Neversink Preserve
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]
Neversink Preserve | |
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Location | Deerpark, Orange County, New York |
Coordinates | 41°26′02″N 74°36′44″W[1] |
Area | 550 acres (220 ha) |
Established | 1993 |
Official website |
Flora
Wildflowers
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
Reptiles and amphibians
- Spotted salamander
- Wood frog
- Northern water snake
- Ribbon snake
- Snapping turtle
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gollark: Which, again, does not make them the same thing.
gollark: It's made *from* those after they combined and divided a lot and whatever.
gollark: It's not literally those any more than every living thing on Earth is literally some strand of RNA from 3.3 billion years ago.
gollark: That's also a good point. Regardless of whether either parent wants it, IIRC the law requires that both provide for it.
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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