Neversink Preserve

Neversink Preserve
Neversink Preserve
	Neversink River at Cuddebackville
	Map of New York
Location	Deerpark, Orange County, New York
Coordinates	41°26′02″N 74°36′44″W / 41.434°N 74.6121°WCoordinates: 41°26′02″N 74°36′44″W / 41.434°N 74.6121°W
Area	550 acres (220 ha)
Established	1993
	Official website

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[]

Bee balm
Cardinal flower
Dutchman's breeches
Blue flag
Closed gentians
Trout lily
Violet

Fauna[]

Mammals[]

Otters and beavers live in the creeks and wetlands that crisscross the preserve.
Bobcats, black bear and wild turkeys inhabit the forests and meadows.

Birds[]

Common merganser
Wood duck
Osprey
Great blue heron
Belted kingfisher
Bald eagle
Ruffed grouse
Northern harrier
Owl
Warbler

Fish[]

Brook trout
American shad
Sea lamprey
American eel

Reptiles and amphibians[]

Spotted salamander
Wood frog
Northern water snake
Ribbon snake
Snapping turtle

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.

[1] "Neversink Preserve Map" (PDF). The Nature Convservancy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-20.

[2] 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.

[3] "Neversink Preserve - Eastern New York: Nature Preserve". Nature.org. The Nature Conservancy.

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