YORKTOWN New York DISCOVER YORKTOWN HOW DO I? YOUR GOVERNMENT Search form Search Website A Monarch Butterfly Friendly Town The Town of Yorktown is a Monarch Butterfly Town! In June of 2020, the Town began planting a new garden at Willow Park that will become a monarch butterfly sanctuary. The butterfly sanctuary is intended to sustain the monarchs as they migrate north and south to their summer and winter habitats in North America. Click to view additional information about the Monarch Butterfly migration and to access the tracking map. Yorktown Creates Butterfly Sanctuary The Yorktown Garden Club and town officials began planting a new garden on Thursday at Willow Park that will become a monarch butterfly sanctuary. Volunteers planted milkweed plants that nourish monarch caterpillars. The butterfly sanctuary is intended to sustain the monarchs as they migrate north and south to their summer and winter habitats in North America. Read More Milkweed and Monarchs Milkweed and Monarchs by Phyllis Bock, Director of Education for Teatown Every summer, Teatown campers visit the fields at Cliffdale and Hidden Valley, nets in hand, on the prowl for insects. Snapping the net with just the right motion, a camper can be rewarded with a grasshopper, bee, or butterfly. Read More The Journey North - Tracking the Monarch Butterfly Migration In a unique partnership, you can join citizen scientists across North America to track the monarch butterfly's spring migration from Mexico. Spring migration begins in March. An announcement comes from Mexico when the monarchs are on their way. After living off their fat reserves all winter, tens of millions of monarchs head northward. With just a few weeks to live, they race to produce the next generation. Read More OUR COMMUNITY About Yorktown Internet Purchase Exchange Zone Video Tour Explore Yorktown A Monarch Butterfly Friendly Town Yorktown is a Purple Heart Town Yorktown Home Heating Oil Plan Elected Officials Local News Important Links CONTACT INFORMATION Town Supervisor Matthew J. Slater (link sends e-mail) Council Tom Diana (link sends e-mail) Ed Lachterman (link sends e-mail) Vishnu Patel (link sends e-mail) Alice E. Roker (link sends e-mail) Town Clerk Diana L. Quast (link sends e-mail) Highway Superintendent Dave Paganelli (link sends e-mail) Yorktown Town Hall 363 Underhill Avenue Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 Phone: 914-962-5722 Fax: 914-962-1731 View Full Contact Details UPCOMING EVENTS A Christmas Carol: A Story of Hope at Yorktown Stage 11/26/2021 - 2:00pm A Christmas Carol: A Story of Hope at Yorktown Stage 11/26/2021 - 7:00pm Yorktown Launches New Shop-Local Holiday Promotion 11/27/2021 - 10:00am View the Calendar Town of Yorktown 363 Underhill Avenue, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 914 962 5722 a municode design (link is external) Photo Credits Careers Contact Us Accessibility Employee Login