wet land ▁locations ▁to ▁u pl and ▁woods ▁and ▁me adows . ▁ ▁The ▁foundation ▁of ▁Te at own ' s ▁Ste ward ship ▁Program ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁science ▁and ▁environmental ▁management . ▁Staff , ▁collabor ating ▁scient ists , ▁students , ▁and ▁volunte ers ▁work ▁together ▁to ▁document , ▁monitor , ▁and ▁study ▁the ▁res ervation ' s ▁habit ats , ▁plants , ▁and ▁animals ▁and ▁to ▁assess ▁their ▁e colog ical ▁health ▁and ▁conservation ▁status . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁these ▁data , ▁Te at own ▁staff ▁are ▁developing ▁new ▁management ▁activities ▁to ▁better