On November 18, 2021, Mianus River Gorge closed on the purchase of three parcels comprising 17.5 acres and the donation of a 5.7-acre conservation easement by Scott Kurnit to protect 23.2 acres of historic land bordered on three sides by the Mianus River Gorge Preserve. MRG received leadership support from individual donors, its Board of […]
Pioneering female ichthyologist and conservationist honored by naming of a new, cryptic species of the fish genus Polymixia from Bermuda Gloria Elaine Hollister Anable, 1900–1988, is honored today by the naming of a new, formerly cryptic species of the spiny-rayed fish genus Polymixia. Species of Polymixia have been called ‘living fossils’ because of their unusual […]
In the early 1950’s a group of concerned citizens led by Gloria Hollister Anable discovered in the Mianus River Valley a wild and free river running through a primeval forest, a natural area which had taken hundreds of years to create. They realized this was no ordinary forest. With development threatening to destroy this irreplaceable […]
Geologists believe that tens of thousands of years ago, the Mianus River flowed from Banksville northward to the Stonehill River System in northern Bedford. South of the present day Gorge was another watershed flowing southward to Long Island Sound. The advancing Wisconsin glacier blocked the Mianus from flowing Northward and, as the glacier melted, it […]
Beginning in 1952, an active group was dedicated to protecting the Mianus Gorge. However, by late 1953, it was clear that the opinions of the group alone were not sufficient to secure the funding to protect the Gorge. As one of the Founders put it, “to base a fund drive with any prospect of success, an […]
Founded in 1953, Mianus River Gorge, Inc. is an independent, not-for-profit organization, whose mission is to preserve, protect and promote appreciation of the natural heritage of the Mianus River watershed through land acquisition and conservation, scientific research and public education throughout the region. A 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation and education organization, Mianus River Gorge: Protects over […]