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The Lenape Longhouse serves as a focal point for education programs about Native Americans in the region. In 2006, the Longhouse is reconstructed using more durable materials.

 

Photo: Lenape Longhouse by Kathy Ambrosini

This sequential education program is recognized by the New York State Education Department as conforming to the core science curriculum requirements for grades kindergarten through six.

 

Photo: Educator Ann Guenther working with a student on a Field Study visit by Scott Wynn

This parcel, eventually known as the Spring Farm Trailhead, is home to the Slingerland Pavilion and Lenape Longhouse and is often used for education programs and special events.

 

Photo: View of the Catskill Mountains from Spring Farm fields by David Ramage

The arrival of the black vulture makes the Preserve its most northerly known location in the United States. Preserve Research Associate Joe Bridges is the first to document the bird’s breeding in 1997, and continues to study how this generally southern resident is able to expand its range, complete its breeding cycle, and feed, forage, and carry out other activities.

 

Photo: Black vulture with chicks by Bob Elsinger

The Mohonk Preserve Daniel Smiley Research Center houses over a century of unparalleled research, collections, and natural and cultural history data.

 

Photo: Mohonk Preserve Daniel Smiley Research Center by Justin Key

The Appeals ruling becomes a landmark case in New York conservation and property tax law.

 

Photo: Mohonk Preserve lands by Dafna Tal

With the recovery of hemlock-northern hardwood forests and a burgeoning Porcupine population, Dan Smiley collaborates with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to reintroduce Fishers to Preserve lands. The first Fisher, a young male weighing 7.7 pounds with card tag number one, is released in the Rhododendron Swamp area.

 

Photo: Fisher by Clay Spencer

With the extinction of peregrine falcons throughout the Northeast due to the effect of the pesticide DDT on their reproductive systems, efforts are made to reintroduce peregrines using captive-bred chicks from Cornell University.

 

Photo: Research Associate Dr. Heinz Meng (right) of SUNY New Paltz and a colleague banding a peregrine falcon for release. Photo from the Mohonk Preserve Daniel Smiley Research Center archives.

The Mohonk Trust founders pledge to “reemphasize the humanitarian concern for life and to promote the integration of spiritual values with physical needs and mental activities both in man’s relationship to his physical environment and the interrelationship of humans.”

 

Photo: The Mohonk Trust Newsletter No. 20, Spring 1974

Duck Pond is a haven for wildlife and a study site for groups and summer camps.

 

Photo of Duck Pond by Susan Lehrer