Our Bedford Field Notes – Birds program was a resounding success. With nearly every seat filled, the energy in the room reflected just how deeply birds connect us—to nature, to science, and to one another. The evening blended eye‑opening science with practical, hopeful actions, leaving attendees inspired long after the last question was asked. The […]
Join national experts and local scientists for our second season of great talks! April 15 – Birds May 7 – Forests June 3 – Bugs Details here. Visit www.bedfordfieldnotes.org for details and to reserve your seat!
As the trails rest for the winter in the Mianus River Gorge Preserve and Taylor Preserve, MRG staff continue their work to advance important land and water protection efforts throughout the region. Mianus River Gorge staff have temporarily relocated to office space at 2 Depot Plaza in Bedford Hills, NY, as work begins on our […]
Flying squirrels are the most common squirrel in the eastern US, but most people have never seen one. That’s because flying squirrels are nocturnal animals that do not actually fly, but rather glide from tree to tree, spending little time on the ground. There are two species of flying squirrels in the eastern US – […]
Part of MRG’s mission is to share our conservation ethic and expertise with the community. Staff disseminate ecology research findings and share land management knowledge and best practices with other professionals in the field and with the public at large. Most recently, Director of Research & Education Chris Nagy, Ph.D., presented Director of Land Management […]
Summer intern and Colby College senior Megan Chun contributed to MRG’s on-going black bear research study within Westchester, Putnam and Fairfield counties. Preserve Steward Jean-Luc Plante was busy putting up and checking remote cameras again this spring. He noticed that the cameras were not capturing as many bears as in the previous year; anecdotally, MRG […]
September 2025 In this issue: MRG and Fordham’s Calder Center partner on 10-week deer study This summer, Chris Nagy mentored an undergraduate student from Fordham University as part of the Louis Calder Center’s Summer Undergraduate Research (CSUR) program. Claire Renault, a sophomore at Fordham, spent the summer testing a new method of measuring the abundance […]
Mianus River Gorge welcomed a group of summer interns who helped with an array of projects and initiatives. At the same time, through a variety of research and land management projects, interns were trained in the skills they will need to pursue a successful career in the environmental sciences. Megan Chun is a senior at […]
Forested areas have the highest densities of black-legged ticks due to the favorable microclimate & high abundance of white-tailed deer, which serve as the reproductive host and which disperse ticks across the landscape. Visitors to forested areas face an increased risk of exposure to these black-legged ticks. However, the risk of exposure can vary considerably […]
The Mianus River Gorge office is located across the road from the entrance to the 961-acre Mianus River Gorge Preserve here in Bedford. In 1979, MRG built a residence for the then caretaker Jim Gibb. At that time Mr. Gibb was the only employee with a volunteer Board of Trustees. After the hire of the […]