Mohonk Preserve is located in the Towns of Gardiner, Marbletown, New Paltz, Rochester and Rosendale, each of which is also committed to open space preservation and protection of our area's natural assets.

Shawangunk Ridge Biodiversity Partnership Members

• Cragsmoor Association
• Friends of the Shawangunks
• Mohonk Preserve
• New York Natural Heritage Program
• The Nature Conservancy
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• New York State Museum
• Open Space Institute
• Palisades Interstate Park Commission
• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation 

Shawangunk Ridge Organizations

• Gunks Climbers’ Coalition
• Lake Minnewaska
• Shawangunk Ridge Coalition

Conservation Organizations in the Hudson Valley

• Appalachian Mountain Club – NY/NJ Chapter
• Black Rock Forest
• Clearwater
• Dutchess Land Conservancy
• Esopus Creek Conservancy
• Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
• Institute of Ecosystem Studies
• Mohonk Consultations
• New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
• NYS Hudson River Valley Greenway
• Riverkeeper    
• Scenic Hudson    
• Wallkill Valley Land Trust
• Winnakee Land Trust
• Woodstock Land Conservancy

Natural History Sites

ANIMALS

General Wildlife:

• National Wildlife Federation
• NatureServe Explorer Encyclopedia
• Bureau of Wildlife, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation   
• Wildlife Species Information & Links – NYS DEC

Amphibians & Reptiles:

• New York State Amphibian & Reptile Atlas Project

Birds:

• All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• Audubon New York - Grassland Bird Conservation Program
• Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center – National Zoo

Insects:

• University of Kansas- Monarch Watch

Mammals:

• Beavers:  Wetlands & Wildlife
• North American Bear Center

PLANTS

• U.S.D.A.  Forest Service – Forest Health
• U.S.D.A Forest Service – Conifers & Hardwoods
• Virginia Tech – Forest Biology & Dendrology

Banner Photo by Susan Lehrer