Volunteer Educators assist Staff Educators in leading school field study programs outdoors
in the Spring and Fall. Since the Preserve’s beginnings, tens-of-thousands of school children have participated in hands-on, inquiry-based lessons at the ponds, fields, forests, streams, and ridge-tops of the Mohonk Preserve.
Photo: Volunteer Roland Ellis leading an outdoor education program by David Ramage
The Daniel Smiley Research Center provides daily weather data to the National Weather Service, collecting such information as temperature, precipitation, snowfall, snow on the ground, fog, ice pellets, glaze, hail, and damaging winds.
Photo: Director of Research Paul Huth collecting rain samples at the Daniel Smiley Research Center by John Mizel
Kathy is one of 43 education leaders from around the world selected for this award by the World Wildlife Fund and Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Photo: Director of Education Kathy Ambrosini (front row, 6th from left) receiving her award at Disney World. Photo provided by Kathy Ambrosini
This storm exacts a heavy toll on the Preserve’s over 7,000 acres. Carriage roads and trails are impacted by flooding, washouts, fallen trees, and debris. Rangers, staff, and volunteers mobilize quickly to support recovery efforts.
Photo: Flooding on Undercliff Carriage Road by John Mizel
With this purchase, the Preserve expands into the northernmost Shawangunks.
Photo: Giant’s Ledges by Renée Zernitsky
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
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
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
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
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