Protected natural area in the U.S. state of New York
41°25′24″N 74°37′16″W / 41.42333°N 74.62111°W / 41.42333; -74.62111[1]Area | 550 acres (220 ha) |
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Established | 1993 |
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The Neversink Preserve is located in Deerpark, Orange County, New York. It was created in 1993 by The Nature Conservancy. They purchased 170 acres (69 ha) of land on the Neversink River and created the Neversink Preserve in order to protect the newly discovered and federally endangered species of mussel, the dwarf wedge mussel.[2] Over time they have purchased more land so that the Neversink Preserve covers 550 acres (220 ha). Theodore Gordon, considered the father of modern American fly-fishing, perfected his dry-fly techniques here in the 19th century. Nearly 15 million people rely on the waters of the Delaware River Basin for drinking water and industrial use, making the Neversink Preserve a top priority of The Nature Conservancy.[3]
Flora
Trees
- Sugar maple
- Red maple
- River birch
- Sycamore
- Red oak
- Green ash
Wildflowers
Fauna
Mammals
Birds
Fish
Reptiles and amphibians
See also
References
- ^ "Neversink Preserve Map" (PDF). The Nature Convservancy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-20.
- ^ DePalma, A. (April 26, 2004). "Rebuilding a River Upstate, For the Love of a Tiny Mussel; Dam to Be Demolished to Save an Endangered Species". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ "Neversink Preserve - Eastern New York: Nature Preserve". Nature.org. The Nature Conservancy.
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The Nature Conservacy | - Accabonac Harbor
- Andy Warhol Visual Arts
- Arthur W. Butler Memorial
- Atlantic Double Dunes
- Bear Swamp
- Calverton Ponds
- Chaumont Barrens
- Clintonville Pine Barrens
- Coon Mountain
- Deer Lick
- Denton
- El Dorado Beach
- Eugene and Agnes Meyer
- Everton Falls
- Freund
- Gadway Sandstone Pavement Barrens
- Hannacroix Ravine
- Henry Morgenthau
- Indian Brook Assemblage
- Ironsides Island
- Kenrose
- Limestone Rise
- Lisha Kill
- Long Island Center for Conservation
- Long Pond
- Lordsland
- Lower Poultney River and Saddles
- Marrion Yarrow
- Mashomack
- Mianus River Gorge
- Mildred E. Grierson Memorial
- Moccasin Kill
- Montauk Mountain
- Moss Lake
- Mount Holly
- Nellie Hill
- Neversink
- O.D. von Engeln
- Otter Creek
- Pawling
- Peconic Estuary Big Woods
- Pine Neck
- Roger Perry Memorial
- Ruth Wales
- Schunemunk Mountain
- Shadmoor
- Silver Lake Bog
- Spring Pond Bog
- Stewart
- Lewis A. Swyer
- Thompson Pond and Stissing Mountain
- Uplands Farm
- West Branch
- Whitbeck Memorial Grove
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