Volunteer Vibes
Volunteers play many crucial roles at the Preserve. They maintain trails, welcome visitors, conduct research, educate youth groups, support special events, beautify our gardens, capture breathtaking photography, and much more, contributing their time, talents, and thousands of volunteer hours annually. We will be featuring our volunteers in Volunteer Vibes so that we can all learn who they are and why they do what they do for the Preserve. Let’s meet our volunteers!

Ruth Backenroth
Gardening and Education Volunteer
August 5, 2022

Anka Angrist
Conservation Science Volunteer
July 29, 2022

Christopher Zimmerman
Volunteer Bike Patrol and Trailhead Ambassador
July 15, 2022

Matt Logan
Volunteer Trailkeepers Coordinator
July 1, 2022

Artie Hidalgo-Espinosa
Trail Builders Volunteer Coordinator
June 24, 2022
Read more: Volunteer Vibes with Artie Hidalgo-Espinosa – PDF

Linda Shekita
Trail Builders Volunteer
June 17, 2022

Carol Rietsma
Phenology Volunteers Coordinator, Board of Directors Secretary, Education Committee Chair, and more.
June 3, 2022

Renee Zernitsky
Mohonk Preserve Volunteer Photographers Coordinator
May 20, 2022

Ken Pawson
Interpretive Guides Volunteer Coordinator
May 6, 2022

Georgiana Fisher
Gardening Volunteer Coordinator
April 29, 2022

Rick Cronk
Climbers’ Trail Crew Volunteer Coordinator
April 22, 2022

Peter Boyle
Backcountry Patrol Volunteer Coordinator
April 15, 2022

Jill Feldman
Chair of the Volunteer Committee
March 25, 2022
Cover Photo by Gerald Liddelow