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Read about our latest activities in the Spring issue of the new Land Lines bulletin. Click here.

Join naturalist Peter Koch on a walk to learn about the summer plants of Sloan Gorge. Sunday, July 20 at 3 pm. Meet at the Sloan Gorge Trailhead (see below for directions).

Learn about the unique geological features of Sloan Gorge with Professor and writer Robert Titus. Sunday, August 24 at 2 pm. Meet at the Sloan Gorge Trailhead (see below for directions).

The Woodstock Land Conservancy's Sloan Gorge Preserve opened to the public in June 2007. Located at the foot of Overlook Mountain on the Woodstock-Saugerties town line, the 88-acre Preserve is a treasure trove of mixed hardwood and coniferous forests, vernal pools, a seasonal stream, and bluestone quarries, and has the first interpretive “geology trail” in the area. Click here to read more about Sloan Gorge in the article by Robert Titus that appeared in the Spring 2007 issue of Kaatskill Life.

Directions to Sloan Gorge from the center of Woodstock, take Rock City Road .6 mile, then turn right on Glasco Turnpike. Go 1.7 mi and then turn left on West Saugerties Rd. After 1.1 mi, turn right on Goat Hill Rd. Bear right at the corner again for .1 mi to Stoll Rd. Turn left on Stoll Road. After .2 mi you’ll see the WLC kiosk on the left. Please park only in the Sloan Gorge parking lot.

Birding at Sloan Gorge. Photo by Sonya Shoptaugh.