Huyck News
Welcome to the Huyck Preserve's 2025 Seasonal Ranger Rachel Colchete!
Rachel is excited to serve as the Preserve's second Seasonal Ranger, after recently completing a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Management at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). Rachel brings a wealth of knowledge to the job. She has camped, backpacked, and led trail crews working across Vermont, Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, and Oregon. Her experiences helped her foster a sense of gratitude and respect for the natural world, and she looks forward to helping protect and connect others to the natural wonders of the Preserve. Ranger Rachel will spend the next six months at the Preserve, acting as an important resource for visitors on our trails and in our Visitors' Center, while ensuring protection of the Huyck Preserve’s natural and cultural resources.
This position is supported in part by a Professional Development Grant from the New York State Conservation Partnership Program (NYSCPP) and New York's Environmental Protection Fund. The NYSCPP is administered by the Land Trust Alliance, in coordination with the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
Check out the upcoming Events where you can meet Ranger Rachel!
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This position is supported in part by a Professional Development Grant from the New York State Conservation Partnership Program (NYSCPP) and New York's Environmental Protection Fund. The NYSCPP is administered by the Land Trust Alliance, in coordination with the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
Check out the upcoming Events where you can meet Ranger Rachel!
Check out more Good News at the Preserve!
Visit UsTrails are open from dawn to dusk year-round. Admission is free to walk and hike the trails, picnic, fish and boat (non-motorized) on Lake Myosotis, and for skiing and snowshoeing in the winter. Motorized vehicles and bicycles are not allowed. Dogs must be on leash at all times and owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pets. Huyck Preserve is a carry in, carry out preserve. Please help us keep our Preserve beautiful by taking all trash with you. Also, please respect any research sites you may come across while at the Preserve.
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Find out current conditions at the Huyck Preserve before you visit.
Our PhenoCam, made possible through a research project at the University at Albany, provides a current view of conditions at our Lincoln Pond.
Our weather station outside Eldridge Research Center continues our long- term weather data collection and helps you plan your visit.
Because the readings shown are instantaneous, the precipitation measurement does not fully reflect our recent history of rain or snowfall. |
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Huyck Preserve Visitors' Center
5052 Delaware Turnpike Rensselaerville, NY 12147 Phone: 518-797-3440 Email: [email protected] |
Eldridge Research Center
284 Pond Hill Road Rensselaerville, NY 12147 |
Mailing Address
Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve, Inc. PO Box 189 5052 Delaware Turnpike Rensselaerville, NY 12147 |
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Connecting people to nature through conservation, education, research, and recreation since 1931!
Our mission is to protect the natural beauty of the Rensselaerville Falls, the watershed of Lake Myosotis and surrounding lands, to conduct long-term research on natural systems as part of a global effort to understand and preserve the Earth's biodiversity, and to increase appreciation of this effort through innovative, field-based educational programs for students, teachers and the community."
