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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

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

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

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

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.

This conference brings together naturalists, educators, land managers, politicians, economists, and others to discuss the role of Environmental Values Education within school curricula and outdoor environmental education programs.

 

Photo: Conference attendees participating in a Native American presentation from the Mohonk Preserve archives

Hans and Fritz, preeminent rock climbers and world renowned mountaineers, are pioneers of climbing in the Gunks. Fritz is credited with putting in the first known climbing route in the Gunks at Millbrook Mountain. At the dedication, Hans remarks that he and Fritz climbed together as friends for the sheer joy of the physical accomplishments and to be as one with their surroundings.

 

Photo: Hans Kraus from the Mohonk Preserve archives

This program promotes the inclusion of school children with disabilities in outdoor field studies. Its success leads to inclusive summer camps, public programs, nature walks, and accessible services for visitors of all abilities.

 

Photo: Student with special needs participating in a Preserve outdoor Field Study by Bob Babb

Vincent J. Schaefer, a renowned atmospheric scientist, and his wife, Lois P. Schaefer, set up a fund to provide a 10-week internship at the Mohonk Preserve Daniel Smiley Research Center.

 

Photo: First Schaefer Research Intern Anne G. Rhoads from the Mohonk Preserve archives.