Just off the trail, a small moss-covered building has sat secluded behind deer fencing and mostly un-noticed by visitors. The building has been used for storage for many years.The new Gateway to the Gorge project presented an opportunity to develop this building for our visitors. Enter Natalie Desforges of Pound Ridge, a scout from local […]
19 students from the city spent the day at Mianus River Gorge helping with a trail project and hearing from staff about careers in the natural sciences. Here’s a note from Christodora’s City Programs Manager with a link to a blog post his co-worker put together. Hi Chris and Budd, I would like to extend […]
Since its inception, Mianus River Gorge has been at the forefront of conservation, education, and community engagement. Over the past seven decades, we’ve acquired 98 parcels of land totaling 963 acres, secured 24 conservation easements to protect an additional 252 acres, and preserved over 100 acres of rare old-growth forest. Our story began with a […]
Little is known about flying squirrels within the Mianus River Gorge. MRG’s Budd Veverka, who studied southern flying squirrels in Kentucky, and high school science research student Daisy are using field research to determine if there is a remnant population of northern flying squirrels remaining in the old-growth conifer forests of the Mianus River Gorge. […]
In the earliest days of the Mianus River Gorge, the founders were fascinated with the flora and fauna they found here. They contacted biologists, botanists and other professionals to help them catalog the biodiversity of the Mianus River Gorge. Beginning in the mid 1950s, Dr. Henry A. Gleason, Head Curator Emeritus of the New York […]
There are many ways to support our cause that may align with your financial planning and charitable giving strategies. Here are some alternatives to cash donations that may be advantageous: Donor Advised Funds (DAF)Donor-Advised Funds (DAF) are an increasingly popular way to make a charitable gift. DAFs can provide you with immediate tax benefits while […]
Good news! Fresh growth on the ancient hemlock trees indicates that, after two rounds of spraying for hemlock woolly adelgid, MRG’s treatment strategy is working. The health of these hemlocks is vital. Hemlocks help keep the Mianus River–a drinking water supply– clean and cool for the people and wildlife that depend on it. Today, we […]
One of the animals we get the most questions about is the coyote. Learn more in The Outdoor Observer.
Landon Highbloom and Emily Valenti, students engaged in MRG’s College Internship in Suburban Ecology, are getting hands-on experience in trail stewardship and riparian corridor restoration at the same time. They are planting over 100 wetland plants along stream edges. The white turtlehead, cardinal flower, and blue lobelia were all grown in MRG’s restoration garden. MRG’s […]
Yorktown H.S. graduate Sofia Natasi recently completed her three-year tenure in MRG’s award-winning Wildlife Technician Program (WTP). Sofia was mentored by Director of Research & Education Chris Nagy who has led the program for the past 10 years. Sofia studied the change in distribution of invasive earthworms of the genus Amynthas spp., which were introduced […]