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 […]
Thank you to the early-bird donors who contributed to the MRG Champions Fund. We raised $175,000 for this matching fund that inspired others give generously during our 2025 annual appeal. Thank you to all whose year-end gifts–now with twice the impact– help protect fragile lands, mentor the next generation of conservation leaders, and ensure the […]
Making a gift to Mianus River Gorge this holiday season can be a gratifying experience that also will help us fulfill our mission in the coming year. Whether you choose to make a cash gift, a gift of securities, or join The Anable Society by indicating a bequest or giving a major gift for land […]
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 […]
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 […]
Time to clean out last season’s Bluebird boxes! Bluebird scouts are checking out potential nesting sites for building their nests. Hopefully Bluebirds occupied your birdhouses, but you may find they were overtaken by Wrens, Swallows, or mice that filled them up with little sticks and other materials. Bluebirds may have built nest upon nest if […]
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. […]
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 […]