Research Associate Program

The Research Associate Program makes it possible for scientists from around the country to use the "living laboratory" of Mohonk Preserve lands and its long-term natural and cultural history records. Research Associates include college and university faculty and qualified individuals from research institutions. Research staff evaluate all formal proposals for research projects on Preserve lands and recommend qualified projects to the Research Committee for approval.

Hundreds of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students have conducted a wide variety of research projects. In addition, dozens of faculty and hundreds of students a year from area colleges and universities use Preserve lands for class visits and faculty and student research. A premier field study site, the Preserve enables researchers to:

• Access over a century of weather records and over 80 years of natural and cultural history data.
• Consult with the Preserve’s research staff, who can provide information or suggest field study sites.
• Benefit from a diverse and complex study site with a wide range of natural and cultural history features.
• Affiliate with an organization with field-tested research findings that inform land management and environmental education work.

The Preserve also awards one or two paid fellowships every year to researchers conducting high-priority field studies on Preserve lands. 

For more information about the Daniel Smiley Research Center, the Research Associates Program, and the fellowships, contact Paul Huth, Director of Research at (845) 255-5969.