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Preserve Alerts and Late Breaking NewsFor decades, Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Mohonk Preserve and Sam’s Point Preserve have protected the area’s most important natural landscapes and provided outstanding educational, research and recreational opportunities. A new study has confirmed that the three publicly accessible park/preserves also serve as important economic engines, creating jobs, driving tourism spending and contributing $12.3 million to the local economy. The Study of the Economic Impact on the Local Economy of Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Mohonk Preserve and Sam’s Point Preserve, conducted by Business Opportunities Management Consulting of Rensselaer, N.Y., used Money Generation Models (MGM) developed for the National Park Service to determine the economic impacts that Minnewaska, Mohonk Preserve and Sam’s Point have on the region, driven by visitor spending, employee spending, operations and capital expenses. Key findings of the study include: • Minnewaska, Mohonk Preserve and Sam’s Point host a combined 392,659 visitors who spend over $13 million annually • Annual local sales taxes generated by Minnewaska, Mohonk Preserve and Sam’s Point total $459,000 • Over 350 local jobs are supported by the three park/preserves • The total economic impact of Minnewaska, Mohonk Preserve and Sam’s Point is $12,307,593 To view the entire news release, click here. To view the summary report, click here. 3/10/2010. Governor Paterson's budget proposal includes closures and cutbacks at many state historic sites and parks, including our neighbor Minnewaska State Park Preserve. Read more about the issue and how you can help here. 4/13/09-Changes to climbing access in Near Trapps A landowner whose property adjoins Mohonk Preserve in the Near Trapps has decided to post his property with No Trespassing signs. This is in addition to previous postings by the Preserve to show climbers when they are leaving Preserve lands. Even though access to climbs in this area was open via an informal trail for many years, it was never an official entry sanctioned by the Preserve. Please respect the landowner’s right to post his land and to ask climbers to no longer traverse it.
The posted signs start at the area of the climb “Eenie Meenie” and continue to the climb “Nazgul.” Climbers who wish to access climbs south of “Nazgul” will need to either rappel in south of “Nazgul” or proceed on the Millbrook Ridge Trail south to the intersection with the Bayard’s Path, then travel east through Smede’s cove to the southern end of the climbers trail at the base of the Near Trapps. |
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