Have you ever stood at the edge of a cliff at Mohonk Preserve, felt the wind on your face, and thought: “How is this beauty still here?”
The answer is simple: you.
Every year, Mohonk Preserve maintains over 70 miles of trails, carriage roads and climbing cliffs, welcoming the public onto these beautiful lands to hike, climb, ride, walk or just breathe. The Preserve leads important environmental science and land protection programs. It provides educational experiences that inspire individuals of all ages to engage deeply with the animals and plants that share this ecosystem and maintains the quality of life for everyone who lives, works and plays here in the Northern Shawangunks.
None of this is possible without you.
Mohonk Preserve endures because people like you from across the region and around the world have found natural beauty, connection, wonder and community right here within these cherished 8,200 acres of forests, cliffs, streams and meadows.
It is a community of hikers tracing century-old carriage roads, climbers following the routes of the Gunks’ pioneers, children splashing in the cool water of the Coxing Kill and researchers learning from the annual arrival of the Bobolink and Peregrine.
Your generous support – at a level that is meaningful for you – will help protect wildlife and habitats, keep trails open and welcoming, and ensure that families, students and explorers continue to treasure nature and the land they love for generations to come.
Commit to conservation and make a donation today!
Banner photo by Kate Schoonmaker; Photos: Bonticou Crag Hike by Susan Lehrer, Shawangunk Ridge by Michael Neil O’Donnell; Historic Carriage Road by Gerald Liddelow; Peregrine Falcon by Karen Maloy-Brady; Bonticou Crag Peak by Louis Ruidisch III