With this purchase, the Preserve expands into the northernmost Shawangunks.
Photo: Giant’s Ledges by Renée Zernitsky
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New Cedar Drive Bridge constructed over Mohonk Road
This bridge replaces a crossing that was displaced by road widening over 40 years ago and reconnects the Northern Preserve with the rest of the historic carriage road network, providing safe passage for hikers, runners, bikers, equestrians, cross-country skiers, and local wildlife.
Video of the Cedar Drive Bridge Grand Opening
Cliff rescue training for rangers is initiated
The Preserve recognizes the need for a well-trained cliff rescue team and implements a one-day-a-week training for rangers from April through September annually. The Preserve now has one of the premier vertical rescue teams in the country.
Photo: Rangers conducting a cliff rescue training by Thom Scheuer
The Eli Van Leuven Cabin is restored as an interpretive site
This cabin is one of the few remaining homes of the nearly vanished Trapps Mountain Hamlet, a subsistence hamlet listed on both the New York State and National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Van Leuven Cabin in the Trapps Mountain Hamlet by Bob Fisher
Mohonk Preserve and G. Steve Jordan partner on the first Preserve calendar
This limited-edition calendar features stunning photos by renowned nature photographer, G. Steve Jordan with proceeds benefitting the Preserve.
Photo: courtesy of G. Steve Jordan
Dedication ceremony for the Slingerland Pavilion is held
With its spectacular Catskill Mountain views, this open-air pavilion at Spring Farm is a special venue for Preserve programs and events as well as weddings and other community gatherings.
Photo: Board Member Freddie Slingerland cutting the ribbon to officially open the Slingerland Pavilion by Bob Babb
Ribbon-cutting ceremony is held for the opening of the Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center
The Visitor Center on Route 44/55 in Gardiner, NY, features exhibits, nature trails, a butterfly garden, and an award-winning, green design including a geothermal heating and cooling system.
Photo: Executive Director Glenn Hoagland cutting the ribbon to officially open the Visitor Center by Scott Wynn
First Benefit Auction is held
The Annual Benefit Auction is launched under the leadership of Preserve Board member Jane Taylor to help support all of the Preserve’s programs and activities. The event was first held at Preserve Life Member Anne Bienstock’s barn, then moved to the Slingerland Pavilion, and is now held at the Mohonk Mountain House Pavilion.
Photo: Preserve Life Member Anne Bienstock’s barn in New Paltz, NY, site of the first annual Preserve auction by Bob Babb
First Pfalz Point Trail Challenge to benefit the Preserve is held
The Pfalz Point Trail Challenge is a 10-mile trail run held each September at Spring Farm and helps support all operations of the Preserve, from maintaining trails, to educating underserved children.
Photo: Runners at the starting line of the 1997 Pfalz Point race by Mary Burns
100th anniversary of the Mohonk Lake Cooperative Weather Station is celebrated
Weather readings began at Mohonk in the mid-1880s and are now continued by Preserve research staff. Researchers need access to reliable data covering the longest period possible to identify the extent of global climate change. The Preserve’s weather data is dependable because the station has been in the same, comparatively stable location for over a century and the same protocol has been followed by the people involved in collecting the data.
Photo: Rain gauge at the Mohonk Mountain House boat wharf, circa 1909-1920. Photo from the Mohonk Preserve Daniel Smiley Research Center archives.