Huyck News
Trail Alert
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Trail conditions at the Huyck Preserve are icy. If you plan on visiting the trails, use of traction devices (ice cleats, hiking poles) is strongly recommended. Keep safe by using caution while hiking.
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2023 Huyck Research Grant, Odum Internship, and Senior Research Fellow Applications Now Open
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The Huyck Preserve has research opportunities for people at all stages of their scientific careers and is accepting applications now for summer 2023!
The Huyck Preserve offers an Odum Internship to undergraduate students, Huyck Research Grants for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and career scientists, and a Senior Research Fellow position to more established researchers. Applications must be submitted by February 17, 2023. |
Huyck Preserve Spotlight in PATHWAYS
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The Huyck Preserve was recently featured in the Fall 2022 edition of PATHWAYS, the official publication of the New York State Outdoor Education Association. Read more about the Huyck Preserve's education programs in the Affiliate Spotlight and the Preserve's homeschool program in the Editor's Corner. The full magazine can be found online here.
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Connecting people to nature through conservation, education, research, and recreation since 1931!
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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." |
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: info@huyckpreserve.org |
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 |
