Please join us at the 2025 Mianus River Gorge Spring Wingding on Thursday, May 1, 2025, for a magical evening! The Wingding festivities kick off the season with spirited conversation among new and old friends, live music, and delicious food and drink, including a signature cocktail called the Wingding, of course! The 2025 Wingding is […]
Spring is a glorious time, full of new smells, sounds, and colors that are in direct contrast to those departing months of winters. Executive Director Rod Christie’s Outdoor Observer, “Spring is a Glorious Time,” about the frogs that have begun to sing in a very loud chorus!
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. We kicked off 2025 with a First Day Hike at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 1. While the trails are closed for their […]
Intelligent, agile, hardy, and with a steel-like stomach, goats may be the perfect animal. For people living with the intense invasive plants of the Lower Hudson, they can be a helpful tool for conservation. MRG uses innovative conservation methods to maintain its ecosystem – from controlled fire to tiny biocontrol insects. And goats. Invasive species, […]
As we near the end of the year, we reflect on how much your support means to the Mianus River Gorge today and every day. If you’ve already donated, we sincerely thank you for your support. If not, we’ll let the words “Giving Tuesday” serve as a reminder that Mianus River Gorge needs your help […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
July 2024 MRG high-school researchers present their work at the 2024 Northeast Natural History Conference Two of our graduating seniors in our Wildlife Technician Program presented their completed research at the 2024 Northeast Natural History Conference in April. Alex Thompson (Blind Brook HS) gave a lecture on his study of frogs in several wetlands and […]