10am every Thursday through March 14th, weather permitting.

While the weather outside is frightful, explore the outdoors, indoors! The Visitor Center is a great place for toddlers to be this winter. Cozy up in the Discovery Room for a nature-themed story and an activity every Thursday morning at 10am, weather permitting. Hear about napping animals, hungry birds, or icy tracks and celebrate the snowy season while we wait for spring. This program is for children ages 2-5 with their parents or guardians. After the story time, families are encouraged to explore the Visitor Center and check out the Kids’ Corner, Children’s Forest, or wander the Grafton Sensory Trail. The Mohonk Preserve reserves the right to cancel the program in inclement weather. Please call (845-255-0919) after 9am on Thursdays and ask the front desk about the status of the program.

Photo by Kim Tischler

From February 7-28, 2019, the Shawangunk Ridge Biodiversity Partnership (SRBP) will present a free public lecture series, Secrets of the Shawangunks, providing information on conservation topics and biodiversity on the Shawangunk Ridge. The lectures, which will take place at SUNY New Paltz and SUNY Ulster, are open to the public and free of charge. Cancellations due to winter weather will be announced at www.mohonkpreserve.org/events. These lectures are co-sponsored by SUNY Ulster and the SUNY New Paltz Biology Department. The lecture on Thursday, February 28th will be held at SUNY Ulster Stone Ridge Campus, Vanderlyn Hall, College Lounge, Room 203, and all other lectures will take place on Thursday evenings at the SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center Room 102.
For directions and campus maps to SUNY New Paltz, click here.
For directions and campus maps to SUNY Ulster, click here.

February 7th, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. – Protecting Our Hemlocks, with Charlotte Malmborg, New York State Hemlock Initiative (NYSHI) Education Outreach Technician. The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is an invasive forest pest that threatens native eastern hemlocks. NYSHI integrates research, management, and outreach to address the growing threat of HWA. Learn about the importance of hemlocks, the damage HWA is causing, management and community science efforts being employed to slow the spread of HWA in New York, and how you can get involved. This lecture will take place at SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center Room 102.

February 14th, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. – Coexisting with Coyotes, with Melissa Gillmer, Head Zoo Keeper of Trailside Museums and Zoo at Bear Mountain State Park. A relative new comer to New York, the eastern coyote has successfully expanded its range to every corner of the state, due to their ingenuity and resilience. Learn their natural history, ecological role and how to successfully coexist with them. This lecture will take place at SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center Room 102.

February 21st, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. – The Altered Landscape, with Paul Huth, Mohonk Preserve Research Director Emeritus. For generations, the land on and around the Shawangunk Ridge has been shaped by its human inhabitants. From indigenous people, through European settlers and up to the present day, agricultural, industrial and recreational activities have impacted the region. Join us as we explore and identify some of the significant changes to the land over time.
This lecture will take place at SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center Room 102.

February 28th, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. – Inspired by Nature, with Mohonk Preserve Education Outreach Coordinator and artist Christy Belardo, poet Roger Roloff, and painter Tom Sarrantonio. The beauty and biodiversity of the Shawangunk Ridge serve as inspiration for artists working in media including drawing, literature and painting. Three Hudson Valley artists will discuss how flora, fauna and natural lands inform and shape their work. This lecture will take place at SUNY Ulster College Lounge, Room 203.

Photo by David Johnson

Thursday, April 4, 2019 | 6:00 pm
City Winery, 155 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013

Reimagined for 2019, this year’s NYC fundraiser will be more relaxed with a casual vibe.
Enjoy dinner, some great wine, musical entertainment by Roscoe & Etta and a brief program to share what’s happening at the Preserve.

We hope you’ll join us for a taste of the Gunks in Manhattan!

Photo by John Mizel

Saturday, April 13, 2019 Check in begins at 8:00 AM. Race starts at 9:00 AM.
Race on some of the most extraordinary running trails in the U.S., with five miles of gently rolling carriage roads. The Rock and Snow Bridge 2 Bridge Run is a 5-mile benefit run organized by the Shawangunk Runners with major support provided by Rock and Snow.

Photo: Tom Weiner

Saturday, May 4th, 6am.

Rock The Ridge is a 50-mile endurance challenge and environmental fundraiser set in the natural beauty of Mohonk Preserve, a vast, nonprofit nature preserve situated in the mid-Hudson Valley of New York State. The goal is to traverse a 50-mile course within 24 hours by walking, hiking, or running. The course winds along carriage roads and paths through the forests and over the ridgelines of the Preserve, lands which The Nature Conservancy has described as “one of Earth's last great places.”

For more information, use the link above.

Photo: Kate Schoonmaker